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

For there was not even anyone needy among them, because all those who were owners of plots of land or houses were selling [them] [and] bringing the proceeds of the things that were sold

Now a certain man {named} Ananias, together with his wife Sapphira, sold a piece of property,

So from the disciples, {according to their ability to give}, each one of them determined to send [financial aid] for support to the brothers who lived in Judea,

Sell your possessions and give charitable gifts. Make for yourselves money bags that do not wear out, an inexhaustible treasure in heaven where thief does not approach or moth destroy.

And I tell you, make friends for yourselves by means of unrighteous wealth, so that when it runs out they will welcome you into the eternal dwellings.

And [when he] heard [this], Jesus said to him, "{You still lack one thing}: Sell all that you have, and distribute [the proceeds] to the poor--and you will have treasure in heaven--and come, follow me."

And Zacchaeus stopped [and] said to the Lord, "Behold, half of my possessions, Lord, I am giving to the poor, and if I have extorted anything from anyone, I am paying [it] back four times [as much]!"

Parted

{He gives lavishly} to the needy; his righteousness endures forever. His horn rises high in honor.

There is one who gives yet {grows richer}, but he who withholds {what is right} only [finds] need.

He who lends to Yahweh [is] he who is kind to the poor, and his benefits he will repay to him.

Send out your bread on the water, for in many days you will find it.

[Is it] not to break your bread for the hungry? You must bring {home} [the] poor, [the] homeless. When you see [the] naked, you must cover him, and you must not hide yourself from your {relatives}.

For it is unnecessary for me to write to you concerning the ministry to the saints,

to do good, to be rich in good works, to be generous, sharing freely,

What [is] the benefit, my brothers, if someone says [that he] has faith but does not have works? That faith [is] not able to save him, [is it]?

Come now, you rich people, weep [and] cry aloud over the miseries that are coming upon you!

But whoever has the world's material possessions and observes his brother {in need} and shuts his heart against him, how does the love of God reside in him?

General references

Brotherly love must continue.