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Acts 4:32

Fellowship and the churchGenerosity

30 as You stretch out Your hand to heal and perform signs and wonders through the name of Your holy servant Jesus.”

31 After they had prayed, their meeting place was shaken, and they were all filled with the Holy Spirit and spoke the word of God boldly.

The multitude of believers was one in heart and soul. No one claimed that any of his possessions was his own, but they shared everything they owned.

33 With great power the apostles continued to give their testimony about the resurrection of the Lord Jesus. And abundant grace was upon them all.

34 There were no needy ones among them, because those who owned lands or houses would sell their property, bring the proceeds from the sales,

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BSB
The multitude of believers was one in heart and soul. No one claimed that any of his possessions was his own, but they shared everything they owned.
KJV
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.
WEB
The multitude of those who believed were of one heart and soul. Not one of them claimed that anything of the things which he possessed was his own, but they had all things in common.
ASV
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.
DARBY
And the heart and soul of the multitude of those that had believed were one, and not one said that anything of what he possessed was his own, but all things were common to them;
BLB
Now the multitude of those having believed were one [in] heart and soul, and no one claimed anything of that being his to be his own, but all things were to them in common.
ÅB
Men hele flokken av dem som var kommet til troen, hadde ett hjerte og en sjel, og ikke en sa om noe av sitt gods at det var hans eget de hadde alt felles.
OTB
Menigheten av troende var av ett hjerte og én sjel. Ingen hevdet at noe av det de eide var deres eget, men de hadde alt felles.
B1930
Men hele flokken av dem som var kommet til troen, hadde ett hjerte og en sjel, og ikke en sa om noget av sitt gods at det var hans eget de hadde alt felles.

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