30 as you extend your hand to heal and signs and wonders are performed through the name of your holy servant Jesus.” 31 And when[a] they had prayed, the place in which they were gathered was shaken, and they were all filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak[b] the word[c] of God with boldness.

The Believers Share All Things in Common

32 Now the group of those who believed were one heart and soul, and no one said anything of what belonged to him was his own, but all things were theirs in common.

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Footnotes

  1. Acts 4:31 Here “when” is supplied as a component of the temporal genitive absolute participle (“had prayed”)
  2. Acts 4:31 The imperfect tense has been translated as ingressive here (“began to speak”)
  3. Acts 4:31 Or “message”

30 Stretch out your hand to heal and perform signs and wonders(A) through the name of your holy servant Jesus.”(B)

31 After they prayed, the place where they were meeting was shaken.(C) And they were all filled with the Holy Spirit(D) and spoke the word of God(E) boldly.(F)

The Believers Share Their Possessions

32 All the believers were one in heart and mind. No one claimed that any of their possessions was their own, but they shared everything they had.(G)

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