Matthew 25:34-39

25:34 Then the king will say to those on his right, ‘Come, you who are blessed by my Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world. 25:35 For I was hungry and you gave me food, I was thirsty and you gave me something to drink, I was a stranger and you invited me in, 25:36 I was naked and you gave me clothing, I was sick and you took care of me, I was in prison and you visited me.’ 25:37 Then the righteous will answer him, ¹  ‘Lord, when did we see you hungry and feed you, or thirsty and give you something to drink? 25:38 When ²  did we see you a stranger and invite you in, or naked and clothe you? 25:39 When ³  did we see you sick or in prison and visit you?’

Acts 20:35

20:35 By all these things, ⁴  I have shown you that by working in this way we must help ⁵  the weak, ⁶  and remember the words of the Lord Jesus that he himself said, ‘It is more blessed to give than to receive.’” ⁷ 

Acts 20:1

Paul Travels Through Macedonia and Greece

20:1 After the disturbance had ended, Paul sent for the disciples, and after encouraging ⁸  them and saying farewell, ⁹  he left to go to Macedonia. ¹⁰ 

Acts 5:14

5:14 More and more believers in the Lord were added to their number, ¹¹  crowds of both men and women.

¹ tn Grk “answer him, saying.” The participle λέγοντες (legontes) is redundant in contemporary English and has not been translated.

² tn Here δέ (de) has not been translated.

³ tn Here δέ (de) has not been translated.

⁴ sn The expression By all these things means “In everything I did.”

⁵ tn Or “must assist.”

⁶ tn Or “the sick.” See Eph 4:28.

⁷ sn The saying is similar to Matt 10:8. Service and generosity should be abundant. Interestingly, these exact words are not found in the gospels. Paul must have known of this saying from some other source.

⁸ tn Or “exhorting.”

⁹ tn Or “and taking leave of them.”

¹⁰ sn Macedonia was the Roman province of Macedonia in Greece.

¹¹ tn Or “More and more believers were added to the Lord.”