Acts 4:34

“Neither was there any among them that lacked, etc.] Bread to eat, or clothes to wear, or any of the necessaries of life; which shows their great charity, and gives a reason why they were in so much favour with the people, because they took so much care of their poor; and this flowed from the grace of God bestowed upon them: for as many as were possessors of lands and houses; or “vineyards”, as the Ethiopic version reads, whether in Jerusalem or elsewhere; sold them and brought the prices of the things that were sold; whether lands, houses, or vineyards.”

“That lacked - That was in want, or whose needs were not supplied by the others. As many as ... - The word used here is employed in a large, indefinite sense; but it would be improper to press it so as to suppose that every individual that became a Christian sold at once all his property. The sense doubtless is, that this was done “when it was necessary:” they parted with whatever property was needful to supply the needs of their poor brethren. That it was by no means considered a matter of “obligations,” or enjoined by the apostles, is apparent from the case of Ananias, Acts 5:4. The fact that “Joses” is particularly mentioned Acts 4:36 shows that it was by no means a universal practice thus…”

“For neither was there any one among them that wanted - We may observe, this is added as the proof that great grace was upon them all. And it was the immediate, necessary consequence of it: yea, and must be to the end of the world. In all ages and nations, the same cause, the same degree of grace, could not but in like circumstances produce the same effect. For whosoever were possessors of houses and lands sold them - Not that there was any particular command for this; but there was great grace and great love: of which this was the natural fruit. Acts 4:35”

“was: Deu 2:7; Psa 34:9, Psa 34:10; Luk 22:35; Th1 4:12 for: Act 4:37, Act 2:45, Act 5:1-3; Mar 10:21; Luk 12:33, Luk 16:9; Ti1 6:19; Jam 1:27 Acts 4:35”