Acts 20:35

Paul calls them to help the weak through hard work, citing Jesus' words that it is more blessed to give than to receive. He grounds Christian generosity in the Lord's own teaching.

Cross-references · 25

• Heb 13:16And do not neglect to do good and to share with others, for with such sacrifices God is pleased.
• Prov 19:17Kindness to the poor is a loan to the LORD, and He will repay the lender.
• 2 Cor 9:6–12Remember this: Whoever sows sparingly will also reap sparingly, and whoever sows generously will also reap generously.
• Luke 14:12–14Then Jesus said to the man who had invited Him, “When you host a dinner or a banquet, do not invite your friends or brothers or relatives or rich neighbors. Otherwise, they may invite you in return, and you will be repaid.
• Matt 10:8Heal the sick, raise the dead, cleanse the lepers, drive out demons. Freely you have received; freely give.
• 2 Cor 8:9For you know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, that though He was rich, yet for your sakes He became poor, so that you through His poverty might become rich.
• 1 Th 5:14And we urge you, brothers, to admonish the unruly, encourage the fainthearted, help the weak, and be patient with everyone.
• Isa 58:7–12Isn’t it to share your bread with the hungry, to bring the poor and homeless into your home, to clothe the naked when you see him, and not to turn away from your own flesh and blood?
• Matt 25:34–40Then 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.
• Rom 15:1We who are strong ought to bear with the shortcomings of the weak and not to please ourselves.
• Phil 4:17–20Not that I am seeking a gift, but I am looking for the fruit that may be credited to your account.
• Ps 112:5–9It is well with the man who is generous and lends freely, whose affairs are guided by justice.
• Isa 35:3Strengthen the limp hands and steady the feeble knees!
• Acts 20:27For I did not shrink back from declaring to you the whole will of God.
• Heb 13:3Remember those in prison as if you were bound with them, and those who are mistreated as if you were suffering with them.
• Acts 20:20I did not shrink back from declaring anything that was helpful to you as I taught you publicly and from house to house,
• Eph 4:28He who has been stealing must steal no longer, but must work, doing good with his own hands, that he may have something to share with the one in need.
• Isa 32:8But a noble man makes honorable plans; he stands up for worthy causes.
• Heb 12:12–13Therefore strengthen your limp hands and weak knees.
• Ps 41:1–3For the choirmaster. A Psalm of David. Blessed is the one who cares for the poor; the LORD will deliver him in the day of trouble.
• 2 Cor 12:13In what way were you inferior to the other churches, except that I was not a burden to you? Forgive me this wrong!
• 2 Cor 11:9And when I was with you and in need, I was not a burden to anyone; for the brothers who came from Macedonia supplied my needs. I have refrained from being a burden to you in any way, and I will continue to do so.
• 1 Th 4:11and to aspire to live quietly, to attend to your own matters, and to work with your own hands, as we instructed you.
• 2 Cor 11:12But I will keep on doing what I am doing, in order to undercut those who want an opportunity to be regarded as our equals in the things of which they boast.
• 1 Cor 9:12If others have this right to your support, shouldn’t we have it all the more? But we did not exercise this right. Instead, we put up with anything rather than hinder the gospel of Christ.

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