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Acts 2

Acts 2:45

The Fellowship of Believers · Acts 2:42–47
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Translations

Modern
Selling their possessions and goods, they shared with anyone who was in need.
Traditional
And sold their possessions and goods, and parted them to all men, as every man had need.
Literal
And they were selling the possessions and the goods and were dividing them to all, as anyone had need.
Latin
Possessiones et substantias vendebant, et dividebant illa omnibus, prout cuique opus erat.

Interlinear

Greek
English
Selling their possessions and goods, they shared with anyone who was in need.

Notes

Acts 2:42–47

Luke makes a clear connection between personal faith and belonging to the Christian community. Life in this new community included:

  • devotion to the teaching of the apostles from God’s word,

  • fellowship,

  • sharing,

  • joy, and

  • praise.

As a result, the Lord continued to add to their number those who were being saved.

Events

Parallels

Acts 4:32–37

Glossary

Alms Book of the Acts of the Apostles Church Meetings Fellowship God, Being and Attributes of Jesus Christ Lord’s Day Lord’s Supper, the Parthia, Parthians Peter, the Apostle Poor, the Repentance

Topics

All Christians should be As Missionaries in Devoting all Property to God Alms: Giving: The Early Christians Beneficence: The First Christians Commitment to Church Communism: General Scriptures Concerning Fellowship of the Righteous Helping One Another Liberality in Jerusalem Liberality: Christians Self-Denial: The Christians Self-Denial: The Early Christians, in Having Everything in Common Sharing Wealth