Acts Chapter 2 verse 45 Holy Bible
and they sold their possessions and goods, and parted them to all, according as any man had need.
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And exchanging their goods and property for money, they made division of it among them all, as they had need.
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and sold their possessions and substance, and distributed them to all, according as any one might have need.
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And sold their possessions and goods, and parted them to all men, as every man had need.
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They sold their possessions and goods, and distributed them to all, according as anyone had need.
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and the possessions and the goods they were selling, and were parting them to all, according as any one had need.
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Pulpit Commentary
Pulpit CommentaryVerse 45. - They sold for sold, A.V.; all for all men, A.V. ; according as any for as every, A.V.
Ellicott's Commentary
Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers(45) And sold their possessions and goods.--The verbs throughout this description are in the imperfect tense, as expressing the constant recurrence of the act. The Greek words for "possessions" and "goods" both mean "property," the former as a thing acquired, the latter as that which belongs to a man for the time being. Custom, however, had introduced a technical distinction, and "possessions" stands for real property, "goods" for personal. So in Acts 5:1; Acts 5:3; Acts 5:8, the former word is used interchangeably with that which is translated "field," and in the LXX. of Proverbs 23:10; Proverbs 31:16, is used both for "field" and "vineyard."As every man had need.--The words imply at least the endeavour to discriminate. The money was not given literally to every one who applied for it, and so the way was prepared for more fixed and definite rules. . . .
