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NASB | Hebrews 13:5 Make sure that your character is free from the love of money, being content with what you have; for He Himself has said, "I WILL NEVER DESERT YOU, NOR WILL I EVER FORSAKE YOU," |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Hebrews 13:5 Let your character [your moral essence, your inner nature] be free from the love of money [shun greed--be financially ethical], being content with what you have; for He has said, "I WILL NEVER [under any circumstances] DESERT YOU [nor give you up nor leave you without support, nor will I in any degree leave you helpless], NOR WILL I FORSAKE or LET YOU DOWN or RELAX MY HOLD ON YOU [assuredly not]!" [Josh 1:5] |
Subject: The Contented Man |
Bible Note: Doc, How fine is the line, do you think, between contentment (with what we have) and complacency (with what we should desire spiritually)? How often do you think one takes contentment in the worldly realm and transforms it into complacency, spiritually speaking? Just thought it would be interesting to get some perspectives from the forum on that. WOS |