Acts 11:29
And the disciples, everyone as he was able, made a decision to send help to the brothers living in Judaea:
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30Which they did, sending it to the rulers of the church by the hand of Barnabas and Saul.
Cross References
Ezra 2:69Every one, as he was able, gave for the work sixty-one thousand darics of gold, five thousand pounds of silver and a hundred priests' robes.
Ecclesiastes 11:1Put out your bread on the face of the waters; for after a long time it will come back to you again.
Luke 12:29And do not give overmuch thought to your food and drink, and let not your mind be full of doubts.
Acts 4:34And no one among them was in need; for everyone who had land or houses, exchanging them for money, took the price of them,
Acts 11:26And when he had come across him, he took him to Antioch. And they were with the church there for a year, teaching the people; and the disciples were first given the name of Christians in Antioch.
1 Corinthians 13:5Love's ways are ever fair, it takes no thought for itself; it is not quickly made angry, it takes no account of 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 →