Study it in the app“And the multitude of those who had believed was of one heart and soul, and not even one said that any of the things he possessed was his own, but they had all things in common.”
One heart and one soul; no one among them was in needThe Church and Community
Andδὲthe multitudeΤοῦ πλήθουςof those who had believedτῶν πιστευσάντωνwasἦνof oneμίαheartκαρδίαandκαὶsoul,ψυχὴandκαὶnot evenοὐδὲoneεἷςsaidἔλεγενthat anyτιof the thingsτῶνhe possessedὑπαρχόντων αὐτῷwasεἶναιhis own,ἴδιονbutἀλλ’they hadἦν αὐτοῖςall thingsπάνταin common.κοινά
crowd
Many persons gathered.
Where else “plēthous” appearstrust
To trust in God or in Jesus.
Where else “pisteusantōn” appearsbe
To be: says who or what something is.
Where else “ēn” appearssingle
Just one, or united as one.
Where else “mia” appearsheart
Heart: the center of the person, where one thinks, feels and decides.
Where else “kardia” appearssoul
A person's innermost self: what they feel and desire.
Where else “psychē” appearssay
To express something in words to others.
Where else “elegen” appearspossessions
What one has, one's belongings.
Where else “hyparchontōn” appearsown
What belongs to someone; their people, their family.
Where else “idion” appearscommon
What belongs to all or is shared.
Where else “koina” appears31And when they had prayed, the place in which they were gathered together was shaken, and all were filled with the Holy Spirit and were speaking the word of God with boldness.
32 · This verse (above)
33And with great power the apostles were giving testimony to the resurrection of the Lord Jesus, and great grace was upon them all.
1. What it says
Peter and John are questioned by the council. What do they say, and what do the rulers notice about them? (vv. 8-13)
2. What it means
Why do Peter and John answer that they cannot stop speaking about what they saw and heard? (vv. 19-20)
3. How I live it
The believers were of one heart, and no one lacked anything (vv. 32-35). Whom around you could you help today in a concrete way?
