Acts 20:35
By all things I have shown you, that thus laboring it is necessary to help the weak, and to remember the words of the Lord Jesus, that He said, ‘It is more blessed to give than to receive.’ ”
English Majority Text (NT)
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In Context
34You yourselves know that these hands have rendered service to my needs, and those who were with me.
36And having said these things, he knelt down, together with them all, and prayed.
Cross References
Matthew 10:8Heal the sick, cleanse the lepers, cast out demons. Freely you have received, freely give.
Luke 14:12Then He also said to him who invited Him, “When you give a dinner or a supper, do not call your friends, nor your brothers, nor your relatives, nor rich neighbors, lest they also invite you back, and you be repaid.
Acts 20:27For I did not draw back from declaring to you the whole counsel of God.
Matthew Henry on Acts 20:18-36
Paul's Address to the Elders of Ephesus. 17 And from Miletus he sent to Ephesus, and called the elders of the church. 18 And when they were come to him, he said unto them, Ye know, from the first day that I came into Asia, after what manner I have been with you at all seasons, 19 Serving the Lord with all humility of mind, and with many tears, and temptations, which befell me by the lying in wait of the Jews: 20 And how I kept back nothing that was profitable unto you, but have showed you, and have taught you… Read the whole commentary →