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You yourselvesαὐτοὶknowγινώσκετεthatὅτιtheseαὗταιhandsαἱ χεῖρεςservedὑπηρέτησανmyμουneedsταῖς χρείαιςandκαὶthose ofthe ones who wereτοῖς οὖσιwithμετ’me.ἐμοῦ
Acts 20:34
Study it in the app“You yourselves know that these hands served my needs and those of the ones who were with me.”
With the Greek beneath
Acts 20:34, word by word
- knowγινώσκετεginōskete
find out
To find out something, to realize.
Where else “ginōskete” appears- handsχεῖρεςcheires
hand
The part of the body at the end of the arm, used to hold and touch.
Where else “cheires” appears- servedὑπηρέτησανhypēretēsan
serve
Serve, be of service to someone or something.
Where else “hypēretēsan” appears- needsχρείαιςchreiais
need
What is lacking, required.
Where else “chreiais” appears- the ones who wereοὖσιousi
be present
To be in a place or with someone.
Where else “ousi” appears
The context
33I coveted no one’s silver or gold or clothing.
34 · This verse (above)
35In everything I showed you that by working hard in this way we must help the weak and remember the words of the Lord Jesus, how he himself said, ‘It is more happy to give than to receive.’”
To study Acts 20 in a group
1. What it says
What happens to Eutychus while Paul speaks for so long, and how does the night end? (vv. 7-12)
2. What it means
In his farewell to the Ephesian elders, Paul recalls Jesus' words about giving. What do they say, and why does he quote them? (vv. 33-35)
3. How I live it
Paul worked with his hands to help the weak (vv. 34-35). What can you give someone today, in time or attention?