Acts 20:31-35

31So be very careful! For three years I taught you, in the day and in the night. I warned you to be careful, so that I even cried about it.

32Now I ask God to keep you safe. I brought God's message to you, which tells us how kind he is. That message will cause you to be strong. As a result, God will give to you all the good things that he has for his own special people.

33When I stayed among you, I did not ask you to give me money or clothes.

34You yourselves know that I worked with my hands. I did that to get money. Then my friends and I could have the things that we needed.

35In this way I have shown you how you should live. You should work well so that you may help sick or weak people. You should remember what Jesus himself said: “It may make you happy when you receive things. But it makes you more happy when you give things to someone.” ’