Acts 4:32

And the multitude of them that believed were of one heart and soul: and not one of them said that aught of the things which he possessed was his own; but they had all things common.

'MULTITUDE OF THEM THAT BELIEVED'-The last count was well over 5000 (Acts 4:4). The word multitude also suggests that the "boldness" of the apostles preaching was continuing to attract converts.

'WERE OF ONE HEART AND SOUL'-Again, we are given another glimpse at the internal life of the early church (Acts 2:42ff). 'One heart-they felt alike, were interested in the same things. The word represents the intellectual side of their Christian life...One soul--indicates the close and loving union of the early believers. This word speaks of the emotional side of their Christian life.' (Reese p. 192)

Point to Note:

Again, we see that unity in. congregation composed of different personalities, is. real possibility. They had unity because they all recognized the same standard-i.e. the apostles teaching (Acts 2:42).

'BUT THEY HAD ALL THINGS COMMON'-see comments on Acts 2:44. 'The account of the community of goods is repeated here in order to introduce the contrasted episodes of Barnabas and Ananias' (Bruce p. 108)