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Believers Had Everything in Common (Acts 4:32-37)
This brief comment, on the way how the believers shared their possessions, pictures the social order in the early Christian community. This order is no doubt influenced by the fervent expectation of the coming of the kingdom of God.
Vocabulary
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| πλῆθος, ους, τό | multitude |
| πιστεύω | believe |
| καρδία, ας, ἡ | heart |
| ψυχή, ῆς, ἡ | life, person, soul |
| λέγω | say |
| ἴδιος, α, ον | own |
| ἀλλά | but, however |
| ἅπας, ασα, αν | whole, all |
| κοινός, ή, όν | common; communal |
| δύναμις, εως, ἡ | power; deed of power |
| ἀποδίδωμι | give |
| μαρτύριον, ου, τό | testimony; martyrdom |
| ἀνάστασις, εως, ἡ | resurrection |
| κύριος, ου, ὁ | Lord |
| Ἰησοῦς, οῦ, ὁ | Jesus, Joshua |