Kisah Para Rasul 4:32

Conditions Among the Early Believers

4:32 The group of those who believed were of one heart and mind, ¹  and no one said that any of his possessions was his own, but everything was held in common. ² 

Kisah Para Rasul 9:36-39

Peter Raises Dorcas

9:36 Now in Joppa ³  there was a disciple named Tabitha (which in translation means ⁴  Dorcas). ⁵  She was continually doing good deeds and acts of charity. ⁶  9:37 At that time ⁷  she became sick ⁸  and died. When they had washed ⁹  her body, ¹⁰  they placed it in an upstairs room. 9:38 Because Lydda ¹¹  was near Joppa, when the disciples heard that Peter was there, they sent two men to him and urged him, “Come to us without delay.” ¹²  9:39 So Peter got up and went with them, and ¹³  when he arrived ¹⁴  they brought him to the upper room. All ¹⁵  the widows stood beside him, crying and showing him ¹⁶  the tunics ¹⁷  and other clothing ¹⁸  Dorcas used to make ¹⁹  while she was with them.

Kisah Para Rasul 10:31

10:31 and said, ‘Cornelius, your prayer has been heard and your acts of charity ²⁰  have been remembered before God. ²¹ 

Kisah Para Rasul 11:29

11:29 So the disciples, each in accordance with his financial ability, ²²  decided ²³  to send relief ²⁴  to the brothers living in Judea.

[4:32]  ¹ tn Grk “soul.”

[4:32]  ² 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.

[9:36]  ³ sn Joppa was a seaport on the Philistine coast, in the same location as modern Jaffa. “Though Joppa never became a major seaport, it was of some importance as a logistical base and an outlet to the Mediterranean” (A. F. Rainey, ISBE 2:1118-19).

[9:36]  ⁴ tn Grk “which being translated is called.” In English this would normally be expressed “which is translated as” or “which in translation means.” The second option is given by L&N 33.145.

[9:36]  ⁵ sn This is a parenthetical note by the author. Dorcas is the Greek translation of the Aramaic name Tabitha. Dorcas in Greek means “gazelle” or “deer.”

[9:36]  ⁶ tn Or “and helping the poor.” Grk “She was full of good deeds and acts of charity which she was continually doing.” Since it is somewhat redundant in English to say “she was full of good deeds…which she was continually doing,” the translation has been simplified to “she was continually doing good deeds and acts of charity.” The imperfect verb ἐποίει (epoiei) has been translated as a progressive imperfect (“was continually doing”).

[9:37]  ⁷ tn Grk “It happened that in those days.” The introductory phrase ἐγένετο (egeneto, “it happened that”), common in Luke (69 times) and Acts (54 times), is redundant in contemporary English and has not been translated.

[9:37]  ⁸ tn Grk “becoming sick, she died.” The participle ἀσθενήσασαν (asqenhsasan) has been translated as a finite verb due to requirements of contemporary English style.

[9:37]  ⁹ tn The participle λούσαντες (lousante") is taken temporally.

[9:37]  ¹⁰ tn Grk “washed her,” but the reference is to her corpse.

[9:38]  ¹¹ sn Lydda was a city northwest of Jerusalem on the way to Joppa.

[9:38]  ¹² tn Grk “Do not delay to come to us.” It is somewhat smoother to say in English, “Come to us without delay.”

[9:39]  ¹³ tn Grk “who.” The relative clause makes for awkward English style here, so the following clause was made coordinate with the conjunction “and” supplied in place of the Greek relative pronoun.

[9:39]  ¹⁴ tn The participle παραγενόμενον (paragenomenon) is taken temporally.

[9:39]  ¹⁵ tn Grk “and all.” Because of the length of the Greek sentence, the conjunction καί (kai) has not been translated here. Instead a new English sentence is begun.

[9:39]  ¹⁶ tn The word “him” 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.

[9:39]  ¹⁷ tn Or “shirts” (a long garment worn under the cloak next to the skin). The name for this garment (χιτών, citwn) presents some difficulty in translation. Most modern readers would not understand what a ‘tunic’ was any more than they would be familiar with a ‘chiton.’ On the other hand attempts to find a modern equivalent are also a problem: “shirt” conveys the idea of a much shorter garment that covers only the upper body, and “undergarment” (given the styles of modern underwear) is more misleading still. “Tunic” was therefore employed, but with a note to explain its nature.

[9:39]  ¹⁸ tn Grk “and garments,” referring here to other types of clothing besides the tunics just mentioned.

[9:39]  ¹⁹ tn The verb ἐποίει (epoiei) has been translated as a customary imperfect.

[10:31]  ²⁰ tn Or “your gifts to the needy.”

[10:31]  ²¹ sn This statement is a paraphrase rather than an exact quotation of Acts 10:4.

[11:29]  ²² tn So BDAG 410 s.v. εὐπορέω.

[11:29]  ²³ tn Or “determined,” “resolved.”

[11:29]  ²⁴ tn Grk “to send [something] for a ministry,” but today it is common to speak of sending relief for victims of natural disasters.

[11:29]  sn The financial relief reflects the oneness of the church, meeting the needs of another (even racially distinct) community. Jerusalem, having ministered to them, now received ministry back. A later collection from Greece is noted in Rom 15:25-27, but it reflects the same spirit as this gift.