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 feeling of fear came over everyone as many amazing things and miraculous signs happened through the apostles. 44All the believers kept meeting together, and they shared everything with each other. From time to time, they sold their property and other possessions and distributed the money to anyone who needed it. 46The believers had a single purpose and went to the temple every day. They were joyful and humble as they ate at each other’s homes and shared their food. 47At the same time, they praised God and had the good will of all the people. Every day the Lord saved people, and they were added to the group.

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

Words taken from the KJV.

• Andκαίkai · andG2532
• sold theirπιπράσκωpipraskō praō · to sellG4097
• possessionsὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• possessionsκτῆμαktēma · possessionG2933
• goodsὕπαρξιςhuparxis · propertyG5223
• partedδιαμερίζωdiamerizō · to divideG1266
• themαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
• to allπᾶςpas · allG3956
• asκαθότιkathoti · as/just asG2530
• everyἄνan · ifG302
• manτιςtis · oneG5100
• hadἔχωechō · to have/beG2192
• needχρείαchreia · needG5532

Cross-references for Acts 2:45

• Acts 4:34None of them needed anything. From time to time, people sold land or houses and brought the money
• Acts 5:1A man named Ananias and his wife Sapphira sold some property.
• Acts 11:29All the disciples in Antioch decided to contribute whatever they could afford to help the believers living in Judea.
• Luke 12:33“Sell your material possessions, and give the money to the poor. Make yourselves wallets that don’t wear out! Make a treasure for yourselves in heaven that never loses its value! In heaven thieves and moths can’t get close enough to destroy your treasure.
• Luke 16:9⌞Jesus continued,⌟ “I’m telling you that although wealth is often used in dishonest ways, you should use it to make friends for yourselves. When life is over, you will be welcomed into an eternal home.
• Luke 18:22When Jesus heard this, he said to him, “You still need one thing. Sell everything you have. Distribute the money to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven. Then follow me!”
• Luke 19:8⌞Later, at dinner,⌟ Zacchaeus stood up and said to the Lord, “Lord, I’ll give half of my property to the poor. I’ll pay four times as much as I owe to those I have cheated in any way.”
• Psalms 112:9He gives freely to poor people. His righteousness continues forever. His head is raised in honor.
• Proverbs 11:24One person spends freely and yet grows richer, while another holds back what he owes and yet grows poorer.
• Proverbs 19:17Whoever has pity on the poor lends to the Lord, and he will repay him for his good deed.
• Ecclesiastes 11:1Throw your bread on the surface of the water, because you will find it again after many days.
• Isaiah 58:7Share your food with the hungry, take the poor and homeless into your house, and cover them with clothes when you see ⌞them⌟ naked. Don’t refuse to help your relatives.
• 2 Corinthians 9:1I don’t need to write anything further to you about helping the Christians ⌞in Jerusalem⌟.
• 1 Timothy 6:18Tell them to do good, to do a lot of good things, to be generous, and to share.
• James 2:14My brothers and sisters, what good does it do if someone claims to have faith but doesn’t do any good things? Can this kind of faith save him?
• James 5:1Pay attention to this if you’re rich. Cry and moan about the misery that is coming to 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

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• Determinate
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• 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