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Andκαὶthey were sellingἐπίπρασκονtheirτὰpropertiesκτήματαandκαὶpossessionsτὰς ὑπάρξειςandκαὶdistributingδιεμέριζονthemαὐτὰto all,πᾶσινasκαθότι ἄνanyoneτιςhadεἶχενneed.χρείαν
Acts 2:45
Study it in the app“And they were selling their properties and possessions and distributing them to all, as anyone had need.”
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 2:45, word by word
- they were sellingἐπίπρασκονepipraskon
sell
Sell.
Where else “epipraskon” appears- propertiesκτήματαktēmata
property
Property, possession, estate.
Where else “ktēmata” appears- possessionsὑπάρξειςhyparxeis
possessions
Possessions, property, what one owns.
Where else “hyparxeis” appears- distributingδιεμέριζονdiemerizon
distribute
To share out among several.
Where else “diemerizon” appears- asκαθότιkathoti
as
Marks the measure followed in sharing or doing something.
Where else “kathoti” appears- hadεἶχενeichen
have
To count something or someone as one's own: goods, family, faith, power.
Where else “eichen” appears- needχρείανchreian
need
What is lacking, required.
Where else “chreian” appears
The context
44And all who believed were together and had all things in common.
45 · This verse (above)
46And every day continuing with one mind in the temple and breaking bread at home, they shared food with gladness and simplicity of heart,
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?