Discovery BoxActs 4:32 
Context4:32 The group of those who believed were of one heart and mind, 1 and no one said that any of his possessions was his own, but everything was held in common. 2
Acts 6:2
Context6:2 So the twelve 3 called 4 the whole group 5 of the disciples together and said, “It is not right for us to neglect the word of God to wait on tables. 6
Acts 6:5
Context6:5 The 7 proposal pleased the entire group, so 8 they chose Stephen, a man full of faith and of the Holy Spirit, with 9 Philip, 10 Prochorus, Nicanor, Timon, Parmenas, and Nicolas, a Gentile convert to Judaism 11 from Antioch. 12
Acts 14:1
Context14:1 The same thing happened in Iconium 13 when Paul and Barnabas 14 went into the Jewish synagogue 15 and spoke in such a way that a large group 16 of both Jews and Greeks believed.
1 tn Grk “soul.”
2 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.
3 sn The twelve refers to the twelve apostles.
4 tn Grk “calling the whole group…together, said.” The participle προσκαλεσάμενοι (proskalesamenoi) has been translated as a finite verb due to requirements of contemporary English style.
5 tn Or “the multitude.”
6 tn Grk “to serve tables.”
7 tn Grk “And the.” Because of the difference between Greek style, which often begins sentences or clauses with “and,” and English style, which generally does not, καί (kai) has not been translated here.
8 tn The translation “so” has been used to indicate the logical sequence in English.
9 tn “With” is smoother English style for an addition like this. Because of differences between Greek and English style, καί (kai), which occurs between each name in the list, has not been translated except preceding the last element.
10 sn Philip. Note how many of the names in this list are Greek. This suggests that Hellenists were chosen to solve the problem they had been so sensitive about fixing (cf. 6:1).
11 tn Or “a proselyte.”
12 map For location see JP1 F2; JP2 F2; JP3 F2; JP4 F2.
13 sn Iconium. See the note in 13:51.
14 tn Grk “they”; the referents (Paul and Barnabas) have been specified in the translation for clarity.
15 sn See the note on synagogue in 6:9.
16 tn Or “that a large crowd.”
