¹³ And he said to Ephron in the hearing of the people of the land, “But if you will, hear me: I give the price of the field. Accept it from me, that I may bury my dead there.”

⁵ Keep your life ^(A)free from love of money, and ^(B)be content with what you have, for he has said, ^(C)“I will never leave you nor forsake you.”

^5 (A)Walk in wisdom toward ^(B)outsiders, making the best use of the time.

⁵ Let your reasonableness^[a] be known to everyone. ^(A)The Lord is at hand; ^6 (B)do not be anxious about anything, ^(C)but in everything by prayer and supplication ^(D)with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God. ⁷ And ^(E)the peace of God, ^(F)which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.

⁸ Finally, brothers, whatever is true, whatever is honorable, whatever is just, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is commendable, if there is any excellence, if there is anything worthy of praise, think about these things.

Fulfilling the Law Through Love

^8 (A)Owe no one anything, except to love each other, for ^(B)the one who loves another has fulfilled the law.

³⁵ In all things ^(A)I have shown you that ^(B)by working hard in this way we must ^(C)help the weak and ^(D)remember the words of the Lord Jesus, how he himself said, ‘It is more blessed ^(E)to give than to receive.’”

²⁴ But the king said to Araunah, “No, but I will buy it from you for a price. I will not offer burnt offerings to the Lord my God that cost me nothing.” So David bought the threshing floor and the oxen for fifty shekels^[a] of silver.

²² But Abram said to the king of Sodom, ^(A)“I have lifted my hand^[a] to the Lord, God Most High, Possessor of heaven and earth, ²³ that ^(B)I would not take a thread or a sandal strap or anything that is yours, lest you should say, ‘I have made Abram rich.’