Acts 4:28–37

²⁸to do whatever your hand and your counsel foreordained to happen.↗

²⁹Now, Lord, look at their threats, and grant to your servants to speak your word with all boldness,↗

³⁰while you stretch out your hand to heal; and that signs and wonders may be done through the name of your holy Servant Jesus.”↗

³¹When they had prayed, the place was shaken where they were gathered together. They were all filled with the Holy Spirit, and they spoke the word of God with boldness.↗

³²The multitude of those who believed were of one heart and soul. Not one of them claimed that anything of the things which he possessed was his own, but they had all things in common.↗

³³With great power, the apostles gave their testimony of the resurrection of the Lord Jesus. Great grace was on them all.↗

³⁴For neither was there among them any who lacked, for as many as were owners of lands or houses sold them, and brought the proceeds of the things that were sold,↗

³⁵and laid them at the apostles’ feet; and distribution was made to each, according as anyone had need.↗

³⁶Joses, who by the apostles was also called Barnabas (which is, being interpreted, Son of Encouragement), a Levite, a man of Cyprus by race,↗

³⁷having a field, sold it and brought the money and laid it at the apostles’ feet.↗