'...It is more blessed to give than to receive.'--ACTS xx. 35.
How 'many other things Jesus did' and said 'which are not written in
this book'! Here is one precious unrecorded word, which was floating
down to the ocean of oblivion when Paul drew it to shore and so
enriched the world. There is, however, a saying recorded, which is
essentially parallel in content though differing in garb, 'The Son of
Man came not to be ministered unto, but to minister.' It is tempting to
think that the text gives a glimpse into the deep fountains of the pure
blessedness of Jesus Himself, and was a transcript of His own human
experience. It helps us to understand how the Man of Sorrows could give
as a legacy to His followers 'My joy,' and could speak of it as abiding
and full.