Acts 4:34 (DBY)

Passage

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

Nearby Context

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

Acts 4:35 and laid it at the feet of the apostles; and distribution was made to each according as any one might have need.

Acts 4:36 And Joseph, who had been surnamed Barnabas by the apostles (which is, being interpreted, Son of consolation), a Levite, Cyprian by birth,

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "neither", "want", "owners", "lands", "houses", "selling", "brought", and "price". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "neither" and "want", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 33's "and with great power did the apostles..." into verse 35's "and laid it at the feet of...", so "neither" and "want" 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 "neither" and "want" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.