Acts 20:35 says, “I have shewed you all things, how that so labouring ye ought to support the weak, and to remember the words of the Lord Jesus, how he said, It is more blessed to give than to receive.”
Paul was speaking to the elders of the church of Ephesus, and he knew that he was doing so for the very last time. And as he did, he took the opportunity to remind them of some very famous yet unusual words of Christ. Those words were, “It is more blessed to give than to receive.”
OK, Bible students, where in the gospels do we find that quote? I will give you just a moment.
Before I give you the answer, let me remind you that I called these words of Christ “famous” and “unusual.” Everyone knows why they are famous; they are famous because people the world over know about them.
As my church kids would so eloquently put it, “Well, duh!”