Acts 11:29

And every one of the disciples determined, as he had the means, to send relief to the brethren that dwelt in Judea;

Henry Tompkins Anderson’s 1864 New Testament

In The King James Version

Then the disciples, every man according to his ability, determined to send relief unto the brethren which dwelt in Judaea:

In Context

28And one of them, named Agabus, rose and made known, by the Spirit, that a great famine was about to come on the whole habitable land; which took place in the days of Claudius.

30which also they did; and they sent it to the elders by the hands of Barnabas and Saul.

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Cross References

Luke 12:29And seek not what you shall eat, or what you shall drink, and be not in anxious suspense.

Acts 4:34Nor, indeed, was there any needy person among them; for as many as were owners of lands or houses, sold them, and brought the prices of what had been sold,

Acts 11:26and when he had found him, he brought him to Antioch. And it came to pass, that they met together in the church for a whole year, and taught a great multitude; and the disciples were called Christians first at Antioch.

1 Corinthians 13:5does nothing unbecoming, seeks not her own, is not easily provoked, thinks no 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 →

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