Acts 11:29

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

Then the disciples, every man according to his ability, determined to send relief unto the brethren which dwelt in Judaea:

Every

1 Corinthians 16:2

2 Corinthians 8:2

1 Peter 4:9

To send

Bible References

Every

On every first day of the week [i.e., at the regular Sunday assembly] each one of you should set aside and store up [money] in proportion to your income, so that no collections will have to be taken when I come.

[It is] how, in spite of their suffering severe trials, their overflowing joy and extreme poverty produced an overwhelming expression of generosity.

Extend hospitality to one another without complaining [that you have to].

To send

And all the believers [in Jesus] were together and shared everything.

And no one lacked anything, for all who owned property or houses sold [some of] them and brought the money

So, do not look [anxiously] for what you will eat, and what you will drink, and do not be [continually] worried [i.e., about such things].

But for now, I am on my way to Jerusalem to minister to [the needs of] God's holy people there.

[Love] does not act improperly [toward people]; it does not insist on having its own way [at the expense of others]; it is not easily irritated [by others]; it does not keep track of the wrongs [done by others].

Now concerning the collection for the [needy] saints [whom you wrote me about]: You people also should do what I directed the churches in Galatia to do.

Now it is unnecessary for me to write you about this service to God's holy people [in Jerusalem, who were in need].

The only thing that they encouraged us to do was to remember [the needs of] poor people, which I was very eager to do. [See Acts 24:17].

Keep your lives free from the love of money [and be] content with what you have, because God [Himself] has said [Deut. 31:6], "By no means will I [ever] desert you or give up on you."