Act 4:23-37 | ESV | STEP | When they were released , they went to their friends and reported what the chief priests and the elders had said to them .

23 When they were released, they went to their friends and reported what the chief priests and the elders had said to them. 24 And when they heard it, they lifted their voices ^atogether to God and said, “Sovereign Lord, ^bwho made the heaven and the earth and the sea and everything in them, 25 who through the mouth of our father David, your servant, ^{▼▼Or child; also verses 27, 30} said by the Holy Spirit,

^d“‘Why did the Gentiles rage,
and the peoples plot in vain?
26 The kings of the earth set themselves,
and ^ethe rulers were gathered together,
against the Lord and against his ^fAnointed’ ^{▼▼Or Christ}—
27 for truly in this city there were gathered together against your ^hholy servant Jesus, ⁱwhom you anointed, both ^jHerod and ^kPontius Pilate, along ^lwith the Gentiles and ^mthe peoples of Israel, 28 ⁿto do whatever your hand and ^oyour plan had predestined to take place. 29 And now, Lord, ^plook upon their threats and grant to your servants ^{▼▼Greek bondservants} to continue to speak your word with all ^rboldness, 30 while ^syou stretch out your hand to heal, and signs and wonders are performed ^tthrough the name of your ^uholy servant Jesus.” 31 And when they had prayed, ^vthe place in which they were gathered together was shaken, and ^wthey were all filled with the Holy Spirit and ^xcontinued to speak the word of God with boldness.

They Had Everything in Common

32 Now the full number of those who believed were of ^yone heart and ^zsoul, and no one said that any of the things that belonged to him was his own, but ^aathey had everything in common. 33 And with great ^abpower the apostles were giving their testimony to the resurrection of the Lord Jesus, and ^acgreat grace was upon them all. 34 ^adThere was not a needy person among them, for ^aeas many as were owners of lands or houses sold them and brought the proceeds of what was sold 35 and ^aflaid it at the apostles’ feet, and ^agit was distributed to each as any had need. 36 Thus Joseph, who was also called by the apostles Barnabas (which means ^ahson of encouragement), a Levite, a native of Cyprus, 37 sold a field that belonged to him and brought the money and ^ailaid it at the apostles’ feet.