OET interlinear ACTs 4:32

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: grammar-connect-time-background

δὲ

(Some words not found in SR-GNT: τοῦ Δέ πλήθους τῶν πιστευσάντων ἦν καρδία καί ψυχή μία καί οὐδέ εἱς τὶ τῶν ὑπαρχόντων αὐτῷ ἔλεγεν ἴδιον εἶναι ἀλλʼ ἦν αὐτοῖς παντᾶ κοινά)

Luke uses the word Now to introduce background information in 4:32–37 that will help readers understand further episodes in the story. These verses introduce Barnabas, who will be an important character in the book, and they also help account for what happens to Ananias and Sapphira in the next chapter. You can translate the word Now with a term or phrase that serves the same purpose in your language.

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy

ἦν καρδία καὶ ψυχὴ μία

was ˱in˲_heart was (Some words not found in SR-GNT: τοῦ Δέ πλήθους τῶν πιστευσάντων ἦν καρδία καί ψυχή μία καί οὐδέ εἱς τὶ τῶν ὑπαρχόντων αὐτῷ ἔλεγεν ἴδιον εἶναι ἀλλʼ ἦν αὐτοῖς παντᾶ κοινά)

Here the word heart seems to represent the emotions and the word soul seems to represent the desires. Alternate translation: [thought the same way and desired the same things] or see the next note for a further possibility.

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / doublet

ἦν καρδία καὶ ψυχὴ μία

was ˱in˲_heart was (Some words not found in SR-GNT: τοῦ Δέ πλήθους τῶν πιστευσάντων ἦν καρδία καί ψυχή μία καί οὐδέ εἱς τὶ τῶν ὑπαρχόντων αὐτῷ ἔλεγεν ἴδιον εἶναι ἀλλʼ ἦν αὐτοῖς παντᾶ κοινά)

The terms heart and soul mean similar things, and Luke may be using them together for emphasis. If it would be helpful to your readers, you could combine the terms in your translation. Alternate translation: [was genuinely united]

τῶν ὑπαρχόντων αὐτῷ

˱of˲_the_‹ones› ˱of˲_the_‹things› possessing ˱to˲_him

Alternate translation: [of the things that he owned]

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / hyperbole

ἦν αὐτοῖς πάντα κοινά

was was ˱to˲_them (Some words not found in SR-GNT: τοῦ Δέ πλήθους τῶν πιστευσάντων ἦν καρδία καί ψυχή μία καί οὐδέ εἱς τὶ τῶν ὑπαρχόντων αὐτῷ ἔλεγεν ἴδιον εἶναι ἀλλʼ ἦν αὐτοῖς παντᾶ κοινά)

The word everything may be a generalization that emphasizes the powerful spirit of generosity among the believers. See how you translated the similar expression in 2:44. Alternate translation: [they shared their belongings with one another]