Acts 4:32

Conditions Among the Early Believers

4:32 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 10:28

10:28 He said to them, “You know that 3  it is unlawful 4  for a Jew 5  to associate with or visit a Gentile, 6  yet God has shown me that I should call no person 7  defiled or ritually unclean. 8 

1 tn Grk “soul.”

2 tn Grk “but all things were to them in common.”

3 tn Here ὡς (Jws) is used like ὅτι (Joti) to introduce indirect discourse (cf. BDAG 1105 s.v. ὡς 5).

4 tn This term is used of wanton or callously lawless acts (BDAG 24 s.v. ἀθέμιτος).

5 tn Grk “a Jewish man” (ἀνδρὶ ᾿Ιουδαίῳ, andri Ioudaiw).

6 tn Grk “a foreigner,” but in this context, “a non-Jew,” that is, a Gentile. This term speaks of intimate association (BDAG 556 s.v. κολλάω 2.b.α). On this Jewish view, see John 18:28, where a visit to a Gentile residence makes a Jewish person unclean.

7 tn This is a generic use of ἄνθρωπος (anqrwpo").

8 tn Possibly there is a subtle distinction in meaning between κοινός (koinos) and ἀκάθαρτος (akaqartos) here, but according to L&N 53.39 it is difficult to determine precise differences in meaning based on existing contexts.