And being let go, they went to their own company, and reported all that the chief priests and elders had said unto them. |
And being let go, they went to their own companions and reported all that the chief priests and elders had said to them. |
And the congregation of those who believed were of one heart and soul; and not one of them claimed that anything belonging to him (was saving) his own; but all things were common property to them. |
All the believers were one in heart and mind. No one claimed that any of his possessions was his own, but they shared everything they had. |
Now the company of believers was of one heart and soul, and not one of them claimed that anything which he possessed was [exclusively] his own, but everything they had was in common and for the use of all. |
And in the multitude of those who believed there was one heart and soul. And not even one was saying that anything of the things he possessed was his private property, but they had all things in common. |
Among the large number who had become belivers there was complete agreement of heart and soul. Not one of them claimed any of his possessions as his own but everything was common property. |
Now there was but one heart and soul in the vast number of those who had become believers, and not one of them claimed that anything that he had was his own, but they shared everything that they had as common property. |
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- 3. The Elders Appointed by the Apostles; The Normal Christian Church Life - Watchman Nee When the apostles themselves could not remain with the new believers to shepherd them and to bear the responsibility of the work locally, how then were the new converts cared for, and how was the work carried on?