Acts 4:29-37

29 And now, Lord, ¹look upon their threats and grant to your servants^[a] to continue to speak your word with all ²boldness,

30 while ³you stretch out your hand to heal, and signs and wonders are performed ⁴through the name of your ⁵holy servant Jesus. ”

31 And when they had prayed, ⁶the place in which they were gathered together was shaken, and ⁷they were all filled with the Holy Spirit and ⁸continued to speak the word of God with boldness.

They Had Everything in Common

32 Now the full number of those who believed were of ⁹one heart and ¹⁰soul, and no one said that any of the things that belonged to him was his own, but ¹¹they had everything in common.

33 And with great ¹²power the apostles were giving their testimony to the resurrection of the Lord Jesus, and ¹³great grace was upon them all.

34 ¹⁴There was not a needy person among them, for ¹⁵as many as were owners of lands or houses sold them and brought the proceeds of what was sold

35 and ¹⁶laid it at the apostles’ feet, and ¹⁷it was distributed to each as any had need.

36 Thus Joseph, who was also called by the apostles Barnabas (which means ¹⁸son of encouragement), a Levite, a native of Cyprus,

37 sold a field that belonged to him and brought the money and ¹⁹laid it at the apostles’ feet.