[132] Now at that time a certain bhikkhu, having spread out his robe in the open air, entered the dwelling (vihāra). Another bhikkhu put it away, thinking, "Let this robe not be lost." The first, having come out, asked that bhikkhu, "Friend, by whom was my robe stolen?" He said, "It was stolen by me." The first charged him, "You are no ascetic (samaṇa)!" He became remorseful. … "What was your intention, bhikkhu?" "It was a way of speaking (niruttipatha), Blessed One." "There is no offense (anāpatti), bhikkhu, when it is a way of speaking."
Now at that time a certain bhikkhu, having placed his robe on a bench … having placed his sitting-cloth on a bench … having placed his bowl under a bench, entered the dwelling. Another bhikkhu put it away, thinking, "Let this bowl not be lost." The first, having come out, asked that bhikkhu, "Friend, by whom was my bowl stolen?" He said, "It was stolen by me." The first charged him, "You are no ascetic!" He became remorseful. … "There is no offense, bhikkhu, when it is a way of speaking."
Now at that time a certain bhikkhunī, having spread out her robe on a fence, entered the dwelling. Another bhikkhunī put it away, thinking, "Let this robe not be lost." The first, having come out, asked that bhikkhunī, "Lady, by whom was my robe stolen?" She said, "It was stolen by me." The first charged her, "You are no ascetic!" She became remorseful. Then that bhikkhunī reported this matter to the bhikkhunīs; the bhikkhunīs reported this matter to the bhikkhus; the bhikkhus reported this matter to the Blessed One. "Bhikkhus, there is no offense when it is a way of speaking."
English translation from the Pali (Siam Raṭṭha edition) — under review, not for citation.