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Acts 4:34 KJV
Acts · chapter 4 · verse 34
Neither was there any among them that lacked: for as many as were possessors of lands or houses sold them, and brought the prices of the things that were sold,Acts 4:34 · King James Version
Acts 4:34 in context
32And the multitude of them that believed were of one heart and of one soul: neither said any of them that ought of the things which he possessed was his own; but they had all things common.
33And with great power gave the apostles witness of the resurrection of the Lord Jesus: and great grace was upon them all.
34Neither was there any among them that lacked: for as many as were possessors of lands or houses sold them, and brought the prices of the things that were sold,
35And laid them down at the apostles’ feet: and distribution was made unto every man according as he had need.
36And Joses, who by the apostles was surnamed Barnabas, (which is, being interpreted, The son of consolation,) a Levite, and of the country of Cyprus,
Commentary
Key words (Strong's)
- possessorsktētōra possessorG2935 →
- broughtpherōto carry, to carry some burden, to bear with one s self, to move by bearing move or, to…G5342 →
- lackedendeēsneedy, destituteG1729 →
- housesoikiaa house, an inhabited edifice, a dwelling, the inmates of a house, the family, property…G3614 →
- pricestimēa valuing by which the price is fixed, of the price itself, of the price paid or received…G5092 →
- amongenin, by, with etcG1722 →
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We have a general idea given us in these verses, and it is a very beautiful one, of the spirit and state of this truly primitive church; it is conspectus saeculi - a view of that age of infancy and innocence. I. The disciples loved one another dearly.
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 32-37