Acts 4

Acts 4
Acts 15:22-24 in Latin (left column) and Greek (right column) in Codex Laudianus, written about AD 550.
Book Acts of the Apostles
Bible part New Testament
Order in the Bible part 5
Category Church history

Acts 4 is the fourth chapter of the Acts of the Apostles in the New Testament of the Christian Bible. It records the aftermath of a healing by Simon Peter and his preaching in Solomon’s Portico, that Sanhedrin arrested the apostles, but had to let them go.[1] The book containing this chapter is anonymous but early Christian tradition uniformly affirmed that Luke composed this book as well as the Gospel of Luke.[2]

Text

The original text is written in Koine Greek and is divided into 37 verses. Some most ancient manuscripts containing this chapter are:

Structure

This chapter can be grouped:

Cross reference

Verse 10

[Simon Peter said]: "let it be known to you all, and to all the people of Israel, that by the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, whom you crucified, whom God raised from the dead, by Him this man stands here before you whole."[3]

Verse 12

[Simon Peter said]: "Nor is there salvation in any other, for there is no other name under heaven given among men by which we must be saved."[4]

Verse 32 - 35

"All the believers were one in heart and mind. No one claimed that any of their possessions was their own, but they shared everything they had.33 With great power the apostles continued to testify to the resurrection of the Lord Jesus. And God’s grace was so powerfully at work in them all34 that there were no needy persons among them. For from time to time those who owned land or houses sold them, brought the money from the sales 35 and put it at the apostles’ feet, and it was distributed to anyone who had need."[5]

Several christian communities look to the first church in Jerusalem, as described in Acts 2 and 4 for a direction for how to put Jesus' commands to love God and neighbour into practice. The Simple Way, the Bruderhof,[6] the Hutterites and Rutba House all draw inspiration from Acts 4:32 - 35. The Bruderhof, an international communal movement of families and singles live in full community of goods; no one possesses anything and everything is shared in common.[7]

Verse 36

And Joses, who was also named Barnabas by the apostles (which is translated Son of Encouragement), a Levite of the country of Cyprus,[8]

Barnabas would play an important role in the early ministry of Apostle Paul.[9]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Halley, Henry H. Halley's Bible Handbook: an abbreviated Bible commentary. 23rd edition. Zondervan Publishing House. 1962.
  2. ↑ Holman Illustrated Bible Handbook. Holman Bible Publishers, Nashville, Tennessee. 2012.
  3. ↑ Acts 4:10, New King James Version
  4. ↑ Acts 4:12
  5. ↑ "Bible Gateway passage: Acts 4:32-35 - New International Version". Bible Gateway. Retrieved 2017-12-28.
  6. ↑ "Life Among The Bruderhof". The American Conservative. Retrieved 2017-12-28.
  7. ↑ "Bruderhof - Fellowship for Intentional Community". Fellowship for Intentional Community. Retrieved 2017-12-28.
  8. ↑ Acts 4:36
  9. ↑ Acts 11
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