And the multitude of them that believed were of one heart and of one soul: neither said any of them that ought of the things which he possessed was his own; but they had all things common.
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Gill's Exposition
And the multitude of them that believed,.... The Gospel, and in Christ, the substance of it; and a multitude they were, for they were now about eight thousand persons. And though their number was so…
Barnes' Notes
And the multitude - The number of believers at this time had become large. In Act 4:4, it is said that it was five thousand, and the number was constantly increasing. One heart - This expression…
Adam Clarke
The multitude of them that believed - The whole 5000, mentioned Act 4:4, and probably many others, who had been converted by the ministry of the other apostles since that time.
Were of one heart and…
We have a general idea given us in these verses, and it is a very beautiful one, of the spirit and state of this truly primitive church; it is conspectus saeculi - a view of that age of infancy and…
Cambridge Bible
Unanimity and Love among the first Christians
32. of one heart and of one soul A Hebrew form of expressing complete accord. Thus (1Ch 12:38) "all the rest of Israel were of one heartto make David…
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