Acts 20:35

20:35 By all these things, ¹  I have shown you that by working in this way we must help ²  the weak, ³  and remember the words of the Lord Jesus that he himself said, ‘It is more blessed to give than to receive.’” ⁴ 

[20:35]  ¹ sn The expression By all these things means “In everything I did.”

[20:35]  ² tn Or “must assist.”

[20:35]  ³ tn Or “the sick.” See Eph 4:28.

[20:35]  ⁴ 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.