Acts 4:37 (DBY)

Passage

being possessed of land, having sold [it], brought the money and laid it at the feet of the apostles.

Nearby Context

Acts 4:35 and laid it at the feet of the apostles; and distribution was made to each according as any one might have need.

Acts 4:36 And Joseph, who had been surnamed Barnabas by the apostles (which is, being interpreted, Son of consolation), a Levite, Cyprian by birth,

Acts 4:37 being possessed of land, having sold [it], brought the money and laid it at the feet of the apostles.

Study Lenses

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

The prior verse says "And Joseph who had been surnamed Barnabas...", giving immediate footing for "possessed" 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 "possessed" and "land" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.