Acts 2:45

And solde their possessions and goods, and parted them to all men, as euery man had need.
- King James Version (1611) - View 1611 Bible Scan

and they {began} selling their property and possessions and were sharing them with all, as anyone might have need.
- New American Standard Version (1995)

and they sold their possessions and goods, and parted them to all, according as any man had need.
- American Standard Version (1901)

And exchanging their goods and property for money, they made division of it among them all, as they had need.
- Basic English Bible

Selling their possessions and goods, they shared with anyone who was in need.
- Berean Standard Bible Bible

and sold their possessions and substance, and distributed them to all, according as any one might have need.
- Darby Bible

Their possessions and goods they sold, and divided them to all, according as every one had need.
- Douay-Rheims Bible

and they sold their possessions and goods, and parted them to all, according as any man had need.
- English Revised Version

They sold their possessions and goods, and distributed them to all, according as anyone had need.
- World English Bible

Wesley's Notes for Acts 2:45

2:45 And sold their possessions - Their lands and houses; and goods - Their movables. And parted them to all as any one had need - To say the Christians did this only till the destruction of Jerusalem, is not true; for many did it long after. Not that there was any positive command for so doing: it needed not; for love constrained them. It was a natural fruit of that love wherewith each member of the community loved every other as his own soul. And if the whole Christian Church had continued in this spirit, this usage must have continued through all ages. To affirm therefore that Christ did not design it should continue, is neither more nor less than to affirm, that Christ did not design this measure of love should continue. I see no proof of this.