Acts 11:29
And according as any one of the disciples was prospered, they determined every one of them to send relief to the brethren who dwelt in Judaea;
Noyes Bible
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In Context
30which also they did, sending it to the elders by the hands of Barnabas and Saul.
Cross References
Ecclesiastes 11:1Cast thy bread upon the waters; for after many days thou shalt find it.
Luke 12:29And seek not ye what ye shall eat, and what ye shall drink; and be not of a doubtful mind.
Acts 4:34For there was no one among them that was in want; for as many as were possessors of lands or houses sold them, and brought the prices of the things that were sold,
Acts 11:26and when he had found him, he brought him to Antioch. And it came to pass, that for a whole year they came together in the church, and taught a great multitude; and the disciples were first called Christians in Antioch.
1 Corinthians 13:5doth not behave herself unseemly, seeketh not her own, is not easily provoked, maketh no account of an injury,
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 →