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Acts 4:25-37

25You said through the Holy Spirit, by the mouth of our father David your servant: Why do the Gentiles rage and the peoples plot futile things?

26The kings of the earth take their stand and the rulers assemble together against the Lord and against his Messiah.

27“For, in fact, in this city both Herod and Pontius Pilate, with the Gentiles and the people of Israel, assembled together against your holy servant Jesus, whom you anointed,

28to do whatever your hand and your will had predestined to take place.

29And now, Lord, consider their threats, and grant that your servants may speak your word with all boldness,

30while you stretch out your hand for healing, and signs and wonders are performed through the name of your holy servant Jesus.”

31When they had prayed, the place where they were assembled was shaken, and they were all filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak the word of God boldly.

32Now the entire group of those who believed were of one heart and mind, and no one claimed that any of his possessions was his own, but instead they held everything in common.

33With great power the apostles were giving testimony to the resurrection of the Lord Jesus, and great grace was on all of them.

34For there was not a needy person among them because all those who owned lands or houses sold them, brought the proceeds of what was sold,

35and laid them at the apostles’ feet. This was then distributed to each person as any had need.

36Joseph, a Levite from Cyprus by birth, the one the apostles called Barnabas (which is translated Son of Encouragement),

37sold a field he owned, brought the money, and laid it at the apostles’ feet.

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