Acts 20:35

In everything, I showed you that by this kind of hard work we must help the weak, remembering the words of the Lord Jesus Himself: ‘It is more blessed to give than to receive.’”

Berean Standard Bible, public domain. Read all of Acts 20 · Words of Christ are set in red.

One song meets this passage

  • “That validation comes from giving it back to the people”

    Can't Hold Us (feat. Ray Dalton) · Macklemore & Ryan Lewis

    resonates with Acts 20:35

    The idea that meaning comes from giving rather than taking aligns with a generous, others-focused posture, even without naming God.