Acts 4:32 (DBY)

Passage

And the heart and soul of the multitude of those that had believed were one, and not one said that anything of what he possessed was his own, but all things were common to them;

Nearby Context

Acts 4:30 in that thou stretchest out thy hand to heal, and that signs and wonders take place through the name of thy holy servant Jesus.

Acts 4:31 And when they had prayed, the place in which they were assembled shook, and they were all filled with the Holy Spirit, and spoke the word of God with boldness.

Acts 4:32 And the heart and soul of the multitude of those that had believed were one, and not one said that anything of what he possessed was his own, but all things were common to them;

Acts 4:33 and with great power did the apostles give witness of the resurrection of the Lord Jesus, and great grace was upon them all.

Acts 4:34 For neither was there any one in want among them; for as many as were owners of lands or houses, selling them, brought the price of what was sold

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "all things", "heart", "soul", "multitude", "believed", "said", "anything", and "possessed". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "all things" and "heart", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 31's "And when they had prayed the place..." into verse 33's "and with great power did the apostles...", so "all things" and "heart" belong inside that flow. In Acts context, the local focus is Christ, faith, and discipleship.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "all things" and "heart" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.