Acts 2:45 BSB — MannaFest

Acts 2:45

Selling their possessions and goods, they shared with anyone who was in need.

BSB

Parallel translations (2) ▾

ASV

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

KJV

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

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Commentary

1 voice

Theophylact of Ohrid

Commentary on Acts (1107)

And the words "according to each one's need" he uses not simply, but in the sense of "stewardship," because this expression shows that the apostles did not act as the philosophers among the Greeks, of whom some abandoned their fields, and others threw much gold …

The record, by era

The Puritans and the Awakening2 voices

John Wesley

1703–1791

Explanatory Notes upon the New Testament (1755)

And if the whole Christian Church had continued in this spirit, this usage must have continued through all ages. To affirm therefore that Christ did not design it should continue, is neither more nor less than to affirm, that Christ did not design this measure of love should continue.

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.

The Nineteenth Century1 voice

Albert Barnes

1798–1870

Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869)

And sold - That is, they sold as much as was necessary in order to procure the means of providing for the needs of each other. Possessions - Property, particularly real estate. This word, κτήματα ktēmata, refers properly to their fixed property, as lands, houses, vineyards, etc. The word rendered “goods,” ὑπάρξεις huparxeis, refers to their personal or movable “property.” And parted them to all - They distributed them to supply the needs of their poorer brethren, according to their necessities. As every man had need - This expression limits and fixes the meaning of what is said before.

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Original language & word study

16 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
καὶ	kai	and	G2532 →
τὰ	ta	the	G3588 →
κτήματα	ktēmata	possessions	G2933 →
καὶ	kai	and	G2532 →
τὰς	tas	the	G3588 →
ὑπάρξεις	huparxeis	goods	G5223 →
ἐπίπρασκον	epipraskon	they were selling	G4097 →
καὶ	kai	and	G2532 →
διεμέριζον	diemerizon	they were dividing	G1266 →
αὐτὰ	auta	them	G846 →
πᾶσιν	pasin	to all	G3956 →
καθότι	kathoti	as	G2530 →
ἄν	an	would	G302 →
τις	tis	anyone	G5100 →
χρείαν	chreian	need	G5532 →
εἶχεν·	eichen	had;	G2192 →

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The walk

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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
1 John 3:17
If anyone with earthly possessions sees his brother in need, but withholds his compassion from him, how can the love of God abide in him?
leads to
- Hebrews 13:16
  And do not neglect to do good and to share with others, for with such sacrifices God is pleased.
- Isaiah 58:7–10
  Isn’t it to share your bread with the hungry, to bring the poor and homeless into your home, to clothe the naked when you see him, and not to turn away from your own…
- 1 John 4:20
  If anyone says, “I love God,” but hates his brother, he is a liar. For anyone who does not love his brother, whom he has seen, cannot love God, whom he has not seen.
- Deuteronomy 15:7–11
  If there is a poor man among your brothers within any of the gates in the land that the LORD your God is giving you, then you are not to harden your heart or…
Through
Proverbs 19:17
Kindness to the poor is a loan to the LORD, and He will repay the lender.
leads to
- Proverbs 28:27
  Whoever gives to the poor will not be in need, but he who hides his eyes will receive many curses.
- Hebrews 6:10
  For God is not unjust. He will not forget your work and the love you have shown for His name as you have ministered to the saints and continue to do so.
- Luke 6:38
  Give, and it will be given to you. A good measure, pressed down, shaken together, and running over will be poured into your lap. For with the measure you use, it will be measured…
- 2 Corinthians 9:6–8
  Remember this: Whoever sows sparingly will also reap sparingly, and whoever sows generously will also reap generously.