Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version All the believers were together and had everything in common. New Living Translation And all the believers met together in one place and shared everything they had. English Standard Version And all who believed were together and had all things in common. Berean Standard Bible All the believers were together and had everything in common. Berean Literal Bible And all those having believed were together the same, and having all things in common. King James Bible And all that believed were together, and had all things common; New King James Version Now all who believed were together, and had all things in common, New American Standard Bible And all the believers were together and had all things in common; NASB 1995 And all those who had believed were together and had all things in common; NASB 1977 And all those who had believed were together, and had all things in common; Legacy Standard Bible And all those who had believed were together and had all things in common; Amplified Bible And all those who had believed [in Jesus as Savior] were together and had all things in common [considering their possessions to belong to the group as a whole]. Christian Standard Bible Now all the believers were together and held all things in common. Holman Christian Standard Bible Now all the believers were together and held all things in common. American Standard Version And all that believed were together, and had all things common; Aramaic Bible in Plain English And all those who believed were together and everything they had was communal. Contemporary English Version All the Lord's followers often met together, and they shared everything they had. Douay-Rheims Bible And all they that believed, were together, and had all things common. English Revised Version And all that believed were together, and had all things common; GOD'S WORD® Translation All the believers kept meeting together, and they shared everything with each other. Good News Translation All the believers continued together in close fellowship and shared their belongings with one another. International Standard Version All the believers were united and shared everything with one another. Literal Standard Version and all those believing were at the same place, and had all things common, Majority Standard Bible All the believers were together and had everything in common. New American Bible All who believed were together and had all things in common; NET Bible All who believed were together and held everything in common, New Revised Standard Version All who believed were together and had all things in common; New Heart English Bible All who believed were together, and had all things in common. Webster's Bible Translation And all that believed were together, and had all things common; Weymouth New Testament And all the believers kept together, and had everything in common. World English Bible All who believed were together, and had all things in common. Young's Literal Translation and all those believing were at the same place, and had all things common, Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context The Fellowship of Believers…43A sense of awe came over everyone, and the apostles performed many wonders and signs. 44 All the believers were together and had everything in common. 45Selling their possessions and goods, they shared with anyone who was in need.… Cross References Acts 4:32 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. Acts 4:37 sold a field he owned, brought the money, and laid it at the apostles' feet. Acts 5:2 With his wife's full knowledge, he kept back some of the proceeds for himself, but brought a portion and laid it at the apostles' feet. Treasury of Scripture And all that believed were together, and had all things common; had. Acts 4:32 And the multitude of them that believed were of one heart and of one soul: neither said any of them that ought of the things which he possessed was his own; but they had all things common. Acts 5:4 Whiles it remained, was it not thine own? and after it was sold, was it not in thine own power? why hast thou conceived this thing in thine heart? thou hast not lied unto men, but unto God. Acts 6:1-3 And in those days, when the number of the disciples was multiplied, there arose a murmuring of the Grecians against the Hebrews, because their widows were neglected in the daily ministration… Jump to Previous Believed Believers Believing Common Faith Kept TogetherJump to Next Believed Believers Believing Common Faith Kept TogetherActs 2 1. The apostles, filled with the Holy Spirit, and speaking various languages, 12. are admired by some, and derided by others; 14. whom Peter disproves; 37. he baptizes a great number who were converted; 41. who afterwards devoutly and charitably converse together; 43. the apostles working many miracles, 46. and God daily increasing his church. (44) All that believed were together. . . .--The writer dwells with a manifest delight on this picture of what seemed to him the true ideal of a human society. Here there was a literal fulfilment of his Lord's words (Luke 12:33), a society founded, not on the law of self-interest and competition, but on sympathy and self-denial. They had all things in common, not by a compulsory abolition of the rights of property (see Acts 5:4), but by the spontaneous energy of love. The gift of the Spirit showed its power, not only in tongues and prophecy, but in the more excellent way of charity. It was well that that inimitable glow of love should manifest itself for a time to be a beacon-light to after ages, even if experience taught the Church in course of time that this generous and general distribution was not the wisest method of accomplishing permanent good, and that here also a discriminate economy, such as St. Paul taught (2Thessalonians 3:10; 1Timothy 3:8), was necessary as a safe-guard against abuse. It was, we may perhaps believe, partly in consequence of the rapid exhaustion of its resources thus brought about, that the Church at Jerusalem became dependent for many years upon the bounty of the churches of the Gentiles. (See Note on Acts 11:29.)Verse 44. - Were together (ἐπὶ τὸ αὐτό; see Acts 1:15, note, and above, ver. 42). Had all things common. Just as the Transfiguration gave a passing glimpse of the state of glory, so here we have a specimen of what Christian love and unity in its perfection, and unchecked by contact with the world without, would, and perhaps some day will, produce. But even at Jerusalem this bright vision of a paradise on earth was soon troubled by the earthly dissensions recorded in Acts 6; and the Christian community received a timely lesson that things good in themselves are not always practicable in an evil world, where sluggish virtues require the stimulants of bodily wants to draw them out and strengthen them, and where hypocrisy often claims the kindly offices which are due only to disciples indeed. Parallel Commentaries ... Greek AllΠάντες (Pantes) Adjective - Nominative Masculine Plural Strong's 3956: All, the whole, every kind of. Including all the forms of declension; apparently a primary word; all, any, every, the whole. the οἱ (hoi) Article - Nominative Masculine Plural Strong's 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the. believers πιστεύοντες (pisteuontes) Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Plural Strong's 4100: From pistis; to have faith, i.e. Credit; by implication, to entrust. were ἦσαν (ēsan) Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural Strong's 1510: I am, exist. The first person singular present indicative; a prolonged form of a primary and defective verb; I exist. together ἐπὶ (epi) Preposition Strong's 1909: On, to, against, on the basis of, at. and καὶ (kai) Conjunction Strong's 2532: And, even, also, namely. had εἶχον (eichon) Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural Strong's 2192: To have, hold, possess. Including an alternate form scheo skheh'-o; a primary verb; to hold. everything ἅπαντα (hapanta) Adjective - Accusative Neuter Plural Strong's 537: All, the whole, altogether. Absolutely all or every one. in common. κοινά (koina) Adjective - Accusative Neuter Plural Strong's 2839: Probably from sun; common, i.e. shared by all or several, or profane. Links Acts 2:44 NIVActs 2:44 NLT Acts 2:44 ESV Acts 2:44 NASB Acts 2:44 KJV Acts 2:44 BibleApps.com Acts 2:44 Biblia Paralela Acts 2:44 Chinese Bible Acts 2:44 French Bible Acts 2:44 Catholic Bible NT Apostles: Acts 2:44 All who believed were together and had (Acts of the Apostles Ac) |
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