Which also they did, and sent it to the elders by the hands of Barnabas and Saul.
Agabus had signified by the Spirit that there should be a great dearth throughout all the world, and that dearth brought famine at Jerusalem and had now come. The gift raised in response was for the brethren dwelling in Judea, sent to the elders in Jerusalem, where they had nothing. The givers were Christians in Macedonia who had themselves been driven from Jerusalem after the death of Stephen and scattered to Macedonia, and were in great trial of affliction and deep poverty from having fled their homes.
Every man according to his ability determined to send relief, first consecrating themselves to the Lord on their knees to do all they could, then dividing their store of food and giving part of their wearing apparel. They gave to their power and beyond their power of themselves and beyond the expectation of the apostles, so that Paul tried to restrain them and they prayed him with much entreaty to receive the gift.
Not knowing how to get the gift to Jerusalem, they rejoiced that Barnabas and Saul were going there, and carried out their purpose by sending it to the elders by their hands. This relief work is what Paul later pressed upon the Corinthian brethren.
Agabus had signified by the Spirit that there should be a great dearth throughout all the world, and that dearth brought famine at Jerusalem and had now come. The gift raised in response was for the brethren dwelling in Judea, sent to the elders in Jerusalem, where they had nothing. The givers were Christians in Macedonia who had themselves been driven from Jerusalem after the death of Stephen and scattered to Macedonia, and were in great trial of affliction and deep poverty from having fled their homes.
Every man according to his ability determined to send relief, first consecrating themselves to the Lord on their knees to do all they could, then dividing their store of food and giving part of their wearing apparel. They gave to their power and beyond their power of themselves and beyond the expectation of the apostles, so that Paul tried to restrain them and they prayed him with much entreaty to receive the gift.
Not knowing how to get the gift to Jerusalem, they rejoiced that Barnabas and Saul were going there, and carried out their purpose by sending it to the elders by their hands. This relief work is what Paul later pressed upon the Corinthian brethren.