Cambridge Greek Testament Commentary
Acts 4:32-37
UNANIMITY AND LOVE AMONG THE FIRST CHRISTIANS
UNANIMITY AND LOVE AMONG THE FIRST CHRISTIANS
ACTS 4:32 mi,a After mi,a several Western witnesses (D E Cyprian Zeno Ambrose) add kai. ouvk h=n dia,krisij (cwrismo,j E) evn auvtoi/j ouvdemi,a (tij E) (“and there was no quarrel among them at...
Verse 32. _THE MULTITUDE OF THEM THAT BELIEVED_] The whole 5000, mentioned Acts 4:4, and probably many others, who had been converted by the ministry of the other apostles since that time. _WERE OF...
AND THE MULTITUDE - The number of believers at this time had become large. In Acts 4:4, it is said that it was five thousand, and the number was constantly increasing. ONE HEART - This expression den...
CHAPTER 4 __ 1. Their Arrest (Acts 4:1). 2. The Result of the Testimony (Acts 4:4). 3. Peter and John before the Rulers and Elders (Acts 4:5). 4. Peter's bold witness ...
THE STATE OF THE CHURCH (_cf. Acts 2:42_). The expression _the_ multitude of the believers (about 5000 according to Acts 4:4) was one heart and soul, is proverbial for entire harmony. None took a self...
ARREST (Acts 4:1-4)...
The heart and soul of the crowd who had believed was one; and no one used to say that any of his possessions was his own, but they had all things in common. And the apostles kept on bearing witness to...
THE MULTITUDE, &C.. of the full number (Greek. _plethos)_ of the believing ones. SOUL. App-110. Acts 4:1. NEITHER. and not even. ANY. one. OUGHT. any one. Greek. _tis._ App-123. THE THINGS WHICH H...
Unanimity and Love among the first Christians 32. _of one heart and of one soul_ A Hebrew form of expressing complete accord. Thus (1 Chronicles 12:38) "all the rest of Israel were _of one heart_to ma...
_THE APOSTLES IN THEIR OWN COMPANY ACTS 4:23-37:_ When the apostles came back to their own company they: (1) reported what commands and injunctions their accusers had lain upon them, (2) reported what...
ΠΙΣΤΕΥΣΆΝΤΩΝ _aor. act. part. от_ ΠΙΣΤΕΎΩ (G4100) верить. _Adj. part._ в роли _subst._ ΎΠΑΡΧΌΝΤΩΝ _praes. act. part. от_ ΎΠΆΡΧΩ (G5225) существовать, быть. _pl. part._ в роли _subst._ ("имущество"),...
DISCOURSE: 1751 THE BENEFIT OF UNITED PRAYER Acts 4:31. And when they had prayed, the place was shaken where they were assembled together; and they were all filled with the Holy Ghost, and they spake...
OF ONE HEART AND OF ONE SOUL:— This is a proverbial expression for the most intimate and endearing friendship....
8. IN THE UPPER ROOM. Acts 4:28, Acts 5:11. a. The Prayer Service. Acts 4:23-31. Acts 4:23 And being let go, they came to their own company,
32-35. From this brief account of the first conflict of the young congregation, Luke again turns, to view more minutely the internal condition of the Church. Their religious life was now more fully de...
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. AND THE...
30 The timid opposition of the Sanhedrin is in contrast to the boldness of those who proclaimed the evangel. God manifested Himself by miraculous interventions, and the powers of the kingdom abounded....
ARREST OF PETER AND JOHN 1-22. Arrest of Peter and John. Peter's speech before the Sanhedrin. The proceedings of the Apostles displeased the authorities, (1) because they taught the people (Acts 4:2)...
GOOD NEWS FOR EVERYONE ACTS _MARION ADAMS_ CHAPTER 4 THE *JEWISH LEADERS ARREST PETER AND JOHN, 4:1-4 V1 Peter and John were speaking to the people. As they spoke, the priests, the captain of th...
AND THE MULTITUDE OF THEM THAT BELIEVED. — Literally, _And the heart and the soul of the multitude of those that believed were one._ Of the two words used to describe the unity of the Church, “heart”...
