 የመጀመሪያዎቹን ክርስቲያኖች ያበዛው፤ እንደ መልካም መዓዛ ሆኖ ለብዙዎች የተዳረሰው ‹‹ ከእነርሱም አንድ ስንኳ ችግረኛ አልነበረም፤ ቤትና መሬት ያላቸውም ሁሉ እየሸጡ ገንዘቡን ያመጡ ነበር።
They lived in a way radically different than they had before, radically different from those around them: "There was not a needy person among them, for as many as owned lands or houses sold them and brought the proceeds of what was sold.