Discovery BoxActs 4:24 
Context4:24 When they heard this, they raised their voices to God with one mind 1 and said, “Master of all, 2 you who made the heaven, the earth, 3 the sea, and everything that is in them,
Acts 4:32
Context4:32 The group of those who believed were of one heart and mind, 4 and no one said that any of his possessions was his own, but everything was held in common. 5
1 sn With one mind. Compare Acts 1:14.
2 tn Or “Lord of all.”
sn The use of the title Master of all (δεσπότης, despoths) emphasizes that there is a sovereign God who is directing what is taking place.
3 tn Grk “and the earth, and the sea,” but καί (kai) has not been translated before “the earth” and “the sea” since contemporary English normally uses a coordinating conjunction only between the last two elements in a series of three or more.
4 tn Grk “soul.”
5 tn Grk “but all things were to them in common.”
sn Everything was held in common. The remark is not a reflection of political philosophy, but of the extent of their spontaneous commitment to one another. Such a response does not have the function of a command, but is reflective of an attitude that Luke commends as evidence of their identification with one another.
