Acts 11:29
Then the disciples, euery man according to his ability, purposed to sende succour vnto the brethren which dwelt in Iudea.
Geneva Bible 1599
In The King James Version
In Context
30Which thing they also did, and sent it to the Elders, by the hand of Barnabas and Saul.
Cross References
Ezra 2:69They gaue after their abilitie vnto the treasure of the worke, euen one and threescore thousand drammes of golde, and fiue thousand pieces of siluer, and an hundreth Priests garments.
Ecclesiastes 11:1Cast thy bread vpon the waters: for after many daies thou shalt finde it.
Luke 12:29Therefore aske not what yee shall eate, or what ye shall drinke, neither hag you in suspense.
Acts 4:34Neither was there any among them, that lacked: for as many as were possessours of landes or houses, solde them, and brought the price of the things that were solde,
Acts 11:26And when he had founde him, he brought him vnto Antiochia: and it came to passe that a whole yere they were conuersant with ye Church, and taught much people, in so much that the disciples were first called Christians in Antiochia.
1 Corinthians 13:5It doeth no vncomely thing: it seeketh not her owne things: it is not prouoked to anger: it thinketh not euill:
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 →