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Andδὲallπάντεςwho believedοἱ πιστεύοντεςwereἦσανtogetherἐπὶ τὸ αὐτὸandκαὶhadεἶχονall thingsἅπανταin common.κοινά
Acts 2:44
Study it in the app“And all who believed were together and had all things in common.”
The first community: teaching, breaking bread, prayer and sharing goodsFollowing JesusThe first believers: teaching, breaking bread, prayer, and a shared tableThe Church and CommunityThe first community shared teaching, bread, prayers, and goodsLoneliness
With the Greek beneath
Acts 2:44, word by word
- who believedπιστεύοντεςpisteuontes
trust
To trust in God or in Jesus.
Where else “pisteuontes” appears- wereἦσανēsan
be present
To be in a place or with someone.
Where else “ēsan” appears- hadεἶχονeichon
have
To count something or someone as one's own: goods, family, faith, power.
Where else “eichon” appears- all thingsἅπανταhapanta
all
All, every one without exception.
Where else “hapanta” appears- in commonκοινάkoina
common
What belongs to all or is shared.
Where else “koina” appears
The context
43And fear came upon every soul, and many wonders and signs were being done through the apostles.
44 · This verse (above)
45And they were selling their properties and possessions and distributing them to all, as anyone had need.
To study Acts 2 in a group
1. What it says
What happened on the day of Pentecost when the disciples were filled with the Holy Spirit, and what did the crowd hear? (vv. 4-8)
2. What it means
Peter explains what happened using the Scriptures and Jesus. What does he want the people to understand about Jesus? (vv. 22-36)
3. How I live it
The first believers shared teaching, meals and possessions (vv. 42-45). What could you share this week with someone close to you?