Acts 4:34

For neither any needy man was among them, for how many ever were possessors of fields, either of houses, they sold (them), and brought the prices of those things that they sold (or and brought the payments for those things that they sold),

Wycliffe Modern Spelling

In The King James Version

Neither was there any among them that lacked: for as many as were possessors of lands or houses sold them, and brought the prices of the things that were sold,

In Context

33And with great virtue, the apostles yielded witnessing of the again-rising of Jesus Christ our Lord, and great grace was in all (of) them [or and great grace was in them all]. (And with great power, the apostles testified about the resurrection of Jesus Christ our Lord, and everyone was richly blessed.)

35and laid (them) before the feet of the apostles. And it was parted to each, as it was need (ful) to each, (or And it was divided unto each, as it was needed by each).

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Cross References

Deuteronomy 2:7Thy Lord God hath blessed thee in all the works of thine hands; he hath known thy way, how thou hast passed this most wilderness, by forty years; and thy Lord God dwelled with thee, and nothing failed to thee. (The Lord thy God hath blessed thee in all the works of thy hands; he hath known thy way, how thou hast passed through this great wilderness for forty years; and the Lord thy God hath been with thee, and thou hast lacked nothing.)

Matthew 19:21Jesus saith to him, If thou wilt be perfect, go, and sell all (the) things that thou hast, and give (the proceeds) to poor men (or to the poor), and (then) thou shalt have treasure in heaven; and come, and (pur)sue me (or and follow me).

Luke 12:33Sell ye those things that ye have in possession [or that ye wield], and give ye alms. And make to you satchels that wax not old, treasure that faileth not in heavens, whither a thief nigheth not, neither moth destroyeth. (Sell those things that ye possess, and give what you receive to charity. And make for yourselves totes or bags, that do not grow old, treasure that faileth not in heaven, where a thief approacheth not, nor a moth destroyeth.)

Luke 22:35And he said to them, When I sent you without satchel, and scrip, and shoes, whether anything failed to you? And they said, Nothing.

Acts 4:37when he had a field, sold it, and brought the price (or and brought the payment for it), and laid it before the feet of the apostles.

1 Timothy 6:19to treasure to themselves a good foundament, into (the) time to coming [or into (the) time to come], that they catch everlasting life. (to treasure unto themselves a good foundation, into the time to come, so that they can grasp eternal life.)

Matthew Henry on Acts 4:33-37

The Prosperity of the Church; The Liberality of the Disciples. 32 And the multitude of them that believed were of one heart and of one soul: neither said any of them that ought of the things which he possessed was his own; but they had all things common. 33 And with great power gave the apostles witness of the resurrection of the Lord Jesus: and great grace was upon them all. 34 Neither was there any among them that lacked: for as many as were possessors of lands or houses sold them, and brought the prices of the… Read the whole commentary →

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