Acts 4:32

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

And the multitude of them that believed were of one heart and of one soul: neither said any of them that ought of the things which he possessed was his own; but they had all things common.

The multitude

Ought

General references

Leviticus 25:6

John 13:35

Hebrews 13:1

Bible References

The multitude

All these were busily engaged with one mind in prayer, together with the women and Mary the mother of Jesus and with his brothers.

And when the day of Pentecost had come, they were all together in the same [place].

Now many signs and wonders were being performed among the people through the hands of the apostles. And they were all together in Solomon's Portico.

The hand of God was also upon Judah, to give them one heart to obey the command of the king and the princes concerning the word of Yahweh.

And I will give to them one heart and one way, to revere me {forever}, for good to them, and to their children after them.

And I will give to them one heart, and a new spirit I will give in their inner parts. And I will remove their heart of stone from their body, and I will give to them a heart of flesh,

And I am no longer in the world, and they are in the world, and I am coming to you. Holy Father, keep them in your name, which you have given to me, so that they may be one, just as we [are].

in the same way we who are many are one body in Christ, and {individually} members of one another,

Now may the God of patient endurance and of encouragement grant you {to be in agreement} with one another, in accordance with Christ Jesus,

Now I exhort you, brothers, by the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that you all say the same [thing] and there not be divisions among you, and that you be made complete in the same mind and with the same purpose.

For just as the body is one and has many members, but all the members of the body, [although they] are many, are one body, thus also Christ.

Finally, brothers, rejoice, be restored, be encouraged, {be in agreement}, be at peace, and the God of love and peace will be with you.

with all humility and gentleness, with patience, putting up with one another in love,

Only lead your lives in a manner worthy of the gospel of Christ, so that whether I come and see you or am absent I hear {your circumstances}, that you are standing firm in one spirit, with one soul contending side by side for the faith of the gospel,

Therefore, if [there is] any encouragement in Christ, if any consolation of love, if any fellowship of the Spirit, if any affection and compassion,

And finally, all [of you be] harmonious, sympathetic, showing mutual affection, compassionate, humble,

Ought

And all who believed were in the same [place], and had everything in common.

And indeed, who [am] I, and who [are] my people that we retain power to offer according to these [offerings] willingly? For everything [is] from you, and from your hand we have given to you.

"The one who [is] faithful in very little is also faithful in much, and the one who [is] dishonest in very little is also dishonest in much.

If anyone speaks, [let it be] as the oracles of God; if anyone serves, [let it be] as by the strength that God provides, so that in all [things] God will be glorified through Jesus Christ, to whom is the glory and the power {forever and ever}. Amen.

General references

And a Sabbath of the land shall be for food for you: for you and for your slave and for your slave woman and for your hired worker and for your temporary residents who are dwelling as aliens with you;

By this everyone will know that you are my disciples--if you have love for one another."

Brotherly love must continue.