Acts 20:34
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You yourselves know. For such things as were needful for me and them that are with me, these hands have furnished.

that these.

Acts 18:3 And because he was of the same trade, he remained with them and wrought. (Now they were tentmakers by trade.)

1 Corinthians 4:12 And we labour, working with our own hands. We are reviled: and we bless. We are persecuted: and we suffer it.

1 Thessalonians 2:9 For you remember, brethren, our labour and toil: working night and day, lest we should be chargeable to any of you, we preached among you the gospel of God.

2 Thessalonians 3:8,9 Neither did we eat any man's bread for nothing: but in labour and in toil we worked night and day, lest we should be chargeable to any of you. . . .

Context
Paul's Farewell to the Ephesians
33I have not coveted any man's silver, gold or apparel, as 34You yourselves know. For such things as were needful for me and them that are with me, these hands have furnished. 35I have shewed you all things, how that so labouring you ought to support the weak and to remember the word of the Lord Jesus, how he said: It is a more blessed thing to give, rather than to receive.…
Cross References
Acts 18:3
And because he was of the same trade, he remained with them and wrought. (Now they were tentmakers by trade.)

Acts 19:22
And sending into Macedonia two of them that ministered to him, Timothy and Erastus, he himself remained for a time in Asia.

Acts 19:29
And the whole city was filled with confusion. And having caught Gaius and Aristarchus, men of Macedonia, Paul's companions, they rushed with one accord into the theatre.

Acts 20:35
I have shewed you all things, how that so labouring you ought to support the weak and to remember the word of the Lord Jesus, how he said: It is a more blessed thing to give, rather than to receive.

Titus 3:15
All that are with me salute thee. Salute them that love us in the faith. The grace of God be with you all. Amen.

Lexicon
You yourselves
αὐτοὶ (autoi)
Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Nominative Masculine 3rd Person Plural
Strong's Greek 846: He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons.

know
γινώσκετε (ginōskete)
Verb - Present Indicative Active - 2nd Person Plural
Strong's Greek 1097: A prolonged form of a primary verb; to 'know' in a great variety of applications and with many implications.

that
ὅτι (hoti)
Conjunction
Strong's Greek 3754: Neuter of hostis as conjunction; demonstrative, that; causative, because.

these
αὗται (hautai)
Demonstrative Pronoun - Nominative Feminine Plural
Strong's Greek 3778: This; he, she, it.

hands [of mine]
χεῖρες (cheires)
Noun - Nominative Feminine Plural
Strong's Greek 5495: A hand.

have ministered to
ὑπηρέτησαν (hypēretēsan)
Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural
Strong's Greek 5256: To minister to, serve. From huperetes; to be a subordinate, i.e. subserve.

my
μου (mou)
Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 1st Person Singular
Strong's Greek 1473: I, the first-person pronoun. A primary pronoun of the first person I.

[own]
ταῖς (tais)
Article - Dative Feminine Plural
Strong's Greek 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.

needs
χρείαις (chreiais)
Noun - Dative Feminine Plural
Strong's Greek 5532: From the base of chraomai or chre; employment, i.e. An affair; also occasion, demand, requirement or destitution.

and [those of]
καὶ (kai)
Conjunction
Strong's Greek 2532: And, even, also, namely.

my companions.
τοῖς (tois)
Article - Dative Masculine Plural
Strong's Greek 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.


Additional Translations
You yourselves know that these hands of mine have ministered to my own needs and those of my companions.

You yourselves know that these hands ministered to my needs and to those being with me.

Yes, you yourselves know, that these hands have ministered to my necessities, and to them that were with me.

Ye yourselves know that these hands ministered unto my necessities, and to them that were with me.

Yourselves know that these hands have ministered to my wants, and to those who were with me.

Ye yourselves know that these hands ministered unto my necessities, and to them that were with me.

And ye yourselves know, that these hands have ministered to my necessities, and to them that were with me.

You yourselves know that these hands of mine have provided for my own necessities and for the people with me.

You yourselves know that these hands served my necessities, and those who were with me.

and ye yourselves know that to my necessities, and to those who were with me, minister did these hands;
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