Kisah Para Rasul 2:44-45

2:44 All who believed were together and held ¹  everything in common, 2:45 and they began selling ²  their property ³  and possessions and distributing the proceeds ⁴  to everyone, as anyone had need.

Kisah Para Rasul 4:34-37

4:34 For there was no one needy ⁵  among them, because those who were owners of land or houses were selling ⁶  them ⁷  and bringing the proceeds from the sales 4:35 and placing them at the apostles’ feet. The proceeds ⁸  were distributed to each, as anyone had need. 4:36 So Joseph, a Levite who was a native of Cyprus, called by the apostles Barnabas (which is translated “son of encouragement”), ⁹  4:37 sold ¹⁰  a field ¹¹  that belonged to him and brought the money ¹²  and placed it at the apostles’ feet.

Kisah Para Rasul 11:28-30

11:28 One of them, named Agabus, got up ¹³  and predicted ¹⁴  by the Spirit that a severe ¹⁵  famine ¹⁶  was about to come over the whole inhabited world. ¹⁷  (This ¹⁸  took place during the reign of Claudius.) ¹⁹  11:29 So the disciples, each in accordance with his financial ability, ²⁰  decided ²¹  to send relief ²²  to the brothers living in Judea. 11:30 They did so, ²³  sending their financial aid ²⁴  to the elders by Barnabas and Saul.

[2:44]  ¹ tn Grk “had.”

[2:45]  ² tn The imperfect verb has been translated as an ingressive (“began…”). Since in context this is a description of the beginning of the community of believers, it is more likely that these statements refer to the start of various activities and practices that the early church continued for some time.

[2:45]  ³ tn It is possible that the first term for property (κτήματα, kthmata) refers to real estate (as later usage seems to indicate) while the second term (ὑπάρξεις, Juparxeis) refers to possessions in general, but it may also be that the two terms are used together for emphasis, simply indicating that all kinds of possessions were being sold. However, if the first term is more specifically a reference to real estate, it foreshadows the incident with Ananias and Sapphira in Acts 5:1-11.

[2:45]  ⁴ tn Grk “distributing them” (αὐτά, auta). The referent (the proceeds of the sales) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[4:34]  ⁵ tn Or “poor.”

[4:34]  ⁶ tn Grk “houses, selling them were bringing.” The participle πωλοῦντες (pwlounte") has been translated as a finite verb due to requirements of contemporary English style.

[4:34]  ⁷ tn The word “them” is not in the Greek text, but is implied. Direct objects were often omitted in Greek when clear from the context, but must be supplied for the modern English reader.

[4:35]  ⁸ tn Grk “It” (or “They,” plural). The referent of the understood pronoun subject, the proceeds from the sales, of the verb διεδίδετο (diedideto) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[4:36]  ⁹ sn This is a parenthetical note by the author. Note how the actions of Barnabas are in keeping with the meaning of his nickname. He stands in contrast to Ananias and Sapphira in 5:1-11.

[4:37]  ¹⁰ tn Grk “selling a field that belonged to him, brought” The participle πωλήσας (pwlhsa") has been translated as a finite verb due to requirements of contemporary English style.

[4:37]  ¹¹ tn Or “a farm.”

[4:37]  ¹² tn Normally a reference to actual coins (“currency”). See L&N 6.68.

[11:28]  ¹³ tn Grk “getting up, predicted.” The participle ἀναστάς (anasta") has been translated as a finite verb due to requirements of contemporary English style.

[11:28]  ¹⁴ tn Or “made clear”; Grk “indicated beforehand” (BDAG 920 s.v. σημαίνω 2).

[11:28]  ¹⁵ tn Grk “great.”

[11:28]  ¹⁶ sn This famine is one of the firmly fixed dates in Acts. It took place from a.d. 45-48. The events described in chap. 11 of Acts occurred during the early part of that period.

[11:28]  ¹⁷ tn Or “whole Roman Empire.” While the word οἰκουμένη (oikoumenh) does occasionally refer specifically to the Roman Empire, BDAG 699 s.v. οἰκουνένη 2 does not list this passage (only Acts 24:5 and 17:6).

[11:28]  ¹⁸ tn Grk “world, which.” The relative pronoun (“which”) was replaced by the demonstrative pronoun “this” and a new sentence was begun in the translation at this point to improve the English style, due to the length of the sentence in Greek.

[11:28]  ¹⁹ sn This is best taken as a parenthetical note by the author. Claudius was the Roman emperor Tiberius Claudius Nero Germanicus, known as Claudius, who ruled from a.d. 41-54.

[11:29]  ²⁰ tn So BDAG 410 s.v. εὐπορέω.

[11:29]  ²¹ tn Or “determined,” “resolved.”

[11:29]  ²² tn Grk “to send [something] for a ministry,” but today it is common to speak of sending relief for victims of natural disasters.

[11:29]  sn The financial relief reflects the oneness of the church, meeting the needs of another (even racially distinct) community. Jerusalem, having ministered to them, now received ministry back. A later collection from Greece is noted in Rom 15:25-27, but it reflects the same spirit as this gift.

[11:30]  ²³ tn Grk “Judea, which they did.” The relative pronoun was omitted and a new sentence was begun in the translation at this point to improve the English style, due to the length of the sentence in Greek.

[11:30]  ²⁴ tn The words “their financial aid” are not in the Greek text, but are implied. Direct objects in Greek were often omitted when clear from the context, but must be supplied for the modern English reader.