Kisah Para Rasul 2:44-45

2:44 All who believed were together and held ¹  everything in common, 2:45 and they began selling ²  their property ³  and possessions and distributing the proceeds ⁴  to everyone, as anyone had need.

Kisah Para Rasul 4:32-35

Conditions Among the Early Believers

4:32 The group of those who believed were of one heart and mind, ⁵  and no one said that any of his possessions was his own, but everything was held in common. ⁶  4:33 With ⁷  great power the apostles were giving testimony ⁸  to the resurrection of the Lord Jesus, and great grace was on them all. 4:34 For there was no one needy ⁹  among them, because those who were owners of land or houses were selling ¹⁰  them ¹¹  and bringing the proceeds from the sales 4:35 and placing them at the apostles’ feet. The proceeds ¹²  were distributed to each, as anyone had need.

[2:44]  ¹ tn Grk “had.”

[2:45]  ² tn The imperfect verb has been translated as an ingressive (“began…”). Since in context this is a description of the beginning of the community of believers, it is more likely that these statements refer to the start of various activities and practices that the early church continued for some time.

[2:45]  ³ tn It is possible that the first term for property (κτήματα, kthmata) refers to real estate (as later usage seems to indicate) while the second term (ὑπάρξεις, Juparxeis) refers to possessions in general, but it may also be that the two terms are used together for emphasis, simply indicating that all kinds of possessions were being sold. However, if the first term is more specifically a reference to real estate, it foreshadows the incident with Ananias and Sapphira in Acts 5:1-11.

[2:45]  ⁴ tn Grk “distributing them” (αὐτά, auta). The referent (the proceeds of the sales) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[4:32]  ⁵ tn Grk “soul.”

[4:32]  ⁶ tn Grk “but all things were to them in common.”

[4:32]  sn Everything was held in common. The remark is not a reflection of political philosophy, but of the extent of their spontaneous commitment to one another. Such a response does not have the function of a command, but is reflective of an attitude that Luke commends as evidence of their identification with one another.

[4:33]  ⁷ tn Grk “And with.” Because of the difference between Greek style, which often begins sentences or clauses with “and,” and English style, which generally does not, καί (kai) has not been translated here.

[4:33]  ⁸ tn Or “were witnessing.”

[4:34]  ⁹ tn Or “poor.”

[4:34]  ¹⁰ tn Grk “houses, selling them were bringing.” The participle πωλοῦντες (pwlounte") has been translated as a finite verb due to requirements of contemporary English style.

[4:34]  ¹¹ tn The word “them” is not in the Greek text, but is implied. Direct objects were often omitted in Greek when clear from the context, but must be supplied for the modern English reader.

[4:35]  ¹² tn Grk “It” (or “They,” plural). The referent of the understood pronoun subject, the proceeds from the sales, of the verb διεδίδετο (diedideto) has been specified in the translation for clarity.