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.

Cross References

• 1. 4:29 [2 Kgs. 19:16]
• 2. 4:29 ver. 13, 31; ch. 9:27, 29; 13:46; 14:3; 18:26; 19:8; 28:31; Eph. 6:19
• 3. 4:30 [Ps. 138:7; Prov. 31:20; Isa. 1:25; Zeph. 1:4]
• 4. 4:30 ch. 3:6; [Matt. 7:22; Mark 9:39; 16:17]
• 5. 4:30 ver. 27
• 6. 4:31 [ch. 2:2; 16:26; Ps. 77:18]
• 7. 4:31 See ch. 2:4
• 8. 4:31 [Phil. 1:14]
• 9. 4:32 2 Chr. 30:12; Ezek. 11:19
• 10. 4:32 Phil. 1:27
• 11. 4:32 ch. 2:44
• 12. 4:33 See ch. 1:8, 22
• 13. 4:33 [ch. 11:23]
• 14. 4:34 [2 Cor. 8:14, 15]
• 15. 4:34 ch. 2:45
• 16. 4:35 ver. 37; ch. 5:2
• 17. 4:35 [ch. 6:1]
• 18. 4:36 [Mark 3:17]
• 19. 4:37 ver. 35

Footnotes

• [a] 4:29 Greek 'bondservants'