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class="clickchap" style="color:#001320" title="Click any translation name for full chapter">  (Click for Chapter)</a></div><div id="par"><span class="versiontext"><a href="/niv/acts/2.htm">New International Version</a></span><br />They sold property and possessions to give to anyone who had need.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/acts/2.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />They sold their property and possessions and shared the money with those in need.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/acts/2.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />And they were selling their possessions and belongings and distributing the proceeds to all, as any had need.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/acts/2.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />Selling their possessions and goods, they shared with anyone who was in need.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/blb/acts/2.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a></span><br />And they were selling the possessions and the goods, and were dividing them to all, as anyone had need.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/acts/2.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />And sold their possessions and goods, and parted them to all <i>men</i>, as every man had need.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/acts/2.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />and sold their possessions and goods, and divided them among all, as anyone had need.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/acts/2.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />and they would sell their property and possessions and share them with all, to the extent that anyone had need.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/acts/2.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />and they began selling their property and possessions and were sharing them with all, as anyone might have need.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/acts/2.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />and they <i>began</i> selling their property and possessions, and were sharing them with all, as anyone might have need.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/acts/2.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />and they <i>began</i> selling their property and possessions and were dividing them up with all, as anyone might have need.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/acts/2.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />And they <i>began</i> selling their property and possessions and were sharing the proceeds with all [the other believers], as anyone had need.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/acts/2.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />They sold their possessions and property and distributed the proceeds to all, as any had need.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/acts/2.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />They sold their possessions and property and distributed the proceeds to all, as anyone had a need.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/acts/2.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />and they sold their possessions and goods, and parted them to all, according as any man had need.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/acts/2.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />They would sell their property and possessions and give the money to whoever was in need. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/acts/2.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />and they sold their possessions and goods, and parted them to all, according as any man had need.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/acts/2.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />From time to time, they sold their property and other possessions and distributed the money to anyone who needed it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/acts/2.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />They would sell their property and possessions, and distribute the money among all, according to what each one needed. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/acts/2.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />They made it their practice to sell their possessions and goods and to distribute the proceeds to anyone who was in need. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/acts/2.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />Selling their possessions and goods, they shared with anyone who was in need.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/acts/2.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />and they began selling their property and possessions and distributing the proceeds to everyone, as anyone had need.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/acts/2.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />They sold their possessions and goods, and distributed them to all, according as anyone had need.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/acts/2.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />And sold their possessions and goods, and parted them to all men, as every man had need.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wey/acts/2.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a></span><br />They sold their lands and other property, and distributed the proceeds among all, according to every one's necessities.