Talk:Acts 1-9 (Translated)

as he has need...

"διεδίδετο δὲ ἑκάστῳ καθότι ἄν τις χρείαν εἶχεν" The Greek explicitly states that the distribution was made just as anyone had need. For me, that is a more thoughtful process than distributing to the needy: while the parable of the parable of the workers in the vineyard shows that the heavenly reward is the same for anyone, earthly matters are treated differently.

Karl Marx was an educated man, he knew the Bible. We shouldn't change our text just because he misused it. --AugustO 13:50, 12 April 2015 (EDT)

Geneva annotations 4:32

4:32 {12} And the multitude of them that believed were of {o} one heart and of one soul: neither said any [of them] that ought of the things which he possessed was his own; but they had all things common.[1]

   (12) An example of the true Church, in which there is equal consent both in doctrine and in charity toward one another: and the pastors deliver true doctrine both sincerely and constantly.
   (o) They agreed in counsel, will, and all plans.

Progressingamerica (talk) 14:33, 15 September 2020 (EDT)

Acts 7:60

I see the note says that the KJV version, which uses the phrase "fell asleep," is apparently incorrect. Now, what do the original Greek manuscripts say? If the accurately applied translation would indeed be "fell asleep," which most versions including the ESV use, then efforts to "simplify" it to "die"/"pass away" would evidently be liberal denial and whitewash of the fact that souls sleep upon death awaiting resurrection. John 11 records that when Lazarus of Bethany died, Jesus spoke of his death as a sleep to be awaken from upon the miraculous resurrection. —LT ^{(Matthew 26:52)} Tuesday, 16:35, February 14, 2023 (EST)