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Acts 11:29

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11:29So the disciples, each in accordance with his financial ability,82 decided83 to send relief84 to the brothers living in Judea.

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  1. 82 So εὐπορέω.
  2. 83 Or “determined,” “resolved.”
  3. 84 Grk “to send [something] for a ministry,” but today it is common to speak of sending relief for victims of natural disasters. The financial relief reflects the oneness of the church, meeting the needs of another (even racially distinct) community. Jerusalem, having ministered to them, now received ministry back. A later collection from Greece is noted in Rom 15:25–27, but it reflects the same spirit as this gift.

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

So the disciples determined, every one according to his ability, to send relief to the brothers living in Judea.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

The disciples, as each one was able, decided to provide help for the brothers and sisters living in Judea.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

Each of the disciples, according to his ability, determined to send relief to the brothers and sisters who lived in Judea.

NLTNew Living Translation

So the believers in Antioch decided to send relief to the brothers and sisters in Judea, everyone giving as much as they could.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

So from the disciples, according to their ability to give, each one of them determined to send financial aid for support to the brothers who lived in Judea,

KJV 1900King James Version

Then the disciples, every man according to his ability, determined to send relief unto the brethren which dwelt in Judaea: