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The Pulpit Commentary - Acts 2:42-47

The first regime of the body of Christ's disciples as a Christian community. "And they continued steadfastly … such as should be saved." It may be conceded that the history in these verses acknowledges to some appearance of repetition. This is appearance, however, rather than reality. The first of these verses gives in the highest possible form the headings of a subject which is developed a little more fully in the following five verses; and these same verses find room for a touch or two... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Acts 2:43-47

The spiritual commonwealth. The Bible not intended to be a statute-book for nations, but a Book of Divine principles, which, while they should underlie all legislation, are not intended to supersede the natural development of human law. The glimpse into the earliest Church life specially helpful to God's people, indirectly so to the world. Confirmation of the Acts in heathen authors, as Lucian, in his 'Peregrinus Proteus,' who refers to the community of goods and other features of the... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Acts 2:43-47

The Church's immediate assertion of her own moral forces. "And fear came upon every soul … daily such as should be saved." For many an institution of human society it is most easy to fix the date for the commencement of its operation, and to assign its term. It is one among many of the marks of Christianity that, once embodied, it begins its work there and then, and begins it never to pause, never to cease, till it is all finished. The peculiar and, at the same time, rightful... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Acts 2:44

Were together ( ἐπὶ τὸ αὐτό ; see Acts 1:15 , note, and above, verse 42). Had all things common. Just as the Transfiguration gave a passing glimpse of the state of glory, so here we have a specimen of what Christian love and unity in its perfection, and unchecked by contact with the world without, would, and perhaps some day will, produce. But even at Jerusalem this bright vision of a paradise on earth was soon troubled by the earthly dissensions recorded in Acts 6:1-15 .; and... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Acts 2:44

All that believed - That is, that believed that Jesus was the Messiah; for that was the distinguishing point by which they were known from others.Were together - Were united; were joined in the same thing. It does not mean that they lived in the same house, but they were united in the same community, or engaged in the same thing. They were doubtless often together in the same place for prayer and praise. One of the best means for strengthening the faith of young converts is for them often to... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Acts 2:44-45

Acts 2:44-45. And all that believed were together Meeting as frequently as possible, even in the same place, and at the same time. Or, if this was impracticable, (their number being already, at least, three thousand one hundred and twenty, and in a few days several thousands more,) they probably assembled, as Dr. Lightfoot explains it, in several distinct companies, or congregations, according as their languages, nations, or other circumstances, brought and kept them together. And had all... read more

Donald C. Fleming

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Acts 2:43-47

Life in the new community (2:43-47)The early Christians had such a strong sense of unity that they brought their money and possessions together to form a central pool, from which all could receive help as they had need (43-45). Perhaps they were too hasty in sharing out their collective wealth, because soon none was left. As a result other churches (who did not copy the idea of a central pool) had to send money to help them through their difficulties (cf. Romans 15:26; Galatians 2:10).In... read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Acts 2:44

believed. App-150 . together. See Acts 2:1 . read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Acts 2:44

And all that believed were together, and had all things common; and they sold their possessions and goods, and parted them to all as any man had need.COMMUNISMThis writer has seen Earl Browder's greasy little tract in the Library of Congress in which he declared that "We communists are only doing the thing commanded in your Christian Scriptures, and which you do not have the guts to do!" He went on to quote the above verses. Even the Red Dean of Canterbury, only a few years ago, identified... read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Acts 2:44-45

Acts 2:44-45. And had all things common;— Peculiar reasons made this community of goods eligible at that time; especially as many sojourners, who had come from other parts, would justly be desirous to continue at Jerusalem much longer than they intended when they came up to the feast, in order that they might gain a thorough knowledge of the gospel. But the New Testament abounds with passages, which plainly show, that this was never intended for a general practice: the Gentiles did not fall... read more

The Pulpit Commentary - Acts 2:42-47

The Pulpit Commentary - Acts 2:43-47

The Pulpit Commentary - Acts 2:43-47

The Pulpit Commentary - Acts 2:44

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Acts 2:44

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Acts 2:44-45

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Acts 2:43-47

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Acts 2:44

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Acts 2:44

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Acts 2:44-45

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