◄ 2 Kings 4:7 ►
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Good News Translation
She went back to Elisha, the prophet, who said to her, "Sell the olive oil and pay all your debts, and there will be enough money left over for you and your sons to live on."

New Revised Standard Version
She came and told the man of God, and he said, “Go sell the oil and pay your debts, and you and your children can live on the rest.”

Contemporary English Version
After she told Elisha what had happened, he said, "Sell the oil and use part of the money to pay what you owe the man. You and your sons can live on what is left."

New American Bible
She went and told the man of God, who said, “Go sell the oil to pay off your creditor; with what remains, you and your children can live.”

Douay-Rheims Bible
And she came, and told the man of God. And he said: Go, sell the oil, and pay thy creditor: and thou and thy sons live of the rest.

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

And she came, and told the man of God. And he said: Go, sell the oil, and pay thy creditor: and thou and thy sons live of the rest.

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Psalm 37:21 The sinner shall borrow, and not pay again; but the just sheweth mercy and shall give.

Romans 12:17 To no man rendering evil for evil. Providing good things, not only in the sight of God but also in the sight of all men.

Philippians 4:8 For the rest, brethren, whatsoever things are true, whatsoever modest, whatsoever just, whatsoever holy, whatsoever lovely, whatsoever of good fame, if there be any virtue, if any praise of discipline: think on these things.

1 Thessalonians 2:9,10 For you remember, brethren, our labour and toil: working night and day, lest we should be chargeable to any of you, we preached among you the gospel of God. . . .

1 Thessalonians 4:12 0

2 Thessalonians 3:7-12 For yourselves know how you ought to imitate us. For we were not disorderly among you. . . .

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Context
The Widow's Oil
…6And when the vessels were full, she said to her son: Bring me yet a vessel. And he answered: I have no more. And the oil stood. 7And she came, and told the man of God. And he said: Go, sell the oil, and pay thy creditor: and thou and thy sons live of the rest.
Cross References
1 Kings 12:22
But the word of the Lord came to Semeias, the man of God, saying:

2 Kings 4:9
And she said to her husband: I perceive that this is a holy man of God, who often passeth by us.

2 Kings 4:21
And she went up, and laid him upon the bed of the man of God, and shut the door: and going out,

2 Kings 6:9
And the man of God sent to the king of Israel, saying: Beware that thou pass not to such a place: for the Syrians are there in ambush.

2 Kings 4:6
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