Acts 4:26-36

26 The kings of the earth set themselves, and ¹the rulers were gathered together, against the Lord and against his ²Anointed'^[a]--

27 for truly in this city there were gathered together against your ³holy servant Jesus, ⁴whom you anointed, both ⁵Herod and ⁶Pontius Pilate, along ⁷with the Gentiles and ⁸the peoples of Israel,

28 ⁹to do whatever your hand and ¹⁰your plan had predestined to take place.

29 And now, Lord, ¹¹look upon their threats and grant to your servants^[b] to continue to speak your word with all ¹²boldness,

30 while ¹³you stretch out your hand to heal, and signs and wonders are performed ¹⁴through the name of your ¹⁵holy servant Jesus."

31 And when they had prayed, ¹⁶the place in which they were gathered together was shaken, and ¹⁷they were all filled with the Holy Spirit and ¹⁸continued to speak the word of God with boldness.

They Had Everything in Common

32 Now the full number of those who believed were of ¹⁹one heart and ²⁰soul, and no one said that any of the things that belonged to him was his own, but ²¹they had everything in common.

33 And with great ²²power the apostles were giving their testimony to the resurrection of the Lord Jesus, and ²³great grace was upon them all.

34 ²⁴There was not a needy person among them, for ²⁵as many as were owners of lands or houses sold them and brought the proceeds of what was sold

35 and ²⁶laid it at the apostles' feet, and ²⁷it was distributed to each as any had need.

36 Thus Joseph, who was also called by the apostles Barnabas (which means ²⁸son of encouragement), a Levite, a native of Cyprus,