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/acts/2.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />They sold their possessions and goods, and distributed them to all, according as anyone had need. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/acts/2.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />and they were selling the possessions and the goods, and were parting them to all, according as anyone had need.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/blb/acts/2.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a></span><br />And they were selling the possessions and the goods, and were dividing them to all, as anyone had need.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/acts/2.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> and the possessions and the goods they were selling, and were parting them to all, according as any one had need.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/acts/2.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And sold possessions and goods, and divided them to all, as any one had need.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/acts/2.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />Their possessions and goods they sold, and divided them to all, according as every one had need. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/acts/2.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />They were selling their possessions and belongings, and dividing them to all, just as any of them had need.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/acts/2.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />they would sell their property and possessions and divide them among all according to each one’s need.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/acts/2.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />they would sell their possessions and goods and distribute the proceeds to all, as any had need.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/acts/2.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />And those who had possessions sold them and divided to each man according to his need.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/aramaic-plain-english/acts/2.htm">Aramaic Bible in Plain English</a></span><br />And those who had a possession were selling it and distributing to each man according to whatever was needed.<div class="vheading2"><b>NT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/anderson/acts/2.htm">Anderson New Testament</a></span><br />and they sold their possessions and goods, and distributed them to all, as each had need.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/godbey/acts/2.htm">Godbey New Testament</a></span><br />and they sold their possessions and personalities, and divided the same unto all, as each one had need.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/haweis/acts/2.htm">Haweis New Testament</a></span><br />and sold their possessions and goods, and divided them among all, as every one had need.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/mace/acts/2.htm">Mace New Testament</a></span><br />so that they sold their possessions and goods, and distributed the money to every one as his occasions required.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wey/acts/2.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a></span><br />They sold their lands and other property, and distributed the proceeds among all, according to every one's necessities.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/worrell/acts/2.htm">Worrell New Testament</a></span><br />and they were selling their possessions and goods, and were distributing them to all, according as any one had need.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/worsley/acts/2.htm">Worsley New Testament</a></span><br />And they sold <i>their</i> possessions and goods, and distributed to all, according as any one had need.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/acts/2-45.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/in5WTRQ9BSQ?start=623" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/acts/2.htm">The Fellowship of Believers</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">44</span>All the believers were together and had everything in common. <span class="reftext">45</span><span class="highl"><a href="/greek/2532.htm" title="2532: kai (Conj) -- And, even, also, namely. "></a> <a href="/greek/4097.htm" title="4097: epipraskon (V-IIA-3P) -- A reduplicated and prolonged form of prao; contracted from perao; to traffic, i.e. Dispose of as merchandise or into slavery.">Selling</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: ta (Art-ANP) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.">their</a> <a href="/greek/2933.htm" title="2933: ktēmata (N-ANP) -- From ktaomai; an acquirement, i.e. Estate.">possessions</a> <a href="/greek/2532.htm" title="2532: kai (Conj) -- And, even, also, namely. ">and</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: tas (Art-AFP) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the."></a> <a href="/greek/5223.htm" title="5223: hyparxeis (N-AFP) -- Goods, substance, property, possessions. From huparcho; existency or proprietorship, i.e. property, wealth.">goods,</a> <a href="/greek/2532.htm" title="2532: kai (Conj) -- And, even, also, namely. "></a> <a href="/greek/1266.htm" title="1266: diemerizon (V-IIA-3P) -- To divide up into parts, break up; I distribute. From dia and merizo; to partition thoroughly.">they shared with</a> <a href="/greek/846.htm" title="846: auta (PPro-AN3P) -- He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons."></a> <a href="/greek/3956.htm" title="3956: pasin (Adj-DMP) -- All, the whole, every kind of. Including all the forms of declension; apparently a primary word; all, any, every, the whole."></a> <a href="/greek/2530.htm" title="2530: kathoti (Adv) -- From kata; and hos and tis; according to which certain thing, i.e. As far as."></a> <a href="/greek/302.htm" title="302: an (Prtcl) -- A primary particle, denoting a supposition, wish, possibility or uncertainty."></a> <a href="/greek/5100.htm" title="5100: tis (IPro-NMS) -- Any one, some one, a certain one or thing. An enclitic indefinite pronoun; some or any person or object.">anyone</a> <a href="/greek/2192.htm" title="2192: eichen (V-IIA-3S) -- To have, hold, possess. Including an alternate form scheo skheh'-o; a primary verb; to hold.">who was in</a> <a href="/greek/5532.htm" title="5532: chreian (N-AFS) -- From the base of chraomai or chre; employment, i.e. An affair; also occasion, demand, requirement or destitution.">need.</a> </span> <span class="reftext">46</span>With one accord they continued to meet daily in the temple courts and to break bread from house to house, sharing their meals with gladness and sincerity of heart,…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/4-32.htm">Acts 4:32-35</a></span><br />The multitude of believers was one in heart and soul. No one claimed that any of his possessions was his own, but they shared everything they owned. / With great power the apostles continued to give their testimony about the resurrection of the Lord Jesus. And abundant grace was upon them all. / There were no needy ones among them, because those who owned lands or houses would sell their property, bring the proceeds from the sales, ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/12-33.htm">Luke 12:33</a></span><br />Sell your possessions and give to the poor. Provide yourselves with purses that will not wear out, an inexhaustible treasure in heaven, where no thief approaches and no moth destroys.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/19-21.htm">Matthew 19:21</a></span><br />Jesus told him, “If you want to be perfect, go, sell your possessions and give to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven. Then come, follow Me.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_corinthians/8-13.htm">2 Corinthians 8:13-15</a></span><br />It is not our intention that others may be relieved while you are burdened, but that there may be equality. / At the present time, your surplus will meet their need, so that in turn their surplus will meet your need. This way there will be equality. / As it is written: “He who gathered much had no excess, and he who gathered little had no shortfall.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_corinthians/9-6.htm">2 Corinthians 9:6-7</a></span><br />Remember this: Whoever sows sparingly will also reap sparingly, and whoever sows generously will also reap generously. / Each one should give what he has decided in his heart to give, not out of regret or compulsion. For God loves a cheerful giver.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_john/3-17.htm">1 John 3:17</a></span><br />If anyone with earthly possessions sees his brother in need, but withholds his compassion from him, how can the love of God abide in him?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/james/2-15.htm">James 2:15-16</a></span><br />Suppose a brother or sister is without clothes and daily food. / If one of you tells him, “Go in peace; stay warm and well fed,” but does not provide for his physical needs, what good is that?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/galatians/6-10.htm">Galatians 6:10</a></span><br />Therefore, as we have opportunity, let us do good to everyone, and especially to the family of faith.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/12-13.htm">Romans 12:13</a></span><br />Share with the saints who are in need. Practice hospitality.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hebrews/13-16.htm">Hebrews 13:16</a></span><br />And do not neglect to do good and to share with others, for with such sacrifices God is pleased.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/proverbs/19-17.htm">Proverbs 19:17</a></span><br />Kindness to the poor is a loan to the LORD, and He will repay the lender.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/15-7.htm">Deuteronomy 15:7-11</a></span><br />If there is a poor man among your brothers within any of the gates in the land that the LORD your God is giving you, then you are not to harden your heart or shut your hand from your poor brother. / Instead, you are to open your hand to him and freely loan him whatever he needs. / Be careful not to harbor this wicked thought in your heart: “The seventh year, the year of release, is near,” so that you look upon your poor brother begrudgingly and give him nothing. He will cry out to the LORD against you, and you will be guilty of sin. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/58-6.htm">Isaiah 58:6-7</a></span><br />Isn’t this the fast that I have chosen: to break the chains of wickedness, to untie the cords of the yoke, to set the oppressed free and tear off every yoke? / Isn’t it to share your bread with the hungry, to bring the poor and homeless into your home, to clothe the naked when you see him, and not to turn away from your own flesh and blood?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/leviticus/25-35.htm">Leviticus 25:35-37</a></span><br />Now if your countryman becomes destitute and cannot support himself among you, then you are to help him as you would a foreigner or stranger, so that he can continue to live among you. / Do not take any interest or profit from him, but fear your God, that your countryman may live among you. / You must not lend him your silver at interest or sell him your food for profit.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/18-7.htm">Ezekiel 18:7-8</a></span><br />He does not oppress another, but restores the pledge to the debtor. He does not commit robbery, but gives his bread to the hungry and covers the naked with clothing. / He does not engage in usury or take excess interest, but he withholds his hand from iniquity and executes true justice between men.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">And sold their possessions and goods, and parted them to all men, as every man had need.</p><p class="hdg">sold.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/acts/4-34.htm">Acts 4:34-37</a></b></br> Neither was there any among them that lacked: for as many as were possessors of lands or houses sold them, and brought the prices of the things that were sold, … </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/acts/5-1.htm">Acts 5:1,2</a></b></br> But a certain man named Ananias, with Sapphira his wife, sold a possession, … </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/acts/11-29.htm">Acts 11:29</a></b></br> Then the disciples, every man according to his ability, determined to send relief unto the brethren which dwelt in Judaea:</p><p class="hdg">parted.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/112-9.htm">Psalm 112:9</a></b></br> He hath dispersed, he hath given to the poor; his righteousness endureth for ever; his horn shall be exalted with honour.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/proverbs/11-24.htm">Proverbs 11:24,25</a></b></br> There is that scattereth, and yet increaseth; and <i>there is</i> that withholdeth more than is meet, but <i>it tendeth</i> to poverty… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/proverbs/19-17.htm">Proverbs 19:17</a></b></br> He that hath pity upon the poor lendeth unto the LORD; and that which he hath given will he pay him again.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/acts/2-3.htm">Distributed</a> <a href="/john/10-19.htm">Division</a> <a href="/john/2-14.htm">Exchanging</a> <a href="/luke/19-8.htm">Goods</a> <a href="/luke/12-16.htm">Lands</a> <a href="/acts/1-18.htm">Money</a> <a href="/matthew/27-55.htm">Necessities</a> <a href="/acts/2-29.htm">Need</a> <a href="/john/2-25.htm">One's</a> <a href="/acts/2-3.htm">Parted</a> <a href="/acts/2-3.htm">Parting</a> <a href="/luke/16-1.htm">Possessions</a> <a href="/john/15-26.htm">Proceeds</a> <a href="/john/15-19.htm">Property</a> <a href="/john/2-16.htm">Selling</a> <a href="/proverbs/29-24.htm">Sharing</a> <a href="/john/12-5.htm">Sold</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/acts/4-35.htm">Distributed</a> <a href="/acts/14-4.htm">Division</a> <a href="/acts/4-34.htm">Exchanging</a> <a href="/acts/16-14.htm">Goods</a> <a href="/acts/4-34.htm">Lands</a> <a href="/acts/3-3.htm">Money</a> <a href="/acts/20-34.htm">Necessities</a> <a href="/acts/4-34.htm">Need</a> <a href="/acts/13-23.htm">One's</a> <a href="/acts/15-39.htm">Parted</a> <a href="/acts/14-14.htm">Parting</a> <a href="/acts/4-32.htm">Possessions</a> <a href="/acts/4-34.htm">Proceeds</a> <a href="/acts/4-32.htm">Property</a> <a href="/genesis/25-33.htm">Selling</a> <a href="/romans/5-2.htm">Sharing</a> <a href="/acts/4-34.htm">Sold</a><div class="vheading2">Acts 2</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/acts/2-1.htm">The apostles, filled with the Holy Spirit, and speaking various languages, </a></span><br><span class="reftext">12. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/acts/2-12.htm">are admired by some, and derided by others;</a></span><br><span class="reftext">14. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/acts/2-14.htm">whom Peter disproves;</a></span><br><span class="reftext">37. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/acts/2-37.htm">he baptizes a great number who were converted;</a></span><br><span class="reftext">41. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/acts/2-41.htm">who afterwards devoutly and charitably converse together; </a></span><br><span class="reftext">43. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/acts/2-43.htm">the apostles working many miracles, </a></span><br><span class="reftext">46. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/acts/2-46.htm">and God daily increasing his church.</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/acts/2.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/acts/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/acts/2.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>Selling their possessions and goods</b><br>In the early church, believers demonstrated radical generosity by selling their possessions and goods. This act reflects the communal lifestyle of the early Christians, who prioritized the needs of the community over individual wealth. The practice of selling possessions is reminiscent of Jesus' teachings in the Gospels, such as in <a href="/matthew/19-21.htm">Matthew 19:21</a>, where Jesus tells the rich young ruler to sell his possessions and give to the poor. This action also echoes the Old Testament principles of caring for the needy, as seen in <a href="/deuteronomy/15-7.htm">Deuteronomy 15:7-11</a>. The early church's willingness to part with material goods underscores their commitment to living out the teachings of Christ and fostering a sense of unity and equality among believers.