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Acts 20:34

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32 And now, brethren, I commend you to God, and to the word of his grace, which is able to build you up, and to give you an inheritance among all them which are sanctified.

33 I have coveted no man’s silver, or gold, or apparel.

Yea, ye yourselves know, that these hands have ministered unto my necessities, and to them that were with me.

35 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.

36 And when he had thus spoken, he kneeled down, and prayed with them all.

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Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB
You yourselves know that these hands of mine have ministered to my own needs and those of my companions.
KJV
Yea, ye yourselves know, that these hands have ministered unto my necessities, and to them that were with me.
WEB
You yourselves know that these hands served my necessities, and those who were with me.
ASV
Ye yourselves know that these hands ministered unto my necessities, and to them that were with me.
DARBY
Yourselves know that these hands have ministered to my wants, and to those who were with me.
BLB
You yourselves know that these hands ministered to my needs and to those being with me.
ÅB
Dere vet selv at det jeg selv trengte, og de som var med meg, det har disse hender arbeidet for.
OTB
Dere vet selv at disse hendene har forsynt mine egne behov og behovene til mine følgesvenner.
B1930
I vet selv at det jeg selv trengte, og de som var med mig, det har disse hender arbeidet for.

Study notes (Tyndale)

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Cross references

  • Acts 18:3

    And because he was of the same craft, he abode with them, and wrought: for by their occupation they were tentmakers.

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  • 1 Corinthians 4:12

    And labour, working with our own hands: being reviled, we bless; being persecuted, we suffer it:

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  • 2 Thessalonians 3:8–9

    Neither did we eat any man’s bread for nought; but wrought with labour and travail night and day, that we might not be chargeable to any of you:

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  • Acts 19:22

    So he sent into Macedonia two of them that ministered unto him, Timotheus and Erastus; but he himself stayed in Asia for a season.

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  • 1 Thessalonians 2:9

    For ye remember, brethren, our labour and travail: for labouring night and day, because we would not be chargeable unto any of you, we preached unto you the gospel of God.

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