Acts 2:45
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And sold their possessions and goods, and parted them to all men, as every man had need.Selling their possessions and goods, they shared with anyone who was in need.
In other translations
And sold their possessions and goods, and parted them to all men, as every man had need.Selling their possessions and goods, they shared with anyone who was in need.
Greek words
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