Bible Verses About Money

And take with you double money, and carry back what you found in your sacks, lest perhaps it was done by mistake.

And take also your brother, and go to the man.

And may my almighty God make him favourable to you: and send back with you your brother, whom he keepeth, and this Benjamin: and as for me I shall be desolate without children.

So the men took the presents, and double money, and Benjamin: and went down into Egypt, and stood before Joseph.

And when he had seen them, and Benjamin with them, he commanded the steward of his house, saying: Bring in the men into the house, and kill victims, and prepare a feast: because they shall eat with me at noon.

He did as he was commanded, and brought the men into the house.

And they being much afraid, said there one to another: Because of the money, which we carried back the first time in our sacks, we are brought in: that he may bring upon us a false accusation, and by violence make slaves of us and our asses.

Wherefore, going up to the steward of the house, at the door,

They said: Sir, we desire thee to hear us. We came down once before to buy food:

And when we had bought, and were come to the inn, we opened our sacks, and found our money in the mouths of the sacks: which we have now brought again in the same weight.

And we have brought other money besides, to buy what we want: we cannot tell who put it in our bags.

But he answered: Peace be with you, fear not: your God, and the God of your father, hath given you treasure in your sacks. For the money, which you gave me, I have for good. And he brought Simeon out to them.

And Joseph commanded the steward of his house, saying: Fill their sacks with corn, as much as they can hold: and put the money of every one in the top of his sack.

And in the mouth of the younger's sack put my silver cup, and the price which he gave for the wheat. And it was so done.

And when the morning arose, they were sent away with their asses.

And when they were now departed out of the city, and had gone forward a little way: Joseph sending for the steward of his house, said: Arise, and pursue after the men: and when thou hast overtaken them, say to them: Why have you returned evil for good?

The cup which you have stolen, is that in which my lord drinketh, and in which he is wont to divine: you have done a very evil thing.

He did as he had commanded him. And having overtaken them, he spoke to them the same words.

And they answered: Why doth our lord speak so, as though thy servants had committed so heinous a fact?

The money, that we found in the top of our sacks, we brought back to thee from the land of Chanaan: how then should it be that we should steal out of thy lord's house, gold or silver?

Out of which he gathered up all the money for the corn which they bought, and brought it in to the king's treasure.

And when the buyers wanted money, all Egypt came to Joseph, saying: Give us bread: why should we die in thy presence, having now no money?

And he answered them: Bring me your cattle, and for them I will give you food, if you have no money.

And when they had brought them, he gave them food in exchange for their horses, and sheep, and oxen, and asses: and he maintained them that year for the exchange of their cattle.

And they came the second year, and said to him: We will not hide from our lord, how that our money is spent, and our cattle also are gone: neither art thou ignorant that we have nothing now left but our bodies and our lands.