Acts 4:34

34 that there were no needy persons among them. For from time to time those who owned land or houses sold them, brought the money from the sales

Acts 4:34 in Other Translations

34 Neither was there any among them that lacked: for as many as were possessors of lands or houses sold them, and brought the prices of the things that were sold,

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

34 There were no needy people among them, because those who owned land or houses would sell them

34 And so it turned out that not a person among them was needy. Those who owned fields or houses sold them and brought the price of the sale

34 For neither was there among them any that lacked: for as many as were possessors of lands or houses sold them, and brought the prices of the things that were sold,

34 None of them needed anything. From time to time, people sold land or houses and brought the money

34 For there was not a needy person among them, because all those who owned lands or houses sold them, brought the proceeds of the things that were sold,

34 There were no needy persons among them. From time to time, those who owned land or houses sold them. They brought the money from the sales.

Acts 4:34 Meaning and Commentary

Acts 4:34

Neither was there any among them that lacked
Bread to eat, or clothes to wear, or any of the necessaries of life; which shows their great charity, and gives a reason why they were in so much favour with the people, because they took so much care of their poor; and this flowed from the grace of God bestowed upon them:

for as many as were possessors of lands and houses;
or "vineyards", as the Ethiopic version reads, whether in Jerusalem or elsewhere;

sold them and brought the prices of the things that were sold;
whether lands, houses, or vineyards.

Acts 4:34 In-Context

32 All the believers were one in heart and mind. No one claimed that any of their possessions was their own, but they shared everything they had.

33 With great power the apostles continued to testify to the resurrection of the Lord Jesus. And God’s grace was so powerfully at work in them all

34 that there were no needy persons among them. For from time to time those who owned land or houses sold them, brought the money from the sales

35 and put it at the apostles’ feet, and it was distributed to anyone who had need.

36 Joseph, a Levite from Cyprus, whom the apostles called Barnabas (which means “son of encouragement”),

Cross References

• 1. Matthew 19:21; Acts 2:45