Acts 4:37 (DRB)

Passage

Having land, sold it and brought the price and laid it at the feet of the Apostles.

Nearby Context

Acts 4:35 And laid it down before the feet of the apostles. And distribution was made to every one, according as he had need.

Acts 4:36 And Joseph, who, by the apostles, was surnamed Barnabas (which is, by interpretation, The son of consolation), a Levite, a Cyprian born,

Acts 4:37 Having land, sold it and brought the price and laid it at the feet of the Apostles.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "having", "land", "sold", "brought", "price", "laid", "feet", and "apostles". 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 Joseph 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.