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Acts 20:34

Contemporary English Version 1995

You know how I have worked with my own hands to make a living for myself and my friends.

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and found out they were tent makers. Paul was also a tent maker, so he stayed with them, and they worked together.

We work hard with our own hands, and when people abuse us, we wish them well. When we suffer, we are patient.

My dear friends, you surely haven't forgotten our hard work and hardships. You remember how night and day we struggled to make a living, so we could tell you God's message without being a burden to anyone.

So he sent his two helpers, Timothy and Erastus, to Macedonia. But he stayed on in Asia for a while.

Soon the whole city was in a riot, and some men grabbed Gaius and Aristarchus, who had come from Macedonia with Paul. Then everyone in the crowd rushed to the place where the town meetings were held.

By everything I did, I showed how you should work to help everyone who is weak. Remember that our Lord Jesus said, “More blessings come from giving than from receiving.”

Greetings to you from everyone here. Greet all of our friends who share in our faith. I pray that the Lord will be kind to all of you!

Why don't we build a new meeting place near the Jordan River? Each of us could get some wood, then we could build it.” “That's a good idea,” Elisha replied, “get started.”




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