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andκαὶlaying themἐτίθουνatπαρὰthe feetτοὺς πόδαςof the apostles,τῶν ἀποστόλωνandδὲit was distributedδιεδίδετοto eachἑκάστῳasκαθότι ἄνanyoneτιςhadεἶχενneed.χρείαν
Acts 4:35
Study it in the app“and laying them at the feet of the apostles, and it was distributed to each as anyone had need.”
One heart and one soul; no one among them was in needThe Church and Community
With the Greek beneath
Acts 4:35, word by word
- laying themἐτίθουνetithoun
put
To put something somewhere.
Where else “etithoun” appears- the feetπόδαςpodas
foot
Foot.
Where else “podas” appears- of the apostlesἀποστόλωνapostolōn
apostle
One of those Jesus chose and sent.
Where else “apostolōn” appears- it was distributedδιεδίδετοdiedideto
distribute
Hand out, distribute.
Where else “diedideto” appears- to eachἑκάστῳhekastōi
each
Each, each one.
Where else “hekastōi” 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
34For 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
35 · This verse (above)
36And Joseph, who was called Barnabas by the apostles (which is, translated, Son of Comfort), a Levite, a Cypriot by birth,
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?