CHAPTER 10 THE COMMUNITY OF GOODS. Acts 4:32 THE community of goods and its results next claim our attention in the course of this sacred record of primitive Church life. The gift of tongues and thi...
δέ marks no contrast between the multitude and the Apostles; it introduces a general statement of the life of the whole Christian community, _cf._ Acts 15:12; Acts 15:30. On St. Luke's frequent use of...
HELP FROM ON HIGH Acts 4:23-35 Like draws to like; Judas went to his own place, and the Apostles to their own company. The best answer to threats is prayer. The Apostles' one petition just then was...
Opposition to apostolic preaching and work seems to have originated mostly from the influence of the Sadducees. The preaching of the apostles contradicted all the cardinal elements in the Sadducean ph...
Sharing Blessings Perhaps because Peter and John had overcome this first threatening act of the religious leaders, the church was united. Early Christian unity is very evident in the way they readily...
(12) And the multitude of them that believed were of (o) 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....
All things were common. Happy would it be for society, if the rich of the present day were to imitate, in some degree, this charity of the first disciples, by distributing to those that want. Both wou...
THE UNIFICATION OF GOD'S PEOPLE 32. _“Of the multitude of those who believed there was one heart and soul.”_ The power of God's salvation to literally unify all its recipients, regardless of race, col...
And the multitude of them that believed were of one heart and of one soul: neither said any of them that aught of the things which he possessed was his own; but they had all things common. (33) And wi...
First of all we see man in an entirely new place man risen from among the dead and ascending to heaven. The risen ascended man, Christ Jesus, is the new starting-point of the dealings of God. The firs...
32._And the multitude. _In this place there are three things commended; that the faithful were all of one mind; that there was a mutual partaking of goods amongst them; that the apostles behaved thems...
In a word, they are invited to return by repentance, and enjoy all the promises made to Israel. The Messiah Himself should return from heaven to establish their blessing. The whole nation is here addr...
AND THE MULTITUDE OF THEM THAT BELIEVED,.... The Gospel, and in Christ, the substance of it; and a multitude they were, for they were now about eight thousand persons. And though their number was so g...
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. Ver. 32....
Acts 4:32, etc. The reasons why the primitive Christians of the church of Jerusalem had _all things common_, seem to be these: 1. Great part of the members of this church were strangers or Hellenists,...
_And the multitude of them that believed_ All the individuals, male and female, that, having believed on Jesus, had joined themselves to the Christian Church, numerous as they were; _were of one heart...
HAD ALL THINGS COMMON; see note to chap Acts 2:44....
The unity and charity of the Church:...
AND THE MULTITUDE OF THEM THAT BELIEVED WERE OF ONE HEART AND OF ONE SOUL; NEITHER SAID ANY OF THEM THAT AUGHT OF THE THINGS WHICH HE POSSESSED WAS HIS OWN; BUT THEY HAD ALL THINGS COMMON....
The religious leaders were greatly agitated by the public speaking of the apostles, and the Sadducees particularly, for one of their cardinal doctrines was the denial of any resurrection. They were ev...
NOW THE MULTITUDE OF THOSE WHO BELIEVED WERE OF ONE HEART AND ONE SOUL; NEITHER DID ANYONE SAY THAT ANY OF THE THINGS HE POSSESSED WAS HIS OWN, BUT THEY HAD ALL THINGS IN COMMON. 1. The multitude of...
And the multitude of them that believed were of one heart and soul: and not one of them said that aught of the things which he possessed was his own; but they had all things common. 'MULTITUDE OF THE...
32-37 The disciples loved one another. This was the blessed fruit of Christ's dying precept to his disciples, and his dying prayer for them. Thus it was then, and it will be so again, when the Spirit...
WERE OF ONE HEART AND OF ONE SOUL; as if one heart and one soul had moved that multitude; to be sure there was one Spirit in them all, that is, the Spirit of God, by whose grace they agreed in all tru...
32-35. From this brief account of the first conflict of the young congregation, Luke again turns, to view more minutely the internal condition of the Church. Their religious life was now more fully de...
