Daniel Whedon 35. The weak The helpless. Words An unwritten saying of the Lord, for the record of which we are indebted to this speech of Paul’s. More blessed ”Plutarch relates that Artaxerxes said, To bestow is more royal than to take away. And Aristotle says: It belongs to a freeman to give rather than to receive. Both of these sayings correspond in expression to the aristocratic views of antiquity. The former refers to the distinction which existed between rulers and the people; the latter to... read more
Whedon's Commentary on the Bible - Acts 20:35
35. The weak The helpless. Words An unwritten saying of the Lord, for the record of which we are indebted to this speech of Paul’s. More blessed ”Plutarch relates that Artaxerxes said, To bestow is more royal than to take away. And Aristotle says: It belongs to a freeman to give rather than to receive. Both of these sayings correspond in expression to the aristocratic views of antiquity. The former refers to the distinction which existed between rulers and the people; the latter to... read more