20:33

coveted: The Greek word that the Berean Standard Bible translates as coveted usually means “strongly desire.” Here Paul meant that he did not want to take other people’s things and keep them for himself. Other ways to translate this word are:

wanted (Good News Translation)
-or-
desired (NET Bible)

silver or gold: The words silver and gold refer to valuable metals. In Bible times, part of a person’s wealth was coins, objects, and jewelry made of gold and silver.

Some languages do not have specific words for gold and silver. If that is true in your language, you might want to:

• Use a general word for valuable things. For example:

treasure/valuables/riches

• Use the common language words for silver and gold and explain them in your translation. For example:

silver or gold ⌊valuables/treasure⌋

clothing: Fine clothing was also very expensive and considered part of a person’s wealth. Some languages will also need to describe the clothing as expensive. For example:

⌊expensive/costly⌋ clothing

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