Acts 4:34 (WEB)
For neither was there among them any who lacked, for as many as were owners of lands or houses sold them, and brought the proceeds of the things that were sold,
Fathers and councils · 10
John Cassian
- 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 “…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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Tertullian
“And money they certainly had from the prices of lands which were laid down at their feet, there being, without a doubt, many of the rich among those who believed—men, and also women, who were wont, too, to minister to their comfort.” — editor's note: Acts iv. 34, 35.
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Augustine of Hippo
“For of them also the Apostles believed and of them many thousands of men sold their goods, and laid the price at the Apostles’ feet, and in them was fulfilled what in the title of the Cross was written, “The King of the Jews.”” — editor's note: Acts iv. 34.
Read the whole comment“…they had been found at hand, they so believed as that they sold all that they had, and the price of their goods before the feet of the Apostles they laid.” — editor's note: Acts iv. 34, 35.
Read the whole comment“For they then laid aside like as it were fleeces the burdens of the world, when before the feet of the Apostles they laid the prices of their sold goods, going up from that Laver, concerning which the apostle Peter doth admonish them, when they were troubled because they had shed the blood of Christ, and he…” — editor's note: Acts iv. 34, 35.
Read the whole comment“All were from thence, and they first dwelt together in unity; who sold all they had, and laid the price of their goods at the Apostles’ feet, as is read in the Acts of the Apostles.” — editor's note: Acts iv. 34, 35.
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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Jerome
“Then, as you know, believers sold their possessions and brought the prices of them and laid them down at the apostles’ feet: a symbolic act designed to shew that men must trample on covetousness.” — editor's note: Acts iv. 34, 35.
Read the whole comment“…price of them at the apostles’ feet (to shew that money ought to be trampled underfoot) and “distribution was made unto every man according as he had need.”” — editor's note: Acts iv. 34, 35.
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Cross-references · 2
Cited together in Conferences XVIII–XXIV XVIII.5.
Cited together in Conferences XVIII–XXIV XVIII.5.