Acts 2:45 (DRB)

Passage

Their possessions and goods they sold and divided them to all, according as every one had need.

Nearby Context

Acts 2:43 And fear came upon every soul. Many wonders also and signs were done by the apostles in Jerusalem: and there was great fervor in all.

Acts 2:44 And all they that believed were together and had all things common.

Acts 2:45 Their possessions and goods they sold and divided them to all, according as every one had need.

Acts 2:46 And continuing daily with one accord in the temple and breaking bread from house to house, they took their meat with gladness and simplicity of heart:

Acts 2:47 Praising God and having favour with all the people. And the Lord increased daily together such as should be saved.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "possessions", "goods", "sold", "divided", and "need". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "possessions" and "goods", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 44's "And all they that believed were together..." into verse 46's "And continuing daily with one accord in...", so "possessions" and "goods" 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 "possessions" and "goods" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.