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Is “It is more blessed to give than to receive” in the Bible?
Yes. “It is more blessed to give than to receive” is in the Bible, at Acts 20:35. Paul quotes it as a saying of Jesus, in his farewell to the elders of the church in Ephesus.
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Where it is, and what it means there.
From the Bible
Yes. It is in the Bible.
The verse is Acts 20:35.
Paul quotes it as a saying of Jesus, in his farewell to the elders of the church in Ephesus.
The verse
In everything I showed you that by working hard in this way we must help the weak, remembering the words of the Lord Jesus, how he himself said, ‘It is more blessed to give than to receive.’”
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What it means there
The saying is not in any of the four Gospels; Acts is the only place it is written down. Paul uses it to urge hard work, so there is something to give the weak.
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Is “It is more blessed to give than to receive” in the Bible?
Yes. “It is more blessed to give than to receive” is in the Bible, at Acts 20:35. These exact words are in the Lumin Translation, a modern English Bible. Paul quotes it as a saying of Jesus, in his farewell to the elders of the church in Ephesus.
Where in the Bible is “It is more blessed to give than to receive”?
In Acts 20:35. In the Lumin Translation, Acts 20:35 reads: “In everything I showed you that by working hard in this way we must help the weak, remembering the words of the Lord Jesus, how he himself said, ‘It is more blessed to give than to receive.’””
Who said “It is more blessed to give than to receive”?
Paul quotes it as a saying of Jesus, in his farewell to the elders of the church in Ephesus.
What does “It is more blessed to give than to receive” mean in the Bible?
The saying is not in any of the four Gospels; Acts is the only place it is written down. Paul uses it to urge hard work, so there is something to give the weak.
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