Acts 20:35 Quotes
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ALL QUOTES POPULAR BROWSE BY AUTHOR BROWSE BY SOURCE BROWSE BY TOPIC BROWSE BY SUBJECTIt is more blessed to give than to receive.
Context
This line is written by Paul in Acts 20:35.
Paul is teaching the people in Ephesus and he is giving a real barn-burner of a sermon to the Christians here. He concludes his speech with this quote, a gem he learned from none other than Jesus. Giving > receiving.
Where you've heard it
Seems like this quote comes up a lot around gift-giving holidays, whether in a sincere, heartwarming way or in a sarcastic way.
Pretentious Factor
If you were to drop this quote at a dinner party, would you get an in-unison "awww" or would everyone roll their eyes and never invite you back? Here it is, on a scale of 1-10.
Depends on whether you're doing the giving or doing the receiving…