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Acts 2:45 — King James Version← Study notes

And sold their possessions and goods, and parted them to all men, as every man had need.


Acts 2:45Greek Interlinear

Greek · Acts 2:4516 words
GreekMeaning
καὶkai
andwordG2532
τὰta
thearticleG3588
κτήματαktēmata
possessionsnounG2933
καὶkai
andwordG2532
τὰςtas
thearticleG3588
ὑπάρξειςhyparxeis
goodsnounG5223
ἐπίπρασκονepipraskon
they were sellingverbG4097
καὶkai
andwordG2532
διεμέριζονdiemerizon
they were dividingverbG1266
αὐτὰauta
thempronounG846
πᾶσινpasin
to alladjectiveG3956
καθότιkathoti
aswordG2530
ἄνan
wouldparticleG302
τιςtis
anyonepronounG5100
χρείανchreian
neednounG5532
εἶχενeichen
hadverbG2192
Greek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.

Church Fathers on Acts 2:45

And all that believed were together, and had all things common. Acts 2:44 Consider what an advance was here immediately! For the fellowship was not only in prayers, nor in doctrine alone, but also in (πολιτεία) social relations. And sold their possessions and goods, and parted them to all men, as every man had need. See what fear was wrought in them! And they parted them, he says, showing the (τὸ οἰκονομικὸν) wise management: As every man had need. Not recklessly, like some…

Chrysostom · 4th century · Homily 7 on Acts
Nicene & Post-Nicene / Ante-Nicene Fathers translations · public domain
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