Galatians 2:10 Only they would that we should remember the poor; the same which I also was forward to do. During the retreat of Alfred the Great at Athelney, a beggar came to him and requested alms; when his queen informed him that they had only one small loaf left, which was insufficient for themselves and their friends who had gone abroad in quest of food, though with little hope of success, "Give the poor Christian one-half of the loaf," said the king; "He who could feed five thousand men with five loaves and two small fishes can certainly make that half of the loaf suffice for our necessities." The poor man was relieved accordingly, and this noble act of charity was soon recompensed by a providential store of fresh provisions, with which his people returned. Parallel Verses KJV: Only they would that we should remember the poor; the same which I also was forward to do.WEB: They only asked us to remember the poor—which very thing I was also zealous to do. |
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