| Line 10: |
Line 10: |
| | :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, |
| | | | |
| − | ;And laid them down at the apostles' feet: and distribution was made unto every man according as he had need.
| + | :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, |
| Line 18: |
Line 18: |
| | 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." |
| | | | |
| − | 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. | + | 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== |
| | <references/> | | <references/> |