In all things I have shown you that by working hard in this way we must help the weak and remember the words of the Lord Jesus, how he himself said, ‘It is more blessed to give than to receive.’”
Paul sent for these elders not to leave them, but to instruct and encourage them in the work they had undertaken. His life among them, serious, gracious, heavenly, no self-seeking, proved God was truly with him and animated him by a better spirit than his own.
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Commenting on Acts 20:17-35
I taught you not by words alone but by my own example for three years, working with my hands to support the weak and infirm among you. These words of the Lord Jesus, 'It is more blessed to give than to receive', though the evangelists did not record them, were treasured and passed down by those who heard Him, and they deserve a permanent place among His most precious sayings.
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Paul chose the hard land route when the sea passage was twice as long, craving solitude perhaps more than comfort. He appointed to meet the ship at Assos, ordering his journey to suit his own purposes.
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Commenting on Acts 20:13-38