This is how God’s children— and the Devil’s children— are made evident. Whoever does not do what is right is not of God, especially the one who does not love his brother.For this is the message you have heard from the beginning: We should love one another,unlike Cain, who was of the evil one and murdered his brother. And why did he murder him? Because his works were evil, and his brother’s were righteous.Do not be surprised, brothers, if the world hates you.We know that we have passed from death to life because we love our brothers. The one who does not love remains in death.
Now the large group of those who believed were of one heart and mind, and no one said that any of his possessions was his own, but instead they held everything in common.And the apostles were giving testimony with great power to the resurrection of the Lord Jesus, and great grace was on all of them.For there was not a needy person among them, because all those who owned lands or houses sold them, brought the proceeds of the things that were sold,and laid them at the apostles’ feet. This was then distributed for each person’s basic needs.
and there was quarreling between the herdsmen of Abram’s livestock and the herdsmen of Lot’s livestock. At that time the Canaanites and the Perizzites were living in the land.Then Abram said to Lot,“ Please, let’s not have quarreling between you and me, or between your herdsmen and my herdsmen, since we are relatives.
Many signs and wonders were being done among the people through the hands of the apostles. By common consent they would all meet in Solomon’s Colonnade.None of the rest dared to join them, but the people praised them highly.Believers were added to the Lord in increasing numbers— crowds of both men and women.
