And all that believed were together, and had all things common;

'WERE TOGETHER'-i.e. not together in the same house. But rather, united in mind and purpose. This verse informs us that unity can be achieved without watering down the doctrines found in the Bible. They had unity, because they all agreed to follow the same standard of authority, i.e. the apostles teaching (Acts 2:42; John 17:20). Here we find 3000 people-from diverse geographical regions, all being able to agree on what the apostles were teaching. (Ephesians 3:3) The same is possible today!

'HAD ALL THINGS COMMON'-Which is explained in the next verse.

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Old Testament