Acts 4:37 (KJV)

Passage

Having land, sold it, and brought the money, and laid it at the apostles’ feet.

Nearby Context

Acts 4:35 And laid them down at the apostles’ feet: and distribution was made unto every man according as he had need.

Acts 4:36 And Joses, who by the apostles was surnamed Barnabas, (which is, being interpreted, The son of consolation,) a Levite, and of the country of Cyprus,

Acts 4:37 Having land, sold it, and brought the money, and laid it at the apostles’ feet.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "having", "land", "sold", "brought", "money", "laid", "apostles", and "feet". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "having" and "land", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The prior verse says "And Joses who by the apostles was...", giving immediate footing for "having" and "land". In Acts context, the local focus is Christ, faith, and discipleship.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "having" and "land" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.