Acts 20:34

King James Version with Strong's Numbers

Yea, ye yourselves know, that these hands have ministered unto my necessities, and to them that were with me.

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

Αὐτοὶ δὲ γινώσκετε, ὅτι ταῖς χρείαις μου, καὶ τοῖς οὖσιν μετʼ ἐμοῦ ὑπηρέτησαν αἱ χεῖρες αὗται.

Transliteration

Yourselves de ginōskete, that for-the chreiais of-me, and for-those ousin with me hypēretēsan the cheires these.

Grammar Details

*de*: postpositive particle - and/but/now
*ginōskete*: present indicative, active, 2nd person plural - you know
*chreiais*: dative, feminine, plural - to needs
*ousin*: present participle, active, dative, masculine, plural - being
*hypēretēsan*: aorist indicative, active, 3rd person plural - they served
*cheires*: nominative, feminine, plural - hands

Word Meanings

*ginōskete*: you know/understand
*chreiais*: needs/necessities/requirements
*ousin*: being/those who were
*hypēretēsan*: they served/ministered to/provided for
*cheires*: hands/labor

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King James Version with Strong's Numbers

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Referenced Verses

Acts 18:3 : 3 And because he was of the same craft, he abode with them, and wrought: for by their occupation they were tentmakers.
Acts 19:22 : 22 So he sent into Macedonia two of them that ministered unto him, Timotheus and Erastus; but he himself stayed in Asia for a season.
1 Cor 4:12 : 12 And labour, working with our own hands: being reviled, we bless; being persecuted, we suffer it:
1 Thess 2:9 : 9 For ye remember, brethren, our labour and travail: for labouring night and day, because we would not be chargeable unto any of you, we preached unto you the gospel of God.
2 Thess 3:8-9 : 8 Neither did we eat any man's bread for nought; but wrought with labour and travail night and day, that we might not be chargeable to any of you: 9 Not because we have not power, but to make ourselves an ensample unto you to follow us.

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