Acts 4:32 (WEB)
The multitude of those who believed were of one heart and soul. Not one of them claimed that anything of the things which he possessed was his own, but they had all things in common.
Catechism · 2
"Our Father Who Art in Heaven"
“In praying "our" Father, each of the baptized is praying in this communion: "The company of those who believed were of one heart and soul."” — Catechism footnote: Acts 4:32.
The Communion of Saints
“"They had everything in common."” — Catechism footnote: Acts 4:32.
Fathers and councils · 46
Origen
- Origen, Against Celsus VIII.12Book VIII
“And if any should from these words be afraid of our going over to the side of those who deny that the Father and the Son are two persons, let him weigh that passage, “And the multitude of them that believed were of one heart and of one soul,” that he may understand the meaning of the saying, “I and My Father are one.”” — editor's note: Acts iv. 32.
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Athanasius of Alexandria
- Athanasius of Alexandria, Against the Arians III.3Discourse III
“…one towards each other in concord and oneness of spirit, nor be at variance as the Corinthians, but mind the same thing, as those five thousand in the Acts, who were as one.” — editor's note: Acts iv. 4, 32.
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Catena Aurea on Luke
- Augustine of HippoCatena Aurea on Luke
“(Acts 4:32.)” — the author cites it
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“(Acts 4:32.)” — the author cites it
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Cyril of Jerusalem
“So great also was the grace of the Holy Ghost, which wrought by means of the Twelve Apostles in them who believed, that they were of one heart and of one soul, and their enjoyment of their goods was common, the possessors piously offering the prices of their possessions, and no one among them wanting aught; while…” — editor's note: Ib. v. 32.
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John Cassian
- John Cassian, Conferences XI–XVII XVI.6Conference XVI
“…of believers was of one heart and soul; neither did any of them say that any of the things which he possessed was his own, but they had all things common.”” — editor's note: Acts iv. 32.
Read the whole comment - John Cassian, Conferences XVIII–XXIV XVIII.5Conference XVIII
“And again: “For neither was there any among them that lacked; for as many as possessed fields or houses, sold them and brought the price of the things that they sold and laid them before the feet of the Apostles: and distribution was made to every man as he had need.”” — editor's note: Acts iv. 32; ii. 45; iv. 34, 35.
Read the whole comment “But there can be no doubt that where there is single-minded love of the Lord, there is also single-minded delight in chains worn for the Lord’s sake: as it is written: “But the multitude of the believers was of one heart and one soul.”” — editor's note: Acts iv. 32.
Read the whole comment“…them, and brought the price of the things which they sold, and laid it at the feet of the Apostles, and distribution was made to every man as he had need”), but they added to these characteristics others still more sublime.” — editor's note: Acts iv. 32–34.
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Cyprian of Carthage
“…maketh men to be of one mind in a house;” and we read in the Acts of the Apostles, “And the multitude of them that believed were of one heart and of one soul.”” — editor's note: Acts iv. 32.
Read the whole comment“Divine Scripture proves this, when it says, “But the multitude of them which believed were of one heart and of one soul.”” — editor's note: Acts iv. 32. [Bernard., Epist. ccxxxviii., Opp. i. 502.]
Read the whole comment“…neither was there any distinction among them, nor did they esteem anything their own of the goods which belonged to them, but they had all things common.”” — editor's note: Acts iv. 32.
Read the whole comment“Of this same thing in the Acts of the Apostles: “But the multitude of them that had believed acted with one soul and mind: nor was there among them any distinction, neither did they esteem as their own anything of the possessions that they had; but all things were common to them.”” — editor's note: Acts iv. 32.
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Ambrose of Milan
“Moreover, if in all them that believed there was, as it is written, one soul and one heart: if every one that cleaveth to the Lord is one spirit, as the Apostle hath said: if a man and his wife are one flesh: if all we mortal men are, so far as…” — editor's note: Acts iv. 32.
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Augustine of Hippo
“For this multiplicity perishes, and singleness is observed among the saints: of whom it is said in the Acts of the Apostles, “and of the multitude of them that believed, there was one soul, and one heart.”” — editor's note: Acts iv. 32.
Read the whole comment“For there had been forgiven them the blood which they had shed, it had been forgiven them by the Lord pardoning, in order that now they might even learn to drink that which they had shed.” — editor's note: Acts iv. 32.
