Luke 9:3 And he said to them, Take nothing for your journey, neither staves, nor money, neither bread, neither money… The Rev. H. Davies, sometimes called "the Welsh Apostle," was walking early one Sabbath morning to a place where he was to preach. He was overtaken by a clergyman on horseback, who complained that he could not get above half a guinea for a discourse. "Oh sir," said Mr. Davies, "I preach for a crown"; "Do you?" replied the stranger; "then you are a disgrace to the cloth." To this rude observation he returned this meek answer, "Perhaps I shall be held in still greater disgrace, in your estimation, when I inform you that I am now going nine miles to preach, and have but sevenpence in my pocket to bear my expenses out and in; but I look forward to that crown of glory which my Lord and Saviour will freely bestow upon me when He makes His appearance before an assembled world." Parallel Verses KJV: And he said unto them, Take nothing for your journey, neither staves, nor scrip, neither bread, neither money; neither have two coats apiece. |
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