Acts 2:44 BSB — MannaFest

Acts 2:44

All the believers were together and had everything in common.

BSB

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ASV

And all that believed were together, and had all things common;

KJV

And all that believed were together, and had all things common;

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Commentary

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Adam Clarke

1762–1832

Commentary on the Bible (1832)

And, all that believed - Οἱ πιστευοντες, The believers, i.e. those who conscientiously credited the doctrine concerning the incarnation, crucifixion, resurrection, and ascension of Jesus Christ, and had, in consequence, received redemption in his blood. Were together - Επι το αυτο. “These words signify either, in one time, Act 3:1; or in one place, Act 2:1; or in one thing.

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Matthew Henry

1662–1714

Commentary on the Whole Bible (1710)

But it was at Jerusalem, because this had been the place which God chose, to put his name there, and the prophecy was that thence the word of the Lord should go forth to all nations, Isa. ii. It was now the place of the general rendezvous of all devout people: here God had promised to meet them and bless them; here therefore he meets them with this blessing of blessings.

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Original language & word study

12 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
πάντες	pantes	All	G3956 →
δὲ	de	now	G1161 →
οἱ	hoi	those	G3588 →
πιστεύοντες	pisteuontes	believing	G4100 →
ἦσαν	ēsan	were	G1510 →
ἐπὶ	epi	together	G1909 →
τὸ	to	the	G3588 →
αὐτὸ	auto	same	G846 →
καὶ	kai	and	G2532 →
εἶχον	eichon	were having	G2192 →
ἅπαντα	hapanta	all things	G537 →
κοινά,	koina	in common,	G2839 →

Rare words are the text's own signal of a deliberate thread: the fewer the occurrences, the more the places it appears belong together.

The walk

The walk8

Where the connections lead

Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.

Through
2 Corinthians 8:9
For you know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, that though He was rich, yet for your sakes He became poor, so that you through His poverty might become rich.
leads to
- Romans 8:32
  He who did not spare His own Son but gave Him up for us all, how will He not also, along with Him, freely give us all things?
- Philippians 2:6–8
  Who, existing in the form of God, did not consider equality with God something to be grasped,
- Matthew 20:28
  just as the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give His life as a ransom for many.”
- Romans 5:8
  But God proves His love for us in this: While we were still sinners, Christ died for us.
- 2 Corinthians 6:10
  sorrowful, yet always rejoicing; poor, yet making many rich; having nothing, and yet possessing everything.
Through
Acts 4:32
The multitude of believers was one in heart and soul. No one claimed that any of his possessions was his own, but they shared everything they owned.
leads to
- 1 Corinthians 1:10
  I appeal to you, brothers, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that all of you agree together, so that there may be no divisions among you and that you may be united…
- Ephesians 4:2–6
  with all humility and gentleness, with patience, bearing with one another in love,
- 1 Peter 3:8
  Finally, all of you, be like-minded and sympathetic, love as brothers, be tenderhearted and humble.