Acts 20:35

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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

You know that I did not hold back from proclaiming to you anything that would be helpful, and from teaching you publicly and from house to house,

How that

Strengthen the hands that have gone limp, steady the knees that shake!

But we who are strong ought to bear with the failings of the weak, and not just please ourselves.

If others receive this right from you, are we not more deserving? But we have not made use of this right. Instead we endure everything so that we may not be a hindrance to the gospel of Christ.

When I was with you and was in need, I was not a burden to anyone, for the brothers who came from Macedonia fully supplied my needs. I kept myself from being a burden to you in any way, and will continue to do so.

For how were you treated worse than the other churches, except that I myself was not a burden to you? Forgive me this injustice!

The one who steals must steal no longer; rather he must labor, doing good with his own hands, so that he may have something to share with the one who has need.

to aspire to lead a quiet life, to attend to your own business, and to work with your hands, as we commanded you.

And we urge you, brothers and sisters, admonish the undisciplined, comfort the discouraged, help the weak, be patient toward all.

Therefore, strengthen your listless hands and your weak knees,

Remember those in prison as though you were in prison with them, and those ill-treated as though you too felt their torment.

It is

For the music director; a psalm of David. How blessed is the one who treats the poor properly! When trouble comes, the Lord delivers him.

It goes well for the one who generously lends money, and conducts his business honestly.

The one who is gracious to the poor lends to the Lord, and the Lord will repay him for his good deed.

An honorable man makes honorable plans; his honorable character gives him security.

I want you to share your food with the hungry and to provide shelter for homeless, oppressed people. When you see someone naked, clothe him! Don't turn your back on your own flesh and blood!

Heal the sick, raise the dead, cleanse lepers, cast out demons. Freely you received, freely give.

Then the king will say to those on his right, 'Come, you who are blessed by my Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world.

He said also to the man who had invited him, "When you host a dinner or a banquet, don't invite your friends or your brothers or your relatives or rich neighbors so you can be invited by them in return and get repaid.

For you know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, that although he was rich, he became poor for your sakes, so that you by his poverty could become rich.

My point is this: The person who sows sparingly will also reap sparingly, and the person who sows generously will also reap generously.

I do not say this because I am seeking a gift. Rather, I seek the credit that abounds to your account.

And do not neglect to do good and to share what you have, for God is pleased with such sacrifices.

General references

You should have the same attitude toward one another that Christ Jesus had,