Acts 2:45

Acts 2:45 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And sold their possessions and goods, and parted them to all men, as every man had need.
• New International Version (NIV)They sold property and possessions to give to anyone who had need.
• English Standard Version (ESV)And they were selling their possessions and belongings and distributing the proceeds to all, as any had need.
• New King James Version (NKJV)and sold their possessions and goods, and divided them among all, as anyone had need.

Context of Acts 2:45

43A sense of awe came over everyone, and the apostles performed many wonders and signs. 44All the believers were together and had everything in common. Selling their possessions and goods, they shared with anyone who was in need. 46With one accord they continued to meet daily in the temple courts and to break bread from house to house, sharing their meals with gladness and sincerity of heart, 47praising God and enjoying the favor of all the people. And the Lord added to their number daily those who were being saved.

Acts 2:45 word by word

καὶ τὰ κτήματα καὶ τὰς ὑπάρξεις ἐπίπρασκον καὶ διεμέριζον αὐτὰ πᾶσιν καθότι ἄν τις χρείαν εἶχεν·Read the interlinear

• ·καίkai · andG2532
• Sellingπιπράσκωpipraskō praō · to sellG4097
• ·ὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• possessionsκτῆμαktēma · possessionG2933
• goodsὕπαρξιςhuparxis · propertyG5223
• they shared withδιαμερίζωdiamerizō · to divideG1266
• they shared withαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
• they shared withπᾶςpas · allG3956
• they shared withκαθότιkathoti · as/just asG2530
• they shared withἄνan · ifG302
• anyoneτιςtis · oneG5100
• who was inἔχωechō · to have/beG2192
• needχρείαchreia · needG5532

Cross-references for Acts 2:45

• Acts 4:34There were no needy ones among them, because those who owned lands or houses would sell their property, bring the proceeds from the sales,
• Acts 5:1Now a man named Ananias, together with his wife Sapphira, also sold a piece of property.
• Acts 11:29So the disciples, each according to his ability, decided to send relief to the brothers living in Judea.
• Luke 12:33Sell your possessions and give to the poor. Provide yourselves with purses that will not wear out, an inexhaustible treasure in heaven, where no thief approaches and no moth destroys.
• Luke 16:9I tell you, use worldly wealth to make friends for yourselves so that when it is gone, they will welcome you into eternal dwellings.
• Luke 18:22On hearing this, Jesus told him, “You still lack one thing: Sell everything you own and give to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven. Then come, follow Me.”
• Luke 19:8But Zacchaeus stood up and said to the Lord, “Look, Lord, half of my possessions I give to the poor, and if I have cheated anyone, I will repay it fourfold.”
• Psalms 112:9He has scattered abroad his gifts to the poor; his righteousness endures forever; his horn will be lifted high in honor.
• Proverbs 11:24One gives freely, yet gains even more; another withholds what is right, only to become poor.
• Proverbs 19:17Kindness to the poor is a loan to the LORD, and He will repay the lender.
• Ecclesiastes 11:1Cast your bread upon the waters, for after many days you will find it again.
• Isaiah 58:7Isn’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 flesh and blood?
• 2 Corinthians 9:1Now about the service to the saints, there is no need for me to write to you.
• 1 Timothy 6:18Instruct them to do good, to be rich in good works, and to be generous and ready to share,
• James 2:14What good is it, my brothers, if someone claims to have faith, but has no deeds? Can such faith save him?
• James 5:1Come now, you who are rich, weep and wail over the misery to come upon you.

Commentaries on Acts 2:45

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 45And 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, ́ ktēmatarefers properly to their fixed property, as lands, houses, vineyards, etc. The word rendered “goods,” ̔́ huparxeisrefers to their personal or movable “property.” And parted them to all - They distributed them to supply the needs of their poorer brethren…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 42-47Verses 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…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 42-47Luke makes a clear connection between personal faith and belonging to the Christian community. Life in this new community included: devotion to the teaching of the apostles from God’s word, fellowship, sharing, joy, and praise. As a result, the Lord continued to add to their number those who were being saved.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 41-4741-47. they that gladly received his word were baptized--"It is difficult to say how three thousand could be baptized in one day, according to the old practice of a complete submersion; and the more as in Jerusalem there was no water at hand except Kidron and a few pools. The difficulty can only be removed by supposing that they already employed sprinkling, or baptized in houses in large vessels. Formal submersion in rivers, or larger quantities of water…Read the comment

Topics related to Acts 2:45

• Alms
• Beneficence
• Communism
• Fellowship
• Liberality
• Self-Denial

In the dictionaries

• Approve
• Confound
• Determinate
• Exhort
• Gladness
• Messiah
• Miracle
• Notable
• Pentecost
• Untoward

Commentaries on Acts 2

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Illustrated New Testament
• Burkitt’s Expository Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Family Bible Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Luther’s Commentary on Selected Bible Passages
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• The People’s New Testament
• Robertson’s Word Pictures
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• The Fourfold Gospel and Commentary on Acts
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings