Acts 20:35 Cross References - Etheridge

³⁵ And I have shown you every thing, (that) so it behoveth to labour, and to be careful of those who are infirm, and to remember the word of our Lord Jeshu, that he said, He is blessed who giveth, more than he who receiveth.

⁸ The diseased heal, the lepers cleanse, the dead raise, and the demons cast forth. Freely you have received, freely give.

³⁴ Then shall the King say to them on his right hand, Come, blessed of my Father, inherit the kingdom which was to be for you from the foundation of the world. ³⁵ For I was hungry, and you gave me to eat; I thirsted, and you made me to drink; I was a stranger, and you received me; ³⁶ I was naked, and you covered me; I was sick, and you cared for me; and I was in prison, and you came to me. ³⁷ Then shall say unto him those righteous, Our Lord! when did we see that thou wast hungry, and fed thee, or that thou didst thirst, and we gave thee drink? ³⁸ and when did we see thee a stranger, and received thee, or naked, and covered thee? ³⁹ and when did we see thee sick, or in prison, and came to thee? ⁴⁰ And the King shall answer and say to them, Amen I say to you, Inasmuch as you did it unto one of these my least brethren, unto me you did it.

¹² And he said to him who had called him, When thou makest a dinner or a supper, thou shouldest not call thy friends, nor thy brethren, nor thy kinsmen, nor thy rich neighbours, lest they also call thee, and thou have this recompence. ¹³ But when thou makest a feast,[Reception.] call the poor, the maimed, the lame, the blind, ¹⁴ and thou shalt be blessed, because they cannot recompense thee; for thy recompence shall be in the resurrection of the just.

²⁰ Neither neglected I any thing that was profitable for your souls, that I might preach to you and teach in public places and in houses,

²⁷ For I have not shunned to make known to you all the will of Aloha.

¹ WE then, the strong, are obligated to bear up the infirmities of the weak, and not ourselves to please.

¹² And if others have this power over you, much more have we. But we are not used in this power; but we bear all, lest in any thing we should hinder the gospel of the Meshiha.

⁹ FOR you know the beneficence of our Lord Jeshu Meshiha, that for your sake he became poor, though he was rich, that you through his poverty might be enriched.

⁶ But this [remember], He who soweth with scantiness, with scantiness also reapeth; and he who soweth with blessing, with blessing also shall reap. ⁷ Every man as he hath in his mind: not as of vexation or as of constraint; for a cheerful giver the Lord loveth. ⁸ For it is in the power of Aloha to increase in you every good, that you may always have every thing sufficient, and that you may abound in every good work. ⁹ As it is written, He hath dispersed and given to the poor, and his righteousness standeth for ever. ¹⁰ But may He who giveth seed to the sower and bread for food, himself give and multiply your seed, and increase the fruits of your righteousness, ¹¹ that in every thing you may be enriched in all simplicity, which worketh out through us, thanksgiving to Aloha. ¹² For, on account of the performance of this service, we not only supply the deficiency of the saints, but also cause many thanks givings to abound unto Aloha.

⁹ And being come among you, I burdened no man of you; for my want the brethren who came from Makedunia supplied: and in every thing have I kept myself, and will keep, that I may not be burdensome to you.

¹² But I do this, and also will do it, to cut off the occasion of them who seek an occasion, that in the thing in which they boast they may be found as we are.

¹³ For in what have you been less than the other churches, except in this, that I have not burdened you? Forgive me this offence.

²⁸ And let him who hath stolen henceforth steal not, but labour with his hands and do good, that he may have to give to him who needeth.

¹⁷ Not because I seek the gift, but I seek that fruit may multiply unto you. ¹⁸ But I have received every thing, I abound; and am full; and I have accepted all that you sent me by Epaphroditos, a sweet fragrance and a sacrifice, acceptable, which pleaseth Aloha. ¹⁹ And my God shall supply all your necessity, according to his riches in the glory of Jeshu Meshiha. ²⁰ To Aloha our Father be praise and glory to the age of ages. Amen.

¹¹ And study to be quiet and be occupied with your own employments, and work with your hands, as we have admonished you;

¹⁴ And I entreat of you, my brethren, (to) admonish the offenders, and encourage the little of soul, and bear the burden of the weak, and prolong your spirit toward every man.

¹² WHEREFORE your relaxed hands and your trembling knees make strong; ¹³ and right ways make for your feet, that the member which is lame may not wander, but be healed.

³ Remember those who are bound, as if with them ye were bound: be mindful of those who are afflicted, as men (should) who are clothed with flesh.

¹⁶ And forget not compassion and communication to the poor: for with these sacrifices a man pleaseth Aloha.