Acts 20:35

Contemporary English Version 1995

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.”

Cross References

Hebrews 13:16

But don't forget to help others and to share your possessions with them. This too is like offering a sacrifice that pleases God.

Proverbs 19:17

Caring for the poor is lending to the Lord, and you will be well repaid.

Matthew 10:8

Heal the sick, raise the dead to life, heal people who have leprosy, and force out demons. You received without paying, now give without being paid.

2 Corinthians 8:9

You know our Lord Jesus Christ treated us with undeserved grace by giving up all his riches, so you could become rich.

1 Thessalonians 5:14

My friends, we beg you to warn anyone who isn't living right. Encourage anyone who feels left out, help all who are weak, and be patient with everyone.

Romans 15:1

If our faith is strong, we should be patient with the Lord's followers whose faith is weak. We should try to please them instead of ourselves.

Acts 20:27

I have told you everything God wants you to know.

Isaiah 35:3

Here is a message for all who are weak, trembling, and worried:

Hebrews 13:3

Remember the Lord's people who are in jail and be concerned for them. Don't forget those who are suffering, but imagine you are there with them.

Ephesians 4:28

If you are a thief, quit stealing. Be honest and work hard, so you will have something to give to people in need.

Acts 20:20

When I preached in public or taught in your homes, I didn't hold back from telling anything that would help you.

Isaiah 32:8

But helpful people can always be trusted to make helpful plans.

2 Corinthians 12:13

You missed out on only one blessing the other churches received. That is, you didn't have to support me. Forgive me for doing you wrong.

2 Corinthians 11:9

Even when I was in need, I still didn't bother you. In fact, some of the Lord's followers from Macedonia brought me what I needed. I have not been a burden to you in the past, and I will never be a burden.

1 Thessalonians 4:11

Try your best to live quietly, to mind your own business, and to work hard, just as we taught you to do.

2 Corinthians 11:12

I plan to go on doing just what I have always done. Then those people won't be able to brag about doing the same things we are doing.

1 Corinthians 9:12

If others have the right to do this, we have an even greater right. But we haven't used this right of ours. We are willing to put up with anything to keep from causing trouble for the message about Christ.

Acts 20:34

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

Acts 20:36

After Paul had finished speaking, he knelt down with all of them and prayed.

3 John 1:7

When they left to tell others about the Lord, they decided not to accept help from anyone who wasn't a follower.