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Forγὰρthere wasἦνnotοὐδὲa needyἐνδεήςpersonτιςamongἐνthem,αὐτοῖςforγὰρas many asὅσοιwereὑπῆρχονownersκτήτορεςof landsχωρίωνorἢhousesοἰκιῶνwere selling themπωλοῦντεςand bringingἔφερονthe proceedsτὰς τιμὰςof what was soldτῶν πιπρασκομένων
Acts 4:34
Study it in the app“For there was not a needy person among them, for as many as were owners of lands or houses were selling them and bringing the proceeds of what was sold”
One heart and one soul; no one among them was in needThe Church and Community
With the Greek beneath
Acts 4:34, word by word
- there wasἦνēn
there is
Something exists somewhere, or happens.
Where else “ēn” appears- a needyἐνδεήςendeēs
needy
Needy, lacking what is necessary.
Where else “endeēs” appears- wereὑπῆρχονhypērchon
be
To exist, or to be already in a condition.
Where else “hypērchon” appears- ownersκτήτορεςktētores
owner
Owner, possessor.
Where else “ktētores” appears- of landsχωρίωνchōriōn
plot of land
A piece of land that someone owns and can sell or give.
Where else “chōriōn” appears- housesοἰκιῶνoikiōn
house
The building where a family lives.
Where else “oikiōn” appears- were selling themπωλοῦντεςpōlountes
sell
Sell.
Where else “pōlountes” appears- and bringingἔφερονepheron
bring
To carry or bring something or someone.
Where else “epheron” appears- the proceedsτιμὰςtimas
price
What is paid for something.
Where else “timas” appears- of what was soldπιπρασκομένωνpipraskomenōn
sell
Sell.
Where else “pipraskomenōn” appears
The context
33And with great power the apostles were giving testimony to the resurrection of the Lord Jesus, and great grace was upon them all.
34 · This verse (above)
35and laying them at the feet of the apostles, and it was distributed to each as anyone had need.
To study Acts 4 in a group
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?