Acts 4:34

Acts 4:34 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Neither was there any among them that lacked: for as many as were possessors of lands or houses sold them, and brought the prices of the things that were sold,
• New International Version (NIV)that there were no needy persons among them. For from time to time those who owned land or houses sold them, brought the money from the sales
• English Standard Version (ESV)There was not a needy person among them, for as many as were owners of lands or houses sold them and brought the proceeds of what was sold
• New Living Translation (NLT)There were no needy people among them, because those who owned land or houses would sell them

Context of Acts 4:34

32Now the multitude of those who believed were of one heart and one soul; neither did anyone say that any of the things he possessed was his own, but they had all things in common. 33And with great power the apostles gave witness to the resurrection of the Lord Jesus. And great grace was upon them all. Nor was there anyone among them who lacked; for all who were possessors of lands or houses sold them, and brought the proceeds of the things that were sold, 35and laid them at the apostles’ feet; and they distributed to each as anyone had need. 36And Joses, who was also named Barnabas by the apostles (which is translated Son of Encouragement), a Levite of the country of Cyprus,

Acts 4:34 word by word

οὐδὲ γὰρ ἐνδεής τις ἦν ἐν αὐτοῖς· ὅσοι γὰρ κτήτορες χωρίων ἢ οἰκιῶν ὑπῆρχον πωλοῦντες ἔφερον τὰς τιμὰς τῶν πιπρασκομένωνRead the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• ·γάρgar · forG1063
• Neitherοὐδέoude · norG3761
• was thereὑπάρχωhuparchō · be alreadyG5225
• anyτιςtis · oneG5100
• amongἐνen · in/on/amongG1722
• themαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
• lackedἐνδεήςendeēs · impoverishedG1729
• as many asὅσοςhosos · just as/how muchG3745
• possessorsκτήτωρktētōr · ownerG2935
• of landsχωρίονchōrion · placeG5564
• orἤē · orG2228
• housesοἰκίαoikia · homeG3614
• sold themπωλέωpōleō · to sellG4453
• broughtφέρωpherō̄ · to bear/leadG5342
• the pricesὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• the pricesτιμήtimē · honorG5092
• of the things that were soldπιπράσκωpipraskō praō · to sellG4097

Cross-references for Acts 4:34

• Deuteronomy 2:7“For the Lord your God has blessed you in all the work of your hand. He knows your trudging through this great wilderness. These forty years the Lord your God has been with you; you have lacked nothing.” ’
• Psalms 34:9Oh, fear the Lord, you His saints! There is no want to those who fear Him.
• Luke 22:35And He said to them, “When I sent you without money bag, knapsack, and sandals, did you lack anything?” So they said, “Nothing.”
• 1 Thessalonians 4:12that you may walk properly toward those who are outside, and that you may lack nothing.
• Acts 4:37having land, sold it, and brought the money and laid it at the apostles’ feet.
• Acts 2:45and sold their possessions and goods, and divided them among all, as anyone had need.
• Acts 5:1But a certain man named Ananias, with Sapphira his wife, sold a possession.
• Mark 10:21Then Jesus, looking at him, loved him, and said to him, “One thing you lack: Go your way, sell whatever you have and give to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven; and come, take up the cross, and follow Me.”
• Luke 12:33Sell what you have and give alms; provide yourselves money bags which do not grow old, a treasure in the heavens that does not fail, where no thief approaches nor moth destroys.
• Luke 16:9“And I say to you, make friends for yourselves by unrighteous mammon, that when you fail, they may receive you into an everlasting home.
• 1 Timothy 6:19storing up for themselves a good foundation for the time to come, that they may lay hold on eternal life.
• James 1:27Pure and undefiled religion before God and the Father is this: to visit orphans and widows in their trouble, and to keep oneself unspotted from the world.

Commentaries on Acts 4:34

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 34Neither was there any among them that lacked - It was customary with the Jews to call the poor together, to eat of the sacrifices, but as the priests, etc., were incensed against Christ and Christianity, consequently the Christian poor could have no advantage of this kind; therefore, by making a common stock for the present necessity, the poor were supplied; so there was none among them that lacked. This provision therefore of the community of goods…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 34That lacked - That was in want, or whose needs were not supplied by the others. As many as … - The word used here is employed in a large, indefinite sense; but it would be improper to press it so as to suppose that every individual that became a Christian sold at once all his property. The sense doubtless is, that this was done “when it was necessary:” they parted with whatever property was needful to supply the needs of their poor brethren. That it was…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 32-37Verses 32-37 The disciples loved one another. This was the blessed fruit of Christ's dying precept to his disciples, and his dying prayer for them. Thus it was then, and it will be so again, when the Spirit shall be poured upon us from on high. The doctrine preached was the resurrection of Christ; a matter of fact, which being duly explained, was a summary of all the duties, privileges, and comforts of Christians. There were evident fruits of Christ's…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 32-35The sharing among the early believers was remarkable (see also 2:44–45; compare 6:1). They were united in heart and mind (they thought alike and shared the same purpose). They freely shared what they owned to meet the needs of other believers. This sharing was voluntary and not forced. It responded to real needs in the community and was motivated by Christian love and care for one another.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 31-3731-37. place was shaken--glorious token of the commotion which the Gospel was to make (Ac 17:6; compare Ac 16:26), and the overthrow of all opposing powers in which this was to issue. they were all filled with the Holy Ghost, and spake, &c.--The Spirit rested upon the entire community, first, in the very way they had asked, so that they "spake the word with boldness" (Ac 4:29, 31); next, in melting down all selfishness, and absorbing even the feeling of…Read the comment

Topics related to Acts 4:34

• Alms
• Beneficence
• Communism
• Land
• Liberality
• Self-Denial
• Unselfishness

In the dictionaries

• Counsel
• Hold
• Notable
• Possess
• Threaten
• Threatening
• Acts of the Apostles
• Ananias (1)
• Community of Goods
• Miracle

Commentaries on Acts 4

• 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
• 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