{Every man according to his ability} (kath(9373) euporeito
tis). Imperfect middle of eupore(935c), to be well off (from
euporos), old verb, but here alone in the N.T., "as any one was
well off." The sentence is a bit tangled in the Greek from Luke's
rush of ideas. Literally, "Of the disciples, as any one was able
(or well off), they determined (h(9372)isan, marked off the
horizon) each of them to send relief (eis diakonian, for
ministry) to the brethren who dwelt in Judaea." The worst of the
famine came A.D. 45. The warning by Agabus stirred the brethren
in Antioch to send the collection on ahead.