“I was away \{from Jerusalem\} for many years. I went back there to bring money to my people and to give some offerings (gifts).
Galatians 2:10 - Easy To Read Version They asked us to do only one thing—to remember to help the poor people. And this was something that I really wanted to do. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 Only they would that we should remember the poor; the same which I also was forward to do. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition They only [made one stipulation], that we were to remember the poor, which very thing I was also eager to do. American Standard Version (1901) only they would that we should remember the poor; which very thing I was also zealous to do. Common English Bible They asked only that we would remember the poor, which was certainly something I was willing to do. Catholic Public Domain Version asking only that we should be mindful of the poor, which was the very thing that I also was solicitous to do. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version Only that we should be mindful of the poor: which same thing also I was careful to do. |
“I was away \{from Jerusalem\} for many years. I went back there to bring money to my people and to give some offerings (gifts).
You must be willing to share with him. You must lend that person whatever he needs.
And don’t forget to do good for other people. And share with other people. These are the sacrifices that please God.
Suppose a believer is rich enough to have all the things he needs. He sees his brother \{in Christ\} who is poor and does not have the things he needs. What if the believer who has things does not help the poor brother? Then the believer who has the things he needs does not have God’s love in his heart.