Origen Against Celsus Book VIII And if any should from these words be afraid of our going over to the side of those who deny that the Father and the Son are two persons, let him weigh that passage, ...
Acts 4:32 Now G1161 multitude G4128 believed G4100 (G5660) were G2258 (G5713) heart G2588 and G2532 one...
‘And the multitude of those who believed were of one heart and soul: and not one of them said that anything of all which he possessed was his own; but they had all things common.' Compare Acts 2:44, a...
THE KINGLY RULE OF GOD IS EVIDENCED ON EARTH IN THE LIVES OF BELIEVERS (4:32-35). The description that follows, which is an amplification of and expansion on Acts 2:44, was intended to further convey...
Acts 4:32. AND THE MULTITUDE OF THEM THAT BELIEVED. From the personal details connected with the leading followers of Jesus of Nazareth, related in the third and fourth Chapter s, from recounting thei...
_The Inner Life of the Church, Acts 4:32 to Acts 5:11_. The characteristic feature is concord among the believers. The great topic of preaching among them is the Lord's resurrection. The favour they w...
OF ONE HEART AND SOUL (καρδια κα ψυχη μια). It is not possible to make sharp distinction between heart and soul here (see Mark 12:30), only that there was harmony in thought and affection. But the E...
Acts 4:32-5 Ananias and Sapphira I. We have much need to lay to heart the lessons of this incident. Christ's Church has long since come to include so many false or unspiritual members, and to be so b...
Acts 4:23 I. The whole Church is interested in the proceedings of its individual members. II. The right method of treating opposition to the Kingdom of Christ. III. The spiritual and social results...
Acts 4 Before the Council From this section of Apostolic history we may draw the following practical inferences: I. We may learn that if we are Christ's disciples we may expect to encounter antagon...
Peter and John were summoned before the priests to give an account for having healed the lame man, and for having preached in the name of Jesus of Nazareth. In the eighth verse we read: Acts 4:8. The...
CONTENTS: The first persecution. Peter's address to the Sanhedrin. Preaching in Jesus' name forbidden. Christians again filled with the Spirit. State of the Church at Jerusalem. CHARACTERS: God, Jesu...
Acts 4:1. _The captain of the temple_ was the captain of the watch, and saw that the levites performed their duty day and night. He beat them and set fire to their garments, if he found them asleep on...
WAS ONE IN MIND AND HEART. They formed one community in Christ, with one doctrine, served one Lord, and had one hope of eternal life! WAS HIS OWN. See note on Acts 2:44-45. It was an emergency, but th...
_And being let go, they went to their own company._ BEING LET GO We do not know what we or other people are until the restraint is taken off. We call ourselves free, but there is not an absolutely f...
_And the multitude of them that believed were of one heart and of one soul._ UNITY AMONG CHRISTIANS TO BE DESIRED Melancthon mourned in his day the divisions among Protestants, and sought to bring Pr...
ACTS—NOTE ON ACTS 4:32 EVERYTHING IN COMMON. See note on 2:44. ⇐...
_CRITICAL REMARKS_ Acts 4:32. THE MULTITUDE OF THEM THAT BELIEVED were not the new converts merely, but the general body of the disciples. Acts 4:33. GRACE.—Not favour with the people, as in Acts 2:4...
EXPOSITION ACTS 4:1 THE CAPTAIN OF THE TEMPLE. Only here and Acts 5:24, and Luke 22:4, Luke 22:52 in the plural some
Now as they spake unto the people, the priests, and the captain of the temple, and the Sadducees, came upon them, being grieved that they taught the people, and preached through Jesus the resurrection...
1 Chronicles 29:14; 1 Corinthians 1:10; 1 Corinthians 12:12; 1 Peter 3:8;...
Heart and soul. See on Mark 12:30....
THE MARKS OF A GENUINE FAITH Acts 4:32 INTRODUCTORY WORDS We come today to a most interesting, and inside view of the lives and ministry of the early saints. May the impact of this message call each...
And the multitude of them that believed — Every individual person were of one heart and one soul — Their love, their hopes, their passions joined: and not so much as one — In so great a multitude: thi...