Faptele Apostolilor 4:34

Romanian Cornilescu Translation

Căci nu era niciunul printre ei, care să ducă lipsă: toţi cei ce aveau ogoare sau case, le vindeau, aduceau preţul lucrurilor vîndute,

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was: Deuteronomy 2:7, Psalms 34:9, Psalms 34:10, Luke 22:35, 1 Thessalonians 4:12

for: Acts 4:37, Acts 2:45, Acts 5:1-3, Mark 10:21, Luke 12:33, Luke 16:9, 1 Timothy 6:19, James 1:27

Reciprocal: Leviticus 25:6 - General Leviticus 27:16 - of a field 2 Chronicles 35:8 - his princes Matthew 14:21 - about Luke 14:13 - call Luke 18:22 - sell Luke 19:8 - Behold Luke 21:4 - all Acts 5:2 - laid Acts 11:29 - to send 2 Corinthians 8:13 - not 1 Timothy 6:18 - ready Hebrews 6:10 - which

Gill's Notes on the Bible

Neither was there any among them that lacked,.... Bread to eat, or clothes to wear, or any of the necessaries of life; which shows their great charity, and gives a reason why they were in so much favour with the people, because they took so much care of their poor; and this flowed from the grace of God bestowed upon them:

for as many as were possessors of lands and houses; or "vineyards", as the Ethiopic version reads, whether in Jerusalem or elsewhere;

sold them and brought the prices of the things that were sold; whether lands, houses, or vineyards.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

That 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 by no means considered a matter of “obligations,” or enjoined by the apostles, is apparent from the case of Ananias, Acts 5:4. The fact that “Joses” is particularly mentioned Acts 4:36 shows that it was by no means a universal practice thus to part with all their possessions. He was “one” instance in which it was done. Perhaps there were many other similar instances; but all that the passage requires us to believe is, that they parted with whatever was “needful” to supply the needs of the poor. This was an eminent and instructive instance of Christian liberality, and of the power of the gospel in overcoming one of the strongest passions that ever exist in the human bosom - the love of money. Many of the early Christians were poor. They were collected from the lower orders of the people. But “all” Were not so. Some of them, it seems, were people of affluence; but the effect of religion was to bring them all, in regard to feeling, at least, on a level. They felt that they were members of one family, and they therefore imparted their property cheerfully to their brethren. Besides this, they were about to go to other lands to preach the gospel, and they cheerfully parted with their property that they might go and proclaim the unsearchable riches of Christ. See the notes on Acts 2:44.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse 34. Neither 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, c., 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, which could be but temporary, was made both suitably and seasonably. See Bp. Pearce, and Acts 2:44; Acts 2:44.