The bag (or, box)] The apostles had one purse, because they realised that those who have spiritual things in common, ought (ideally, at least) to have temporal things in common also. But though communism is the ultimate Christian ideal, and has always been regarded as such (see Acts 2:44), it does not, therefore, follow that it is practicable or good in the existing state of the world.

Bare] RV 'took away,' i.e. stole.

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