Believers Had Everything in Common (Acts 4:32-37)

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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 croire
καρδία, ας, ἡ cœur
ψυχή, ῆς, ἡ vie, personne, âme
λέγω dire
ἴδιος, α, ον propre, personnel
ἀλλά mais, cependant
ἅπας, ασα, αν tout, entier ; tous (ensemble)
κοινός, ή, όν commun; communautaire
δύναμις, εως, ἡ pouvoir; force
ἀποδίδωμι donner
μαρτύριον, ου, τό témoignage ; martyre
ἀνάστασις, εως, ἡ résurrection
κύριος, ου, ὁ Seigneur
Ἰησοῦς, οῦ, ὁ Jésus, Josué
χάρις, ιτος, ἡ grâce, faveur
τέ et, ainsi
ἐπί sur (avec G, D, A); à cause de (avec D); contre (avec A)