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Act 4:32. Ἡ καρδία καὶ ἡ ψυχὴ μία, one heart and soul) in all matters of belief and of practice (credendis et agendis). A remarkable character given of them.-οὐδὲ εἷς) Not even one, in so great a multitude. The highest degree of concord.-ἔλεγεν, was saying) By this very expression it is taken for granted, that ownership of property was not altogether abolished.-κοινὰ, common) This was required by the Divine direction; as also by the number of believers, which was indeed great, but not so great as it was afterwards; as also by the change of the Jewish state which was impending. The magistrates did not at that time interfere to prevent the Church and individual Christians from disposing of their resources according as they themselves pleased: Act 4:34-35; Act 6:1-2; Act 11:30; Act 24:17; 1Co 16:1.