Focused Passage

Acts 4:32-37

Christ Alone Saves and His Witnesses Speak Boldly

The apostles are arrested for preaching Jesus, Peter boldly proclaims salvation in Christ alone, the authorities threaten them, and the church prays for greater boldness rather than safety.

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32The multitude of believers was one in heart and soul. No one claimed that any of his possessions was his own, but they shared everything they owned.

33With great power the apostles continued to give their testimony about the resurrection of the Lord Jesus. And abundant grace was upon them all.

34There were no needy ones among them, because those who owned lands or houses would sell their property, bring the proceeds from the sales,

35and lay them at the apostles’ feet for distribution to anyone as he had need.

36Joseph, a Levite from Cyprus, whom the apostles called Barnabas (meaning Son of Encouragement),

37sold a field he owned, brought the money, and laid it at the apostles’ feet.

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Verse 32

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-δὲG1161ConjunctionTheΤοῦG3588Article - Genitive Neuter SingularmultitudeπλήθουςG4128Noun - Genitive Neuter SingularofτῶνG3588Article - Genitive Masculine PluralbelieversπιστευσάντωνG4100Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Genitive Masculine PluralwasἦνG1510Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingularoneμίαG1520Adjective - Nominative Feminine Singular[in] heartκαρδίαG2588Noun - Nominative Feminine SingularandκαὶG2532ConjunctionsoulψυχὴG5590Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular-καὶG2532ConjunctionNoοὐδὲG3761AdverboneεἷςG1520Adjective - Nominative Masculine Singularclaimed thatἔλεγενG2036Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingularanyτιG5100Interrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Accusative Neuter SingularofτῶνG3588Article - Genitive Neuter PluralhisαὐτῷG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative Masculine 3rd Person SingularpossessionsὑπαρχόντωνG5225Verb - Present Participle Active - Genitive Neuter PluralwasεἶναιG1510Verb - Present Infinitive Activehis ownἴδιονG2398Adjective - Accusative Neuter Singularbutἀλλ’G235Conjunctionthey sharedἦνG1510Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular. . .αὐτοῖςG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative Masculine 3rd Person Plural. . .κοινάG2839Adjective - Nominative Neuter Pluraleverything they ownedπάνταG3956Adjective - Nominative Neuter Plural
Verse 33

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-καὶG2532Conjunction[With] greatμεγάλῃG3173Adjective - Dative Feminine SingularpowerδυνάμειG1411Noun - Dative Feminine SingulartheοἱG3588Article - Nominative Masculine PluralapostlesἀπόστολοιG652Noun - Nominative Masculine Pluralcontinued to giveἀπεδίδουνG591Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural[their]τὸG3588Article - Accusative Neuter SingulartestimonyμαρτύριονG3142Noun - Accusative Neuter Singularabout the«τῆςG3588Article - Genitive Feminine Singularresurrectionἀναστάσεως»G386Noun - Genitive Feminine Singularof the«τοῦG3588Article - Genitive Masculine SingularLordΚυρίουG2962Noun - Genitive Masculine SingularJesusἸησοῦ»G2424Noun - Genitive Masculine SingularAndτεG5037ConjunctionabundantμεγάληG3173Adjective - Nominative Feminine SingulargraceχάριςG5485Noun - Nominative Feminine SingularwasἦνG1510Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingularuponἐπὶG1909PrepositionthemαὐτούςG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Masculine 3rd Person PluralallπάνταςG3956Adjective - Accusative Masculine Plural
Verse 34

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-γὰρG1063ConjunctionThere wereἦνG1510Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingularnoΟὐδὲG3761AdverbneedyἐνδεήςG1729Adjective - Nominative Masculine SingularonesτιςG5100Interrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Nominative Masculine SingularamongἐνG1722PrepositionthemαὐτοῖςG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative Masculine 3rd Person PluralbecauseγὰρG1063Conjunctionthose whoὅσοιG3745Personal / Relative Pronoun - Nominative Masculine PluralvvvὑπῆρχονG5225Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person PluralownedκτήτορεςG2935Noun - Nominative Masculine PlurallandsχωρίωνG5564Noun - Genitive Neuter PluralorG2228ConjunctionhousesοἰκιῶνG3614Noun - Genitive Feminine Pluralwould sell [ their property ]πωλοῦντεςG4453Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine PluralbringἔφερονG5342Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person PluraltheτὰςG3588Article - Accusative Feminine PluralproceedsτιμὰςG5092Noun - Accusative Feminine PluralfromτῶνG3588Article - Genitive Neuter Plural[the] salesπιπρασκομένωνG4097Verb - Present Participle Middle or Passive - Genitive Neuter Plural
Verse 35

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andκαὶG2532Conjunctionlay [them]ἐτίθουνG5087Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person PluralatπαρὰG3844PrepositiontheτοὺςG3588Article - Accusative Masculine PluralvvvτῶνG3588Article - Genitive Masculine Pluralapostles’ἀποστόλωνG652Noun - Genitive Masculine PluralfeetπόδαςG4228Noun - Accusative Masculine Plural-δὲG1161Conjunctionfor distributionδιεδίδετοG1239Verb - Imperfect Indicative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person Singular[to]ἑκάστῳG1538Adjective - Dative Masculine SingularanyoneτιςG5100Interrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Nominative Masculine SingularasκαθότιG2530Adverb. . .ἄνG302Particlehe hadεἶχενG2192Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingularneedχρείανG5532Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular
Verse 36

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-δὲG1161ConjunctionJosephἸωσὴφG2501Noun - Nominative Masculine Singulara LeviteΛευίτηςG3019Noun - Nominative Masculine Singularfrom CyprusΚύπριοςG2953Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular. . .τῷG3588Article - Dative Neuter Singular. . .γένειG1085Noun - Dative Neuter SingularwhomG3588Article - Nominative Masculine Singular-ἀπὸG575PrepositiontheτῶνG3588Article - Genitive Masculine PluralapostlesἀποστόλωνG652Noun - Genitive Masculine PluralcalledἐπικληθεὶςG1941Verb - Aorist Participle Passive - Nominative Masculine SingularBarnabasΒαρνάβαςG921Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular(vvvG3739Personal / Relative Pronoun - Nominative Neuter SingularvvvἐστινG1510Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingularmeaningμεθερμηνευόμενονG3177Verb - Present Participle Middle or Passive - Nominative Neuter SingularSonΥἱὸςG5207Noun - Nominative Masculine Singularof EncouragementπαρακλήσεωςG3874Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular
Verse 37

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soldπωλήσαςG4453Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singulara fieldἀγροῦG68Noun - Genitive Masculine SingularheαὐτῷG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative Masculine 3rd Person SingularownedὑπάρχοντοςG5225Verb - Present Participle Active - Genitive Masculine SingularbroughtἤνεγκενG5342Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingulartheτὸG3588Article - Accusative Neuter SingularmoneyχρῆμαG5536Noun - Accusative Neuter SingularandκαὶG2532Conjunctionlaid [it]ἔθηκενG5087Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingularatπρὸςG4314PrepositiontheτοὺςG3588Article - Accusative Masculine PluralvvvτῶνG3588Article - Genitive Masculine Pluralapostles’ἀποστόλωνG652Noun - Genitive Masculine PluralfeetπόδαςG4228Noun - Accusative Masculine Plural

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