“And sold their possessions and goods, and parted them to all men, as every man had need.”
They sold property and possessions and gave to anyone who had need — the selling (poleō, sell) and distribution (diaireo, distribute, divide) of goods according to need (chreia, need, necessity) demonstrates koinōnia's practical expression. There is no record of compulsion; Ananias and Sapphira's sin is not selling but lying about the sale (5:1-11). Voluntary generosity flowing from the Spirit is the ideal.
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