Acts 11:29

Acts 11:29 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Then the disciples, every man according to his ability, determined to send relief unto the brethren which dwelt in Judea:
• New International Version (NIV)The disciples, as each one was able, decided to provide help for the brothers and sisters living in Judea.
• English Standard Version (ESV)So the disciples determined, every one according to his ability, to send relief to the brothers living in Judea.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Then the disciples, each according to his ability, determined to send relief to the brethren dwelling in Judea.

Context of Acts 11:29

27During this time some prophets traveled from Jerusalem to Antioch. 28One of them named Agabus stood up in one of the meetings and predicted by the Spirit that a great famine was coming upon the entire Roman world. (This was fulfilled during the reign of Claudius.) So the believers in Antioch decided to send relief to the brothers and sisters in Judea, everyone giving as much as they could. 30This they did, entrusting their gifts to Barnabas and Saul to take to the elders of the church in Jerusalem.

Acts 11:29 word by word

τῶν δὲ μαθητῶν καθὼς εὐπορεῖτό τις, ὥρισαν ἕκαστος αὐτῶν εἰς διακονίαν πέμψαι τοῖς κατοικοῦσιν ἐν τῇ Ἰουδαίᾳ ἀδελφοῖς·Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• ·ὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• Thenδέde · thenG1161
• the disciplesμαθητήςmathētēs · discipleG3101
• everyἕκαστοςhekastos · eachG1538
• manτιςtis · oneG5100
• according toκαθώςkathōs · as/just asG2531
• hisαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
• abilityεὐπορέωeuporeō · be prosperousG2141
• determinedὁρίζωhorizō · to determineG3724
• to sendπέμπωpempō · to sendG3992
• reliefδιακονίαdiakonia · serviceG1248
• untoεἰςeis · towardG1519
• the brethrenἀδελφόςadelphos · brotherG80
• dweltκατοικέωkatoikeō · to dwellG2730
• inἐνen · in/on/amongG1722
• JudeaἸουδαίαIoudaia · JudeaG2449

Cross-references for Acts 11:29

• Ezra 2:69and each leader gave as much as he could. The total of their gifts came to 61,000 gold coins, 6,250 pounds of silver, and 100 robes for the priests.
• Nehemiah 5:8At the meeting I said to them, “We are doing all we can to redeem our Jewish relatives who have had to sell themselves to pagan foreigners, but you are selling them back into slavery again. How often must we redeem them?” And they had nothing to say in their defense.
• 1 Corinthians 16:2On the first day of each week, you should each put aside a portion of the money you have earned. Don’t wait until I get there and then try to collect it all at once.
• 2 Corinthians 8:2They are being tested by many troubles, and they are very poor. But they are also filled with abundant joy, which has overflowed in rich generosity.
• 1 Peter 4:9Cheerfully share your home with those who need a meal or a place to stay.
• Acts 2:44And all the believers met together in one place and shared everything they had.
• Acts 4:34There were no needy people among them, because those who owned land or houses would sell them
• Ecclesiastes 11:1Send your grain across the seas, and in time, profits will flow back to you.
• Luke 12:29“And don’t be concerned about what to eat and what to drink. Don’t worry about such things.
• Romans 15:25But before I come, I must go to Jerusalem to take a gift to the believers there.
• 1 Corinthians 13:5or rude. It does not demand its own way. It is not irritable, and it keeps no record of being wronged.
• 1 Corinthians 16:1Now regarding your question about the money being collected for God’s people in Jerusalem. You should follow the same procedure I gave to the churches in Galatia.
• 2 Corinthians 9:1I really don’t need to write to you about this ministry of giving for the believers in Jerusalem.
• Galatians 2:10Their only suggestion was that we keep on helping the poor, which I have always been eager to do.
• Hebrews 13:5Don’t love money; be satisfied with what you have. For God has said, “I will never fail you. I will never abandon you.”

Commentaries on Acts 11:29

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 29Then the disciples - determined to send relief - These were probably Gentile converts; and as they considered themselves receiving the spiritual blessings, which they now so happily enjoyed, through the means of the Christians in Judea, they resolved to communicate to them a portion of their temporal goods; and every man did this according to his ability, i.e. he gave a certain proportion of the property with which the providence of God had entrusted him…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 29Then the disciples - The Christians at Antioch. According to his ability - According as they had prospered. It does not imply that they were rich, but that they rendered such aid as they could afford. Determined to send relief - This arose not merely from their general sense of obligation to aid the poor, but they felt themselves particularly bound to assist their Jewish brethren. The obligation to relieve the temporal needs of those from whom important…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 25-30Verses 25-30 Hitherto the followers of Christ were called disciples, that is, learners, scholars; but from that time they were called Christians. The proper meaning of this name is, a follower of Christ; it denotes one who, from serious thought, embraces the religion of Christ, believes his promises, and makes it his chief care to shape his life by Christ's precepts and example. Hence it is plain that multitudes take the name of Christian to whom it does…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 29-30Agabus's prophecy resulted in the Christians in Antioch helping the Jewish Christians in Judea. They gave as much as they could and trusted the funds to Barnabas and Saul. This act of love and support showed the difference Jesus had made in their lives. Saul (also called Paul) mentions this visit in his letter to the Galatians (Galatians 2:1–10).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 2929. Then the disciples, every man according to his ability, determined to send relief, &c.--This was the pure prompting of Christian love, which shone so bright in those earliest days of the Gospel.Read the comment

Topics related to Acts 11:29

• Alms
• Antioch
• Beneficence
• Church
• Elder
• Liberality
• Paul
• Poor
• Righteousness

In the dictionaries

• Judea
• Judaea, or Judea
• Judea, Judah
• Alms
• Arise
• Brother
• Contend
• Rehearse
• Acts of the Apostles
• Contribution

Commentaries on Acts 11

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Illustrated New Testament
• Burkitt’s Expository Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Family Bible Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• The People’s New Testament
• Robertson’s Word Pictures
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• The Fourfold Gospel and Commentary on Acts
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings