Believers Sharing

32 Now the large group of those who believed were of one heart and mind, and no one said that any of his possessions was his own, but instead they held everything in common.(A) 33 And the apostles were giving testimony with great power to the resurrection of the Lord Jesus, and great grace was on all of them.(B) 34 For there was not a needy person among them, because all those who owned lands or houses sold them, brought the proceeds of the things that were sold,(C) 35 and laid them at the apostles’ feet. This was then distributed for each person’s basic needs.[a](D)

36 Joseph, a Levite and a Cypriot by birth, the one the apostles called Barnabas, which is translated Son of Encouragement,(E) 37 sold a field he owned, brought the money, and laid it at the apostles’ feet.(F)

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Footnotes

  1. Acts 4:35 Lit person as anyone had need

32 Now de the ho whole group plēthos of ho those who believed pisteuō were eimi of one heis heart kardia and kai soul psychē, and kai not oude even one heis said legō that anything tis that ho belonged hyparchō to him autos was eimi his idios own , but alla everything hapas was eimi common property koinos for them autos. 33 And kai with great megas power dynamis the ho apostles apostolos continued to give apodidōmi the ho testimony martyrion of the ho resurrection anastasis of the ho Lord kyrios Jesus Iēsous, and te great megas grace charis was eimi upon epi them autos all pas. 34 For gar there was eimi not oude a needy endeēs person tis among en them autos, for gar as hosos many as were hyparchō owners ktētōr of land chōrion or ē houses oikia sold pōleō them and brought pherō the ho proceeds timē from ho what was sold pipraskō 35 and kai placed tithēmi it at para the ho apostles’ apostolos feet pous; · ho and de they distributed diadidōmi to each hekastos according as kathoti anyone tis had echō need chreia. 36 And de Joseph Iōsēph, who ho was surnamed epikaleō Barnabas Barnabas by apo the ho apostles apostolos ( when translated methermēneuō means hos eimi, “ Son hyios of Encouragement paraklēsis”), a Levite Leuitēs, a Cypriot Kyprios by ho race genos, 37 sold pōleō a field agros that belonged hyparchō to him autos and brought pherō the ho money chrēma and kai placed tithēmi it at pros the ho apostles’ apostolos feet pous. · ho

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