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

how I concealed nothing of things profitable, not to announce to you, and teach you publicly, and in the houses,

How that

Strengthen the relaxed hands and make firm the feeble knees.

And we the able ought to bear the weaknesses of the unable and not please ourselves.

If others participate with your power, not rather we? But we used not this power; but endure all things, lest we give some hindrance to the good news of Christ.

And being present with you, and having wanted, I acted not with negligence to any: (for the brethren having come from Macedonia filled up still more my want:) and I kept myself in every thing not burdensome to you, and I will keep.

For what is it which ye were inferior to the rest of the churches, except that I myself acted not with negligence to you? favor me for this injustice.

He stealing let him steal no more: and rather let him be wearied from fatigue, working good with the hands, that he have to impart to him having need.

And that ye be ambitions to remain quiet, and attend to your own things, and work with your own hands, as we enjoined you;

And we beseech you, brethren, remind the disorderly, encourage the timid, sustain the weak, and be slow to anger to all.

Wherefore set upright the relaxed hands, and palsied knees;

Remember them in bonds as bound together with them; them treated ill, as the same being in the body.

It is

To the overseer: chanting of David. Happy he attending to the weak one: in the day of evil Jehovah will deliver him.

A good man, being merciful and lending: he will hold up his words in judgment;

He pitying the poor lends to Jehovah, and he will recompense to him his act.

And the liberal will counsel liberal things, and upon liberal things shall he stand.

Is it not to break thy bread to the hungry, and thou shalt bring the wandering poor to thy house? when thou shalt see the naked and cover him; and thou shalt not hide from thy flesh.

Cure the sick, cleanse the leprous, rouse the dead, cast out demons; as a gift ye have received, as a gift give.

Then shall the king say to them from his right, Come, the praised of my Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world:

And he also said to him having called him, When thou makest a breakfast or supper, call not thy friends, nor thy rich neighbors, nor thy brethren; lest they call thee in return, and a giving back be to thee.

For ye know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, that for you he was in a state of beggary, being rich; that ye in his poverty might be rich.

And this, He sowing sparingly shall reap also sparingly; and he sowing in praises shall reap also in praises.

Not that I covet a gift: but I covet fruit abounding to your word.

And the doing good and mutual participation forget not; for with such sacrifices God is well pleased.

General references

For let this be in mind among you, which also in Christ Jesus;