Read the whole comment“Hence also were those after His resurrection, of whom on one day three and on another five thousand were baptized, welded into one soul and one heart by the fire of love; of whom no one spoke of anything as his own, but to them all things were common.” — editor's note: Acts iv. 32.
Read the whole comment“For many have promised themselves that they were about to fulfil that holy life, which has all things in common, where no man calleth anything his own, who have one soul and one heart in God: they have been put into the furnace, and have cracked.” — editor's note: Acts iv. 32.
Read the whole comment“First then were the Jews: for thence were the Apostles, thence those more than five hundred brethren, thence that later multitude, who had but one heart and one soul toward God.” — editor's note: Acts iv. 32.
Read the whole comment“But many, so as not to make a place for the Lord, seek their own things, love their own things, delight in their own power, are greedy for their private interests.” — editor's note: Acts iv. 4, 32, 35.
Read the whole comment“They had, he says, one mind and one heart God-wards.” — editor's note: Acts iv. 32.
Read the whole comment“…to live in fellowship of them who have one soul and one heart to Godward, so that no man saith that any thing is his own, but they have all things common.” — editor's note: Acts iv. 32
Read the whole comment“In the Acts of the Apostles, “There was,” it says, “in the believers, one soul and one heart.”” — editor's note: Acts iv. 32
Read the whole comment“But since out of many souls there shall be hereafter one City of such as have one soul and one heart towards God; which perfection of our unity shall be hereafter, after this sojourn in a strange land, wherein the thoughts of all shall neither be hidden one…” — editor's note: Acts iv. 32
Read the whole comment“It is therefore more easily said that the souls were many,—a several soul, of course, for each several person—of whom we read in the Acts of the Apostles, that they were of one soul,—than it is, where the apostle speaks of “one faith,” for any one to venture to say that there are as many faiths as there are faithful.” — editor's note: Acts iv. 32
Read the whole comment“…are cleansed, that it may be with them, as it is written in the Acts of the Apostles, “The multitude of them that believed were of one heart and of one soul.”” — editor's note: Acts iv. 32.
Read the whole comment““For they sold all that they possessed, and laid the prices of their things at the Apostles’ feet; and distribution was made unto every man according as he had need; and no man said that ought was his own, but they had all things common.”” — editor's note: Acts iv. 32, etc.
Read the whole comment“And in the Acts of the Apostles; “And the multitude of them that believed were of one soul, and of one heart.”” — editor's note: Acts iv. 32.
Read the whole comment“For in the Church of Jerusalem, as it were burning brands were set on fire by the Holy Spirit, when they had all one soul, and one heart to God-ward.” — editor's note: Acts iv. 32.
Read the whole comment“For they had one soul to Godward, and one heart.” — editor's note: Acts iv. 32.
Read the whole comment““They had one soul and one heart in the Lord.”” — editor's note: Acts iv. 32.
Read the whole comment“…one soul, as it is written of them that believed and mutually loved one another, in the Acts of the Apostles, “They had one soul and one heart toward God:” if, therefore, my soul and thy soul become one soul, when we think the same thing and love one another, how much more must God the Father and God the Son be…” — editor's note: Acts iv. 32.
Read the whole comment“And the Scripture says this of them, that “they were of one soul and one heart toward God.”” — editor's note: Acts ii. and iv. 32, etc.
Read the whole comment“…sold them, and brought the prices of them, and laid them down at the apostles’ feet: and distribution was made unto every man according as he had need,” are we not to understand that such distribution was made to this disciple of what was needful, that there was also added to it the portion of the blessed Mary,…” — editor's note: Acts iv. 32–35.
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John Chrysostom
““For where two or three” (it is said) “are gathered together in My name, there am I in the midst of them” ( Matt. xviii. 20 ); and again, “That they may be One, as we” also are ( John xvii. 11 ); and, “They had all one heart and [one] soul.” ( Acts iv. 32.)” — the author cites it
Read the whole comment“…allow one who has partaken of it to be afterwards mere man, but as it were removing him to heaven itself, causes him to image to himself all that is there. ( Acts iv. 32, and ii. 46.)” — the author cites it
Read the whole comment“For so, “the multitude of them that believed were of one heart and of one soul,”and yet were they divided into many bodies; their unanimity however made the many one.” — editor's note: Acts iv. 32.
