35And laid them down at the apostles' feet: and distribution was made unto every man according as he had need.
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And kept back part of the price, his wife also being privy to it, and brought a certain part, and laid it at the apostles' feet.
And sold their possessions and goods, and parted them to all men, as every man had need.
Avoiding this, that no man should blame us in this abundance which is administered by us: …
Having land, sold it, and brought the money, and laid it at the apostles' feet.
Then Peter said, Silver and gold have I none; but such as I have give I thee: In the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth rise up and walk.
Commentary
Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)
(vv. 32-37)We have a general idea given us in these verses, and it is a very beautiful one, of the spirit and state of this truly primitive church; it is conspectus saeculi—a view of that age of infancy and innocence. I. The disciples loved one another dearly. Behold, how good and how pleasant it was to see how the multitude of those that believed were of one heart, and of one soul (Acts 4:32), and there was…
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