Acts 11:29
And the disciples, as any man prospered, determined, each of them regarding aid, to send to the brothers who dwell in Judea,
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30which also they did, having sent it to the elders by the hand of Barnabas and Saul.
Cross References
Ezra 2:69They gave after their ability into the treasury of the work sixty-one thousand darics of gold, and five thousand pounds of silver, and one hundred priests' garments.
Ecclesiastes 11:1Cast thy bread upon the waters, for thou shall find it after many days.
Luke 12:29And do not seek what ye may eat, and what ye may drink, and do not be unsettled.
Acts 4:34For not even any needy was among them, for as many as were owners of lands or houses, selling, they brought the proceeds of the things that were sold,
Acts 11:26and when he found him, he brought him to Antioch. And it came to pass a whole year for them to be assembled in the congregation, and to teach a considerable multitude, and to call the disciples Christians, first at Antioch.
1 Corinthians 13:5It does not behave improperly, does not seek the things of itself, is not made sharp, does not contemplate evil,
Matthew Henry on Acts 11:28-30
Primitive Charity. 27 And in these days came prophets from Jerusalem unto Antioch. 28 And there stood up one of them named Agabus, and signified by the Spirit that there should be great dearth throughout all the world: which came to pass in the days of Claudius Cæsar. 29 Then the disciples, every man according to his ability, determined to send relief unto the brethren which dwelt in Judæa: 30 Which also they did, and sent it to the elders by the hands of Barnabas and Saul. When our Lord Jesus ascended on high he… Read the whole commentary →