Hebrews 13:16 But to do good and to communicate forget not: for with such sacrifices God is well pleased. The Rev. Spencer Compton, an evangelical minister at Boulogne, relates the following incident: "During a voyage to India, I sat one dark evening in my cabin feeling thoroughly unwell, as the sea was rising fast and I was but a poor sailor. Suddenly the cry of 'Man overboard!' made me spring to my feet. I heard a trampling overhead, but resolved not to go on deck lest I should interfere with the crew in their efforts to save the poor man. 'What can I do?' I asked myself, and instantly unhooking my lamp, I held it near the top of my cabin and close to my bull's-eye window, that its light might shine on the sea, and as near the ship as possible. In half-a-minute's time I heard the joyful cry, 'It's all right, he's safe,' upon which I put my lamp in its place. The next day, however, I was told that my little lamp was the sole means of saving the man's life; it was only by the timely light which shone upon him that the knotted rope could be thrown so as to reach him." Parallel Verses KJV: But to do good and to communicate forget not: for with such sacrifices God is well pleased.WEB: But don't forget to be doing good and sharing, for with such sacrifices God is well pleased. |
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