Acts 2:45

“And sold their possessions and goods. etc.] Their houses and lands, their fields and vineyards, their goods, moveable or immoveable: and parted them to all men; that were of their society, not to others: as every man had need: the rich sold their estates, and divided them among the poor, or gave them such a portion thereof as their present exigencies required. This was done by Jews, and by Jews only; who, when they embraced the Gospel of Christ, were informed that the destruction of their city, and nation, was at hand; and therefore they sold their estates before hand, and put them to this use; which was necessary to be done, both for the support of the Gospel in Judea, and for the carrying…”

“And sold - That is, they sold as much as was necessary in order to procure the means of providing for the needs of each other. Possessions - Property, particularly real estate. This word, κτήματα ktēmata, refers properly to their fixed property, as lands, houses, vineyards, etc. The word rendered “goods,” ὑπάρξεις huparxeis, refers to their personal or movable “property.” And parted them to all - They distributed them to supply the needs of their poorer brethren, according to their necessities. As every man had need - This expression limits and fixes the meaning of what is said before. The passage does not mean that they sold all their possessions, or that they relinquished their title…”

“And sold their possessions - Their lands and houses; and goods - Their movables. And parted them to all as any one had need - To say the Christians did this only till the destruction of Jerusalem, is not true; for many did it long after. Not that there was any positive command for so doing: it needed not; for love constrained them. It was a natural fruit of that love wherewith each member of the community loved every other as his own soul. And if the whole Christian Church had continued in this spirit, this usage must have continued through all ages. To affirm therefore that Christ did not design it should continue, is neither more nor less than to affirm, that Christ did not design this…”

“sold: Act 4:34-37, Act 5:1, Act 5:2, Act 11:29; Luk 12:33, Luk 12:34, Luk 16:9, Luk 18:22, Luk 19:8 parted: Psa 112:9; Pro 11:24, Pro 11:25, Pro 19:17; Ecc 11:1, Ecc 11:2; Isa 58:7-12; Co2 9:1, Co2 9:9; Ti1 6:18, Ti1 6:19; Jam 2:14-16, Jam 5:1-5; Jo1 3:17 Acts 2:46”