Read the whole comment“And that there is nothing over-burdensome in this saying, the “three thousand,”bear witness, and the “five thousand,”who had but one home, one table, one soul; for “the multitude of them that believed,” we read, “were of one heart and of one soul.”” — editor's note: Acts iv. 32.
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Catena Aurea on Matthew
- John ChrysostomCatena Aurea on Matthew
“For as those who love one another spiritually are said to be one soul, “And all they that believed, had one heart and one soul,” [Acts 4:32] so husband and wife who love each other after the flesh, are said to be one flesh.” — the author cites it
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Basil the Great
“The Christian ought to regard all the things that are given him for his use, not as his to hold as his own or to lay up; and, giving careful heed to all things as the Lord’s, not to overlook any of the things that are being thrown aside and disregarded, should this be the case.” — editor's note: cf. Acts iv. 32.
Read the whole comment““They,” it is said, “were of one heart and of one soul.”” — editor's note: Acts iv. 32.
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Leo the Great
“For you and we ought to be at one in thought and act, so that as we read, in us also there may be proved to be one heart and one mind.” — editor's note: Sc. in Acts iv. 32.
Read the whole comment“…turned to penitence by the Apostle Peter’s preaching, and on one day there were baptized about 3,000 Jews: and they all were “of one heart and of one soul,” being ready now to die for Him, Whose crucifixion they had demanded.” — editor's note: Acts iv. 32.
Read the whole comment“…through the imitation of their faith, when with those first-begotten sons of the Church, “the heart of all was one, and the spirit one, of those that believed:” for they, putting away the whole of their things and possessions, enriched themselves with eternal goods, through the most devoted poverty, and in…” — editor's note: Acts iv. 32.
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Hilary of Poitiers
“…of God, Father and Son; it demolishes their helpless and absurd plea that in such passages as, And the multitude of them that believed were one soul and heart, and again, He that planteth and He that watereth are one, and Neither for these only do I pray, but for them also that shall believe on Me through their word,…” — editor's note: Acts iv. 32: in this and the following passages unum is read.
Read the whole comment“And they apply to the support of their case the passage in the Acts of the Apostles, Now of the multitude of them that believed the heart and soul were one, in order to prove that a diversity of souls and hearts may be united into one heart and soul through a mere conformity of will.” — editor's note: Acts iv. 32.
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Cross-references · 32
Cited together in Catechism §2790.
Cited together in On the Good of Marriage Chapter 21.
Cited together in Bede on Luke 5:1–3 (2) (Catena Aurea).
Cited together in Tractates on the Gospel of John Tractate 18.
Cited together in Tractates on the Gospel of John Tractate 18.
Cited together in Catechism §2790.
Cited together in Catechism §2790 and 1 other place.
Cited together in Catechism §2790.
Cited together in Of the Work of Monks Chapter 32.
Cited together in On the Incarnation of the Lord, Against Nestorius IV.11.
Cited together in Catechism §2790.
Cited together in Sermons Sermon 62.
Cited together in Sermons Sermon 62.
Cited together in Tractates on the Gospel of John Tractate 18.
Cited together in On the Incarnation of the Lord, Against Nestorius IV.11.
Cited together in Sermons Sermon 62.
Cited together in Of the Work of Monks Chapter 32.
Cited together in On the Holy Trinity XIII.2.
Cited together in Sermons Sermon 62.
Cited together in John Chrysostom on Matthew 19:2–8 (7) (Catena Aurea).
Cited together in Sermons Sermon 62.
Cited together in Bede on Luke 5:1–3 (2) (Catena Aurea).
Cited together in Bede on Luke 5:1–3 (2) (Catena Aurea).
Cited together in Bede on Luke 5:1–3 (2) (Catena Aurea).
Cited together in Augustine of Hippo on Luke 10:38–42 (3) (Catena Aurea).
Cited together in Augustine of Hippo on Luke 10:38–42 (3) (Catena Aurea).
Cited together in Catechism §952.
Cited together in Catechism §952.
Cited together in Catechism §2790.
Cited together in Sermons Sermon 62.
Cited together in Tractates on the Gospel of John Tractate 39.
Cited together in Against Celsus VIII.12 and 1 other place.