Acts 20:35

Authorized King James Version (1611)

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.›

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

Πάντα ὑπέδειξα ὑμῖν, ὅτι οὕτως κοπιῶντας δεῖ ἀντιλαμβάνεσθαι τῶν ἀσθενούντων, μνημονεύειν τε τῶν λόγων τοῦ Κυρίου Ἰησοῦ, ὅτι αὐτὸς εἶπεν, Μακάριόν ἐστιν διδόναι μᾶλλον ἢ λαμβάνειν.

Transliteration

All-things hypedeixa to-you, that thus kopiōntas dei antilambanesthai of-the asthenountōn, mnēmoneuein te the logōn of-the Kyriou Iēsou, that he eipen, Makarion estin didonai more than lambanein.

Grammar Details

• *hypedeixa*: aorist indicative, active, 1st person singular - I showed
• *kopiōntas*: present participle, active, accusative, masculine, plural - laboring
• *dei*: present indicative, active, 3rd person singular, impersonal - it is necessary
• *antilambanesthai*: present infinitive, middle - to help
• *asthenountōn*: present participle, active, genitive, masculine, plural - being weak
• *mnēmoneuein*: present infinitive, active - to remember
• *te*: connective particle - and/both
• *logōn*: genitive, masculine, plural - of words
• *Kyriou*: genitive, masculine, singular - of Lord
• *Iēsou*: genitive, masculine, singular - of Jesus
• *eipen*: aorist indicative, active, 3rd person singular - he said
• *Makarion*: nominative, neuter, singular - blessed
• *estin*: present indicative, active, 3rd person singular - it is
• *didonai*: present infinitive, active - to give
• *lambanein*: present infinitive, active - to receive

Word Meanings

• *hypedeixa*: I showed/demonstrated/proved
• *kopiōntas*: laboring/working hard/toiling
• *dei*: it is necessary/must/ought
• *antilambanesthai*: to help/support/assist
• *asthenountōn*: being weak/sick/feeble
• *mnēmoneuein*: to remember/recall/keep in mind
• *logōn*: words/sayings
• *eipen*: he said/spoke
• *Makarion*: blessed/happy/fortunate
• *didonai*: to give/grant
• *lambanein*: to receive/take/accept

