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:Neither was there any among them that lacked: for as many as were possessors of lands or houses sold them, and brought the prices of the things that were sold,
 
:Neither was there any among them that lacked: for as many as were possessors of lands or houses sold them, and brought the prices of the things that were sold,
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;And laid them down at the apostles' feet: and distribution was made unto every man according as he had need.
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:And laid them down at the apostles' feet: and distribution was made unto every man according as he had need.
    
:And Joses, who by the apostles was surnamed Barnabas, (which  is, being interpreted, The son of consolation,) a Levite, and of the country of Cyprus,
 
:And Joses, who by the apostles was surnamed Barnabas, (which  is, being interpreted, The son of consolation,) a Levite, and of the country of Cyprus,
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Immediately following, we are told that Ananias and his wife cheated: they "sold a possession, And kept back part of the price, his wife also being privy to it, and brought a certain part, and laid it at the apostles' feet." When caught by Peter, Ananias "fell down, and gave up the ghost."
 
Immediately following, we are told that Ananias and his wife cheated: they "sold a possession, And kept back part of the price, his wife also being privy to it, and brought a certain part, and laid it at the apostles' feet." When caught by Peter, Ananias "fell down, and gave up the ghost."
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This voluntary communitarian sharing among the early Christians is sometimes called "communism" and meets some definitions of the word. Some small Utopian experiments and intentional communities, notably the Shakers<ref>officially: United Society of Believers in Christ's Second Appearing</ref> have successfully practiced similar kinds of sharing, but rarely for long.  
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This voluntary communitarian sharing among the early Christians is sometimes called "communism" and meets some definitions of the word. Some small Utopian experiments and intentional communities, notably the Shakers<ref>officially: United Society of Believers in Christ's Second Appearing</ref> have successfully practiced similar kinds of sharing, but rarely for long.
    
==Notes and references==
 
==Notes and references==
 
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