<p><b>they shared with anyone who was in need</b><br>The sharing of resources among the early Christians highlights the fulfillment of Jesus' command to love one's neighbor as oneself (<a href="/mark/12-31.htm">Mark 12:31</a>). This practice of sharing is a tangible expression of the love and compassion that characterized the early church. It also reflects the communal ethos found in the teachings of the apostles, such as in 1 <a href="/john/3-17.htm">John 3:17</a>, which emphasizes the importance of helping those in need. The early church's actions serve as a model for Christian communities, demonstrating the importance of generosity and selflessness. This practice also foreshadows the eschatological vision of a restored community where there is no lack, as seen in prophetic passages like <a href="/isaiah/65-21.htm">Isaiah 65:21-23</a>. The early Christians' commitment to sharing with those in need illustrates the transformative power of the Gospel in creating a new kind of community centered on Christ-like love and service.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/e/early_church_believers.htm">Early Church Believers</a></b><br>The early Christians who had just received the Holy Spirit at Pentecost and were living in Jerusalem. They were characterized by their unity and communal lifestyle.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/j/jerusalem.htm">Jerusalem</a></b><br>The city where these events took place, significant as the center of Jewish worship and the location of the early church's formation.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/p/pentecost.htm">Pentecost</a></b><br>The event preceding this verse, where the Holy Spirit descended upon the apostles, empowering them to preach the gospel in various languages.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/a/apostles.htm">Apostles</a></b><br>The leaders of the early church who were teaching and guiding the new believers in their faith and communal practices.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/c/community_of_believers.htm">Community of Believers</a></b><br>The collective group of individuals who had come to faith in Jesus Christ and were living out their faith in practical ways, such as sharing possessions.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/g/generosity_as_a_mark_of_true_faith.htm">Generosity as a Mark of True Faith</a></b><br>The early church's willingness to sell possessions and share with those in need demonstrates a profound level of generosity that should characterize all believers.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/c/community_and_unity.htm">Community and Unity</a></b><br><a href="/acts/2-45.htm">Acts 2:45</a> highlights the importance of community and unity within the body of Christ, where believers support one another materially and spiritually.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/s/stewardship_of_resources.htm">Stewardship of Resources</a></b><br>This verse challenges Christians to view their possessions as tools for ministry and service, rather than personal gain.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/trust_in_god's_provision.htm">Trust in God's Provision</a></b><br>By sharing their goods, the early Christians showed trust in God's provision, believing that He would meet their needs as they met the needs of others.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/p/practical_love_and_compassion.htm">Practical Love and Compassion</a></b><br>The actions of the early church serve as a model for practical love and compassion, encouraging believers to actively seek ways to help those in need.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_acts_2.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Acts 2</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_can_you_prioritize_others_today.htm">How can you put others before yourself today?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_does_the_bible_depict_lions'_power.htm">How does fellowship strengthen our faith and community?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/bible's_view_on_socialism.htm">What is the Bible's perspective on socialism?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_to_share_good_news_with_the_poor.htm">How can we share the Good News with the poor?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/acts/2.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(45) <span class= "bld">And sold their possessions and goods.</span>--The verbs throughout this description are in the imperfect tense, as expressing the constant recurrence of the act. The Greek words for "possessions" and "goods" both mean "property," the former as a thing acquired, the latter as that which belongs to a man for the time being. Custom, however, had introduced a technical distinction, and "possessions" stands for real property, "goods" for personal. So in <a href="/acts/5-1.htm" title="But a certain man named Ananias, with Sapphira his wife, sold a possession,">Acts 5:1</a>; <a href="/acts/5-3.htm" title="But Peter said, Ananias, why has Satan filled your heart to lie to the Holy Ghost, and to keep back part of the price of the land?">Acts 5:3</a>; <a href="/acts/5-8.htm" title="And Peter answered to her, Tell me whether you sold the land for so much? And she said, Yes, for so much.">Acts 5:8</a>, the former word is used interchangeably with that which is translated "field," and in the LXX. of <a href="/proverbs/23-10.htm" title="Remove not the old landmark; and enter not into the fields of the fatherless:">Proverbs 23:10</a>; <a href="/proverbs/31-16.htm" title="She considers a field, and buys it: with the fruit of her hands she plants a vineyard.">Proverbs 31:16</a>, is used both for "field" and "vineyard."