Acts 20:35

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

I have shewed you all things, how that so labouring ye ought to support the weak, and to remember the words of the Lord Jesus, how he said, It is more blessed to give than to receive.

Shewed

Acts 20:20

How that

It is

General references

Philippians 2:5

Bible References

Shewed

And how I kept back nothing which might be of profit to you, teaching you publicly and privately,

How that

Make strong the feeble hands, give support to the shaking knees.

We who are strong have to be a support to the feeble, and not give pleasure to ourselves.

If others have a part in this right over you, have we not even more? But we did not make use of our right, so that we might put nothing in the way of the good news of Christ.

And when I was present with you, and was in need, I let no man be responsible for me; for the brothers, when they came from Macedonia, gave me whatever was needed; and in everything I kept myself from being a trouble to you, and I will go on doing so.

For what is there in which you were made less than the other churches, but in the one thing that I was not a trouble to you? Let me have forgiveness for this wrong.

Let him who was a thief be so no longer, but let him do good work with his hands, so that he may have something to give to him who is in need.

And that you may take pride in being quiet and doing your business, working with your hands as we gave you orders;

And our desire is that you will keep control over those whose lives are not well ordered, giving comfort to the feeble-hearted, supporting those with little strength, and putting up with much from all.

For this cause let the hands which are hanging down be lifted up, and let the feeble knees be made strong,

Keep in mind those who are in chains, as if you were chained with them, and those who are in trouble, as being yourselves in the body.

It is

Happy is the man who gives thought to the poor; the Lord will be his saviour in the time of trouble.

All is well for the man who is kind and gives freely to others; he will make good his cause when he is judged.

He who has pity on the poor gives to the Lord, and the Lord will give him his reward.

But the noble-hearted man has noble purposes, and by these he will be guided.

Is it not to give your bread to those in need, and to let the poor who have no resting-place come into your house? to put a robe on the unclothed one when you see him, and not to keep your eyes shut for fear of seeing his flesh?

Make well those who are ill, give life to the dead, make lepers clean, send evil spirits out of men; freely it has been given to you, freely give.

Then will the King say to those on his right, Come, you who have the blessing of my Father, into the kingdom made ready for you before the world was:

And he said to the master of the house, When you give a feast, do not send for your friends and your brothers and your family or your neighbours who have wealth, for they may give a feast for you, and so you will get a reward.

For you see the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, how though he had wealth, he became poor on your account, so that through his need you might have wealth.

But in the Writings it says, He who puts in only a small number of seeds, will get in the same; and he who puts them in from a full hand, will have produce in full measure from them.

Not that I am looking for an offering, but for fruit which may be put to your credit.

But go on doing good and giving to others, because God is well-pleased with such offerings.

General references

Let this mind be in you which was in Christ Jesus,