Acts 2:45 They sold property and possessions to give to anyone who had need.

◄ Acts 2:45 ►

Parallel Verses

New International Version
They sold property and possessions to give to anyone who had need.

English Standard Version
And they were selling their possessions and belongings and distributing the proceeds to all, as any had need.

New American Standard Bible
and they began selling their property and possessions and were sharing them with all, as anyone might have need.

King James Bible
And sold their possessions and goods, and parted them to all men, as every man had need.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
They sold their possessions and property and distributed the proceeds to all, as anyone had a need.

International Standard Version
They made it their practice to sell their possessions and goods and to distribute the proceeds to anyone who was in need.

American Standard Version
and they sold their possessions and goods, and parted them to all, according as any man had need.

Douay-Rheims Bible
Their possessions and goods they sold, and divided them to all, according as every one had need.

Darby Bible Translation
and sold their possessions and substance, and distributed them to all, according as any one might have need.

Young's Literal Translation
and the possessions and the goods they were selling, and were parting them to all, according as any one had need.

Commentaries

Matthew Henry's Commentary

2:42-47 In these verses we have the history of the truly primitive church, of the first days of it; its state of infancy indeed, but, like that, the state of its greatest innocence. They kept close to holy ordinances, and abounded in piety and devotion; for Christianity, when admitted in the power of it, will dispose the soul to communion with God in all those ways wherein he has appointed us to meet him, and has promised to meet us. The greatness of the event raised them above the world, and the Holy Ghost filled them with such love, as made every one to be to another as to himself, and so made all things common, not by destroying property, but doing away selfishness, and causing charity. And God who moved them to it, knew that they were quickly to be driven from their possessions in Judea. The Lord, from day to day, inclined the hearts of more to embrace the gospel; not merely professors, but such as were actually brought into a state of acceptance with God, being made partakers of regenerating grace. Those whom God has designed for eternal salvation, shall be effectually brought to Christ, till the earth is filled with the knowledge of his glory.

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown

44. all that believed were together, and had all things common—(See on [1940]Ac 4:34-37).