Acts 11:29

Developments In The Church In Antioch

²⁸ One of them named Agabus stood up and prophesied through the [Holy] Spirit that a severe famine would come on the entire world. And this did happen during the reign of Claudius. ²⁹ So the disciples decided to send a contribution, each according to his individual ability, to the believers who lived in Judea. ³⁰ And this they did, sending the contribution to the elders by Barnabas and Saul.

Set Apart

Put Aside

Each According To His Ability

Jerusalem

Judaea

Judea

Ezra 2:69

They gave according to their ability to the treasury for the work, 61,000 drachmas of gold, 5,000 minas of silver, and 100 priestly [linen] garments.

Nehemiah 5:8

I said to them, “According to our ability we have redeemed (purchased back) our Jewish brothers who were sold to the [Gentile] nations; now would you even sell your brothers, that they might be sold to us?” Then they were silent and could not find a [single] word to say.

Ecclesiastes 11:1-2

Cast your bread on the surface of the waters, [be diligently active, make thoughtful decisions], for you will find it after many days.

Luke 12:29-33

So as for you, do not seek what you will eat and what you will drink; nor have an anxious and unsettled mind.

Acts 2:44-45

And all those who had believed [in Jesus as Savior] were together and had all things in common [considering their possessions to belong to the group as a whole].

Acts 4:34

There was not a needy person among them, because those who were owners of land or houses were selling them, and bringing the proceeds of the sales

Acts 11:1

Now the apostles and the believers who were throughout Judea heard [with astonishment] that the Gentiles also had received and accepted the word of God [the message concerning salvation through Christ].

Acts 11:26

and when he found him, he brought him back to Antioch. For an entire year they met [with others] in the church and instructed large numbers; and it was in Antioch that the disciples were first called Christians.

Romans 15:25-27

But for now, I am going to Jerusalem to serve the saints (Jewish believers).

1 Corinthians 13:5

It is not rude; it is not self-seeking, it is not provoked [nor overly sensitive and easily angered]; it does not take into account a wrong endured.

1 Corinthians 16:1-2

Now concerning the money collected for [the relief of] the saints [in Jerusalem], you are to do the same as I directed the churches of Galatia to do.

2 Corinthians 8:2-4

for during an ordeal of severe distress, their abundant joy and their deep poverty [together] overflowed in the wealth of their lavish generosity.

2 Corinthians 8:12-14

For if the eagerness [to give] is there, it is acceptable according to what one has, not according to what he does not have.

2 Corinthians 9:1-2

Now it is unnecessary for me to write to you about the offering [that is to be made] for the saints [in Jerusalem];

Galatians 2:10

They asked only [one thing], that we remember the poor, the very thing I was also eager to do.

Hebrews 13:5-6

Let your character [your moral essence, your inner nature] be free from the love of money [shun greed—be financially ethical], being content with what you have; for He has said, “I will never [under any circumstances] desert you [nor give you up nor leave you without support, nor will I in any degree leave you helpless], nor will I forsake or let you down or relax My hold on you [assuredly not]!”

1 Peter 4:9-11

Be hospitable to one another without complaint.