Acts 20:35
I have showed you all things, how that so labouring all of you ought to support the weak, and to remember the words (o. logos) of the Lord Jesus, how he said, It is more blessed to give than to receive.
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36And when he had thus spoken, he kneeled down, and prayed with them all.
Cross References
Psalms 41:1Blessed is he that considers the poor: the LORD will deliver him in time of trouble.
Proverbs 19:17He that has pity upon the poor lends unto the LORD; and that which he has given will he pay him again.
Isaiah 35:3Strengthen all of you the weak hands, and confirm the feeble knees.
Matthew 10:8Heal the sick, cleanse the lepers, raise the dead, cast out devils: freely all of you have received, freely give.
Luke 14:12Then said he also to him that bade him, When you make a dinner or a supper, call not your friends, nor your brethren, neither your kinsmen, nor your rich neighbours; lest they also bid you again, and a recompence be made you.
Acts 20:27For I have not shunned to declare unto you all the 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 →