Acts 4:32–35
One heart and one soul; no one among them was in need
Study it word by word32And 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.
33And with great power the apostles were giving testimony to the resurrection of the Lord Jesus, and great grace was upon them all.
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
35and laying them at the feet of the apostles, and it was distributed to each as anyone had need.
In its context
30while you stretch out your hand to heal, and that signs and wonders may take place through the name of your holy servant Jesus.”
31And 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.
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36And Joseph, who was called Barnabas by the apostles (which is, translated, Son of Comfort), a Levite, a Cypriot by birth,
37since he had a field, sold it, brought the money and laid it at the feet of the apostles.
Its words in the original
- πλήθουςplēthous· crowd, great number
Crowd, great number.
- πιστευσάντωνpisteusantōn· believe
Believe, trust.
- ἦνēn· be
Be, exist.
- καρδίαkardia· heart
Heart: the center of the person, where one thinks, feels and decides.
- ψυχὴpsychē· soul, life
Soul: a person's life, the person himself.
- μίαmia· one
One.
- ὑπαρχόντωνhyparchontōn· be, exist
Be, exist, be present; "what one has", one's possessions.
- ἔλεγενelegen· say
Say, speak; in the passive, "be called".
- ἴδιονidion· own
One's own, his own.
- κοινάkoina· common, unclean
Common; unclean by the ritual rules.
- δυνάμειdynamei· power, mighty work
Power, strength, ability. In the plural, works of power: miracles.
- μεγάλῃmegalēi· great
Great, large.
- ἀπεδίδουνapedidoun· give back, pay
Pay, give back, give what is owed.
- μαρτύριονmartyrion· testimony, evidence
Testimony, evidence.
- ἀπόστολοιapostoloi· apostle, one sent
Apostle: "one sent", a messenger with a mission. This was the name given to the Twelve whom Jesus chose.
- ἀναστάσεωςanastaseōs· resurrection
Resurrection: coming back to life after death.
- κυρίουkyriou· Lord, lord
Lord, master, owner. Said of God, the Lord; in Old Testament quotations it stands for the name YHWH.
- ἸησοῦIēsou· Jesus
Jesus, the Greek form of the Hebrew Yehoshua (Joshua), which means "YHWH saves". It is the name the angel told Joseph to give him (Matthew 1:21).
- χάριςcharis· grace
Grace, favor.
- ἐνδεήςendeēs· needy
Needy, lacking what is necessary.
- κτήτορεςktētores· owner
Owner, possessor.
- χωρίωνchōriōn· field, plot of land
Place, piece of land.
- οἰκιῶνoikiōn· house
House, home.
- πωλοῦντεςpōlountes· sell
Sell.
- ἔφερονepheron· carry, bring
Carry, bring.
- τιμὰςtimas· honor, price
Price; also honor.
- πιπρασκομένωνpipraskomenōn· sell
Sell.
- ἐτίθουνetithoun· put, lay
Put, place, lay down.
- πόδαςpodas· foot
Foot.
- διεδίδετοdiedideto· distribute
Hand out, distribute.
- ἑκάστῳhekastōi· each
Each, each one.
- καθότιkathoti· because, as
Because, since; also according as.
- χρείανchreian· need
Need; what is lacking.
- εἶχενeichen· have
Have, possess, hold.