Charles Ellicott Commentary Acts 20:33

"I coveted no man`s silver, or gold, or apparel." — Acts 20:33 (ASV)

I have coveted no man’s silver, or gold, or apparel.—Compare the parallel of Samuel’s appeal to the people (1 Samuel 12:3). In each case, there was a special reason for what might otherwise seem an uncalled-for boast. Samuel’s sons had been guilty of corrupt practices, taking bribes and the like (1 Samuel 8:3).

Among the many calumnies against Saint Paul, one was that he used his apostolic ministry “as a cloak of covetousness.” (Compare 2 Corinthians 7:2; 2 Corinthians 12:17–18; 1 Thessalonians 2:5.)

On “apparel,” as constituting a large part of the personal estate of the East, see Notes on Matthew 6:19; James 5:2.