Acts 2:45

"All who believed were together, and had all things in common."

Key Reflection

This verse highlights the unity and shared faith among early believers, emphasizing that their collective belief bound them together, even to the extent of sharing material possessions. It underscores both spiritual fellowship and practical cooperation within the nascent Christian community.

From the Scholars: Barnes' Notes

Verse 45. And sold. That is, they sold as much as was necessary in order to procure the means of providing for the wants of each other. Possessions. Property, particularly real estate. This word kthmata refers, properly, to their fixed property, as lands, houses, vineyards, etc. The word rendered goods, uparxeiv, refers to their personal or movable property. And parted them to all. They distributed them to supply the wants of their poorer brethren, according to their necessities. As every man had need. This expression limits and fixes the meaning of what is said before.

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