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Acts 20:35 — King James Version← Study notes

I have shewed you all things, how that so labouring ye ought to support the weak, and to remember the words of the Lord Jesus, how he said, It is more blessed to give than to receive.


Acts 20:35Greek Interlinear

Greek · Acts 20:3526 words
GreekMeaning
πάνταpanta
In everythingadjectiveG3956
ὑπέδειξαhypedeixa
I showedverbG5263
ὑμῖνhymin
youpronounG4771
ὅτιhoti
thatadverbG3754
οὕτωςhoutōs
by thusadverbG3779
κοπιῶνταςkopiōntas
strainingverbG2872
δεῖdei
it behooves usverbG1210
ἀντιλαμβάνεσθαιantilambanesthai
to aidverbG482
τῶνtōn
thosearticleG3588
ἀσθενούντωνasthenountōn
being weakverbG770
μνημονεύεινmnēmoneuein
to rememberverbG3421
τεte
and alsowordG5037
τῶνtōn
thearticleG3588
λόγωνlogōn
wordsnounG3056
τοῦtou
of thearticleG3588
κυρίουkyriou
LordnounG2962
ἸησοῦIēsou
JesusnounG2424
ὅτιhoti
howadverbG3754
αὐτὸςautos
He HimselfpronounG846
εἶπενeipen
saidverbG3004
ΜακάριόνMakarion
BlessedadjectiveG3107
ἐστινestin
it isverbG1510
μᾶλλονmallon
moreadverbG3123
διδόναιdidonai
to giveverbG1325
ē
thanwordG2228
λαμβάνεινlambanein
to receiveverbG2983
Greek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.
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Carlos RiveraNote1mo ago
More Blessed to Give
Paul quotes something Jesus apparently said (it's not in the gospels): 'It is more blessed to give than to receive.' This is counterintuitive to every human instinct. We think receiving feels better. ...
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