Referenced Verses

• 2 Cor 9:6-9 : 6 ¶ But this [I say], He which soweth sparingly shall reap also sparingly; and he which soweth bountifully shall reap also bountifully. 7 Every man according as he purposeth in his heart, [so let him give]; not grudgingly, or of necessity: for God loveth a cheerful giver. 8 And God [is] able to make all grace abound toward you; that ye, always having all sufficiency in all [things], may abound to every good work: 9 (As it is written, He hath dispersed abroad; he hath given to the poor: his righteousness remaineth for ever. 10 Now he that ministereth seed to the sower both minister bread for [your] food, and multiply your seed sown, and increase the fruits of your righteousness;) 11 Being enriched in every thing to all bountifulness, which causeth through us thanksgiving to God. 12 For the administration of this service not only supplieth the want of the saints, but is abundant also by many thanksgivings unto God;
• Prov 19:17 : 17 ¶ He that hath pity upon the poor lendeth unto the LORD; and that which he hath given will he pay him again.
• Luke 14:12-14 : 12 Then said he also to him that bade him, ‹When thou makest a dinner or a supper, call not thy friends, nor thy brethren, neither thy kinsmen, nor› [thy] ‹rich neighbours; lest they also bid thee again, and a recompence be made thee.› 13 ‹But when thou makest a feast, call the poor, the maimed, the lame, the blind:› 14 ‹And thou shalt be blessed; for they cannot recompense thee: for thou shalt be recompensed at the resurrection of the just.›
• 1 Thess 5:14 : 14 Now we exhort you, brethren, warn them that are unruly, comfort the feebleminded, support the weak, be patient toward all [men].
• 2 Cor 8:9 : 9 For ye know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, that, though he was rich, yet for your sakes he became poor, that ye through his poverty might be rich.
• Isa 58:7-9 : 7 [Is it] not to deal thy bread to the hungry, and that thou bring the poor that are cast out to thy house? when thou seest the naked, that thou cover him; and that thou hide not thyself from thine own flesh? 8 ¶ Then shall thy light break forth as the morning, and thine health shall spring forth speedily: and thy righteousness shall go before thee; the glory of the LORD shall be thy rereward. 9 Then shalt thou call, and the LORD shall answer; thou shalt cry, and he shall say, Here I [am]. If thou take away from the midst of thee the yoke, the putting forth of the finger, and speaking vanity; 10 And [if] thou draw out thy soul to the hungry, and satisfy the afflicted soul; then shall thy light rise in obscurity, and thy darkness [be] as the noonday: 11 And the LORD shall guide thee continually, and satisfy thy soul in drought, and make fat thy bones: and thou shalt be like a watered garden, and like a spring of water, whose waters fail not. 12 And [they that shall be] of thee shall build the old waste places: thou shalt raise up the foundations of many generations; and thou shalt be called, The repairer of the breach, The restorer of paths to dwell in.
• Matt 10:8 : 8 ‹Heal the sick, cleanse the lepers, raise the dead, cast out devils: freely ye have received, freely give.›
• Acts 20:20 : 20 [And] how I kept back nothing that was profitable [unto you], but have shewed you, and have taught you publickly, and from house to house,
• Isa 32:8 : 8 But the liberal deviseth liberal things; and by liberal things shall he stand.
• Isa 35:3 : 3 Strengthen ye the weak hands, and confirm the feeble knees.
• Ps 112:5-9 : 5 A good man sheweth favour, and lendeth: he will guide his affairs with discretion. 6 ¶ Surely he shall not be moved for ever: the righteous shall be in everlasting remembrance. 7 He shall not be afraid of evil tidings: his heart is fixed, trusting in the LORD. 8 His heart [is] established, he shall not be afraid, until he see [his desire] upon his enemies. 9 He hath dispersed, he hath given to the poor; his righteousness endureth for ever; his horn shall be exalted with honour.
• Heb 12:12-13 : 12 Wherefore lift up the hands which hang down, and the feeble knees; 13 And make straight paths for your feet, lest that which is lame be turned out of the way; but let it rather be healed.
• Heb 13:3 : 3 Remember them that are in bonds, as bound with them; [and] them which suffer adversity, as being yourselves also in the body.
• Heb 13:16 : 16 But to do good and to communicate forget not: for with such sacrifices God is well pleased.
• Ps 41:1-3 : 1 ¶ To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David. Blessed [is] he that considereth the poor: the LORD will deliver him in time of trouble. 2 The LORD will preserve him, and keep him alive; [and] he shall be blessed upon the earth: and thou wilt not deliver him unto the will of his enemies. 3 The LORD will strengthen him upon the bed of languishing: thou wilt make all his bed in his sickness.
• Acts 20:27 : 27 For I have not shunned to declare unto you all the counsel of God.
• Rom 15:1 : 1 ¶ We then that are strong ought to bear the infirmities of the weak, and not to please ourselves.
• Matt 25:34-40 : 34 ‹Then shall the King say unto them on his right hand, Come, ye blessed of my Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world:› 35 ‹For I was an hungred, and ye gave me meat: I was thirsty, and ye gave me drink: I was a stranger, and ye took me in:› 36 ‹Naked, and ye clothed me: I was sick, and ye visited me: I was in prison, and ye came unto me.› 37 ‹Then shall the righteous answer him, saying, Lord, when saw we thee an hungred, and fed› [thee]? ‹or thirsty, and gave› [thee] ‹drink?› 38 ‹When saw we thee a stranger, and took› [thee] ‹in? or naked, and clothed› [thee]? 39 ‹Or when saw we thee sick, or in prison, and came unto thee?› 40 ‹And the King shall answer and say unto them, Verily I say unto you, Inasmuch as ye have done› [it] ‹unto one of the least of these my brethren, ye have done› [it] ‹unto me.›
• Eph 4:28 : 28 Let him that stole steal no more: but rather let him labour, working with [his] hands the thing which is good, that he may have to give to him that needeth.
• Phil 4:17-20 : 17 Not because I desire a gift: but I desire fruit that may abound to your account. 18 But I have all, and abound: I am full, having received of Epaphroditus the things [which were sent] from you, an odour of a sweet smell, a sacrifice acceptable, wellpleasing to God. 19 But my God shall supply all your need according to his riches in glory by Christ Jesus. 20 ¶ Now unto God and our Father [be] glory for ever and ever. Amen.
• 1 Thess 4:11 : 11 And that ye study to be quiet, and to do your own business, and to work with your own hands, as we commanded you;
• 2 Cor 11:9 : 9 And when I was present with you, and wanted, I was chargeable to no man: for that which was lacking to me the brethren which came from Macedonia supplied: and in all [things] I have kept myself from being burdensome unto you, and [so] will I keep [myself].
• 2 Cor 11:12 : 12 But what I do, that I will do, that I may cut off occasion from them which desire occasion; that wherein they glory, they may be found even as we.
• 2 Cor 12:13 : 13 For what is it wherein ye were inferior to other churches, except [it be] that I myself was not burdensome to you? forgive me this wrong.
• 1 Cor 9:12 : 12 If others be partakers of [this] power over you, [are] not we rather? Nevertheless we have not used this power; but suffer all things, lest we should hinder the gospel of Christ.