And sold their possessions and goods, and parted them to all men, as every man had need.

Commentaries

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A.T. Robertson

A.T. Robertson

A.T.Robertson

19th Century
Southern Baptist
19th Century

Sold (επιπρασκον). Imperfect active, a habit or custom from time to time. Old and common verb, πιπρασκω.

Parted

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes

AlbertBarnes

18th Century
Presbyterian
18th Century

And sold. That is, they sold as much as was nece ary to obtain the means of providing for the needs of each other.

Po e ions

Charles Ellicott

Charles Ellicott

CharlesEllicott

19th Century
Anglican
19th Century

And sold their possessions and goods.: The verbs throughout this description are in the imperfect tense, expressing the c…

Charles Spurgeon

Charles Spurgeon

CharlesSpurgeon

19th Century
Baptist
19th Century

Then they that gladly received his word were baptized: and the same day there were added unto them about three thousand souls. And they continu…

John Gill

John Gill

JohnGill

17th Century
Reformed Baptist
17th Century

And sold their possessions and goods .
&c.] Their houses and lands, their fields and vineyards, their goods, moveabl…

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry

MatthewHenry

17th Century
Presbyterian
17th Century

In these verses, we have the history of the truly primitive church, of its first days; this was indeed its state of infancy, yet, like infancy itse…

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