Acts 20:35
In all things I gave you an example of how you should help the weak by working, and of how you should remember the words of the Lord Jesus, words that he himself said: “It is more blessed to give than to receive.”
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34You yourselves know that these hands served my own needs and the needs of those who were with me.
36After he had spoken in this way, he knelt down and prayed with them all.
Cross References
Psalms 41:1Blessed is he who is concerned for the weak; 1 in the day of trouble, Yahweh will rescue him. 1
Proverbs 19:17Whoever is kind to the poor lends to Yahweh 1 and he will repay him for what he has done. 1
Isaiah 35:3Strengthen the weak hands, and steady the knees that shake. 1
Matthew 10:8Heal the sick, raise the dead, cleanse the lepers, and cast out demons. Freely you have received, freely give.
Luke 14:12Jesus also said to the man who had invited him, “When you give a dinner or a banquet, do not invite your friends or your brothers or your relatives or your rich neighbors, as they may also invite you in return, and you will be repaid.
Acts 20:27For I did not hold back from declaring to you the whole will 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 →