Acts 2:45

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Summary

Acts 2:45

And sold their possessions and goods, and parted them to all men, as every man had need.

Sold

Luke 19:8

Parted

General references

Hebrews 13:1

Bible References

Sold

And no one among them was in need; for everyone who had land or houses, exchanging them for money, took the price of them,

But a certain man named Ananias, with Sapphira his wife, got money for his property,

And the disciples, everyone as he was able, made a decision to send help to the brothers living in Judaea:

Give what property you have in exchange for money, and give the money to the poor; make for yourselves money-bags which will not get old, wealth stored up in heaven which will be yours for ever, where thieves will not come nor worms put it to destruction.

And I say to you, Make friends for yourselves through the wealth of this life, so that when it comes to an end, you may be taken into the eternal resting-places.

And Jesus, hearing it, said to him, One thing you still have need of; get money for your goods, and give it away to the poor, and you will have wealth in heaven; and come after me.

And Zacchaeus, waiting before him, said to the Lord, See, Lord, half of my goods I give to the poor, and if I have taken anything from anyone wrongly, I give him back four times as much.

Parted

He has given with open hands to the poor; his righteousness is for ever; his horn will be lifted up with honour.

A man may give freely, and still his wealth will be increased; and another may keep back more than is right, but only comes to be in need.

He who has pity on the poor gives to the Lord, and the Lord will give him his reward.

Put out your bread on the face of the waters; for after a long time it will come back to you again.

Is it not to give your bread to those in need, and to let the poor who have no resting-place come into your house? to put a robe on the unclothed one when you see him, and not to keep your eyes shut for fear of seeing his flesh?

But there is no need for me to say anything in my letter about the giving to the saints:

And to do good, having wealth in good works, being quick to give, taking part with one another;

What use is it, my brothers, for a man to say that he has faith, if he does nothing? will such a faith give him salvation?

Come now, you men of wealth, give yourselves to weeping and crying because of the bitter troubles which are coming to you.

But if a man has this world's goods, and sees that his brother is in need, and keeps his heart shut against his brother, how is it possible for the love of God to be in him?

General references

Go on loving your brothers in the faith.