ACTS 11:29 — KING JAMES VERSION 0
“Then the disciples, every man according to his ability, determined to send relief unto the brethren which dwelt in Judea:”
The disciples, each according to his ability, decided to provide help for the brothers and sisters living in Judea.—the church's response to prophetic word is immediate and practical: material relief. The phrase 'each according to his ability' (katho tis eporeueto, literally 'as anyone was able') echoes communist-ideal language from Acts 2:44; economic sharing flows from eschatological expectation. 'Brothers and sisters living in Judea' emphasizes familial obligation across geographic distance.
Church Fathers on Acts 11:29
Then the disciples, every man according to his ability, determined to send relief unto the brethren which dwelt in Judea. Acts 11:29 Mark how the famine becomes to them the means of salvation, an occasion of almsgiving, a harbinger of many blessing. And (so it might have been) to you, one may say, if you were so minded, but you would not. But it is predicted, that they might be prepared beforehand for almsgiving. Unto the brethren which dwelt in Judæa; for they were enduring…
Nicene & Post-Nicene / Ante-Nicene Fathers translations · public domain
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