¹³ He said to Ephron in the hearing of the people of the land, “If you only will listen to me! I will give the price of the field; accept it from me, so that I may bury my dead there.”

⁵ Keep your lives free from the love of money, and be content with what you have, for he himself has said, “I will never leave you or forsake you.”^(A)

⁵ Conduct yourselves wisely toward outsiders, making the most of the time.^[a](A)

⁵ Let your gentleness be known to everyone. The Lord is near.^{(A) 6} Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God.^{(B) 7} And the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.^(C)

⁸ Finally, brothers and sisters, whatever is true, whatever is honorable, whatever is just, whatever is pure, whatever is pleasing, whatever is commendable, if there is any excellence and if there is anything worthy of praise, think about^[a] these things.

Love for One Another

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

³⁵ In all this I have given you an example that by such work we must support the weak, remembering the words of the Lord Jesus, for he himself said, ‘It is more blessed to give than to receive.’ ”^(A)

²⁴ But the king said to Araunah, “No, but I will buy them 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 of silver.^(A)

²² But Abram said to the king of Sodom, “I have sworn to God^[a] Most High,^[b] maker of heaven and earth,^{(A) 23} that I would not take a thread or a sandal strap or anything that is yours, so that you might not say, ‘I have made Abram rich.’^(B)