Acts 11:29

When the believers there heard what Agabus said, they decided that they would send money to help the believers who lived in Judea. Each of them decided to give as much money as he was able to give.

Translation for Translators

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

28One of them, whose name was Agabus, stood up in order to speak. God’s Spirit enabled him to prophesy ◄that there would soon be a famine in many countries/that people in many countries [HYP] would soon suffer because they would not have enough food to eat►. (That famine happened when Claudius was the Roman Emperor.)

30They sent the money with Barnabas and Saul to the leaders of the congregation in Jerusalem.

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Cross References

Ezra 2:69They all gave as much money as they were able to give. Altogether they gave 61,000 gold coins, ◄6,250 pounds/3,000 kg.► of silver, and 100 robes for the priests.

Ecclesiastes 11:1Give generously to others some of the money [MET] that you have; if you do that, later you will get back an equal amount.

Luke 12:29Do not always be concerned about having enough to eat and drink, and do not be worrying about those things.

Acts 4:34Some of the believers who owned land or houses would occasionally sell some of their property. Then they would bring the money for what they sold

Acts 11:26After he found him, Barnabas brought him back to Antioch to help teach the believers. So during a whole year Barnabas and Saul met regularly with the congregation there and taught many of them about Jesus. It was at Antioch that the believers were first called Christians { that people first called the believers Christians}.

1 Corinthians 13:5Those who [PRS] truly love others do not act in disgraceful/disrespectful ways towards them. They do not ◄act selfishly/think only of themselves and what they want►. They do not quickly become angry. They do not keep remembering the bad things that others have done to them.

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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