| Acts 2:43-47 | Acts 4:32-37 | Acts 5:12-16 |
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2:43 Awe came upon everyone, because many wonders and signs were being
done by the apostles. 2:44 All who believed were together and had all things
in common; 2:45 they would sell their possessions and goods and distribute
the proceedsF17 to all, as any had need. 2:46 Day by day, as
they spent much time together in the temple, they broke bread at homeF18
and ate their food with glad and generousF19 hearts, 2:47 praising
God and having the goodwill of all the people. And day by day the Lord
added to their number those who were being saved.
FOOTNOTES: F17: Gk [them] F18: Or [from house to house] F19: Or [sincere] |
4:32 Now the whole group of those who believed were of one heart and soul, and no one claimed private ownership of any possessions, but everything they owned was held in common. 4:33 With great power the apostles gave their testimony to the resurrection of the Lord Jesus, and great grace was upon them all. 4:34 There was not a needy person among them, for as many as owned lands or houses sold them and brought the proceeds of what was sold. 4:35 They laid it at the apostles' feet, and it was distributed to each as any had need. 4:36 There was a Levite, a native of Cyprus, Joseph, to whom the apostles gave the name Barnabas (which means "son of encouragement"). 4:37 He sold a field that belonged to him, then brought the money, and laid it at the apostles' feet. | 5:12 Now many signs and wonders were done among the people through the apostles. And they were all together in Solomon's Portico. 5:13 None of the rest dared to join them, but the people held them in high esteem. 5:14 Yet more than ever believers were added to the Lord, great numbers of both men and women, 5:15 so that they even carried out the sick into the streets, and laid them on cots and mats, in order that Peter's shadow might fall on some of them as he came by. 5:16 A great number of people would also gather from the towns around Jerusalem, bringing the sick and those tormented by unclean spirits, and they were all cured. |