<p><span class= "bld">As every man had need.</span>--The words imply at least the endeavour to discriminate. The money was not given literally to every one who applied for it, and so the way was prepared for more fixed and definite rules. . . . <div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/acts/2.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 45.</span> <span class="accented">- They sold</span> for <span class="accented">sold</span>, A.V.; <span class="accented">all</span> for <span class="accented">all men</span>, A.V. ; <span class="accented">according as any</span> for as <span class="accented">every</span>, A.V. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/acts/2-45.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Greek</div><span class="word">Selling</span><br /><span class="grk">ἐπίπρασκον</span> <span class="translit">(epipraskon)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_4097.htm">Strong's 4097: </a> </span><span class="str2">A reduplicated and prolonged form of prao; contracted from perao; to traffic, i.e. Dispose of as merchandise or into slavery.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">[their]</span><br /><span class="grk">τὰ</span> <span class="translit">(ta)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article - Accusative Neuter Plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> </span><span class="str2">The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">possessions</span><br /><span class="grk">κτήματα</span> <span class="translit">(ktēmata)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - Accusative Neuter Plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_2933.htm">Strong's 2933: </a> </span><span class="str2">From ktaomai; an acquirement, i.e. Estate.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and</span><br /><span class="grk">καὶ</span> <span class="translit">(kai)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunction<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_2532.htm">Strong's 2532: </a> </span><span class="str2">And, even, also, namely. </span><br /><br /><span class="word">goods,</span><br /><span class="grk">ὑπάρξεις</span> <span class="translit">(hyparxeis)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - Accusative Feminine Plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_5223.htm">Strong's 5223: </a> </span><span class="str2">Goods, substance, property, possessions. From huparcho; existency or proprietorship, i.e. property, wealth.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">they shared with</span><br /><span class="grk">διεμέριζον</span> <span class="translit">(diemerizon)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_1266.htm">Strong's 1266: </a> </span><span class="str2">To divide up into parts, break up; I distribute. From dia and merizo; to partition thoroughly.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">anyone</span><br /><span class="grk">τις</span> <span class="translit">(tis)</span><br /><span class="parse">Interrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Nominative Masculine Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_5100.htm">Strong's 5100: </a> </span><span class="str2">Any one, some one, a certain one or thing. An enclitic indefinite pronoun; some or any person or object.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">who was in</span><br /><span class="grk">εἶχεν</span> <span class="translit">(eichen)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_2192.htm">Strong's 2192: </a> </span><span class="str2">To have, hold, possess. Including an alternate form scheo skheh'-o; a primary verb; to hold.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">need.</span><br /><span class="grk">χρείαν</span> <span class="translit">(chreian)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_5532.htm">Strong's 5532: </a> </span><span class="str2">From the base of chraomai or chre; employment, i.e. An affair; also occasion, demand, requirement or destitution.</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/acts/2-45.htm">Acts 2:45 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/acts/2-45.htm">Acts 2:45 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/acts/2-45.htm">Acts 2:45 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/acts/2-45.htm">Acts 2:45 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/acts/2-45.htm">Acts 2:45 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/acts/2-45.htm">Acts 2:45 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/acts/2-45.htm">Acts 2:45 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/acts/2-45.htm">Acts 2:45 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/acts/2-45.htm">Acts 2:45 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/acts/2-45.htm">Acts 2:45 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/acts/2-45.htm">NT Apostles: Acts 2:45 They sold their possessions and goods (Acts of the Apostles Ac) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/acts/2-44.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Acts 2:44"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Acts 2:44" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/acts/2-46.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Acts 2:46"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Acts 2:46" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>