Study it in the app“Let the one who steals no longer steal, but rather let him labor, working with his own hands what is good, so that he may have something to share with the one who has need.”
Let the thief stop stealing and work, so as to have something to shareGenerosity and Money
Let the one who stealsὁ κλέπτωνno longerμηκέτιsteal,κλεπτέτωbutδὲratherμᾶλλονlet him labor,κοπιάτωworkingἐργαζόμενοςwith his ownταῖς ἰδίαιςhandsχερσὶνwhat is good,τὸ ἀγαθόνso thatἵναhe may have somethingἔχῃto shareμεταδιδόναιwith the one whoτῷhasἔχοντιneed.χρείαν
steal
Steal.
Where else “kleptōn” appearsno longer
No longer, never again.
Where else “mēketi” appearsrather
On the contrary, more accurately.
Where else “mallon” appearstoil
To put great effort into a task, to the point of weariness.
Where else “kopiatō” appearswork
To ply a trade with effort to support oneself.
Where else “ergazomenos” appearsown
What belongs to someone; their people, their family.
Where else “idiais” appearshand
The part of the body at the end of the arm, used to hold and touch.
Where else “chersin” appearsgood
Being as it should be and doing others good; in the full sense, God alone.
Where else “agathon” appearshave
To count something or someone as one's own: goods, family, faith, power.
Where else “echēi” appearsshare, give
Share, give a part of what one has.
Where else “metadidonai” appearsneed
What is lacking, required.
Where else “chreian” appears27nor give a place to the devil.
28 · This verse (above)
29Let no corrupt word come out of your mouth, but only whatever is good for building up according to the need, so that it may give grace to those who hear.
1. What it says
What does Paul urge them to do about unity, and how many times does he say "one" (v. 1-6)?
2. What it means
Why do you think Paul contrasts the old way of life with the new, and what specific changes does he name (v. 22-32)?
3. How I live it
Paul writes, "do not let the sun go down on your anger" (v. 26). With whom could you talk calmly today to make something right?
