Acts 4:36 (GNV)

Passage

Also Ioses which was called of the Apostles, Barnabas (that is by interpretation the sonne of consolation) being a Leuite, and of the countrey of Cyprus,

Nearby Context

Acts 4:34 Neither was there any among them, that lacked: for as many as were possessours of landes or houses, solde them, and brought the price of the things that were solde,

Acts 4:35 And layde it downe at the Apostles feete, and it was distributed vnto euery man, according as he had neede.

Acts 4:36 Also Ioses which was called of the Apostles, Barnabas (that is by interpretation the sonne of consolation) being a Leuite, and of the countrey of Cyprus,

Acts 4:37 Where as he had land, solde it, and brought the money, and laid it downe at the Apostles feete.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "called", "ioses", "apostles", "barnabas", "interpretation", "sonne", "consolation", and "leuite". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "called" and "ioses", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 35's "And layde it downe at the Apostles..." into verse 37's "Where as he had land solde it...", so "called" and "ioses" belong inside that flow. In Acts context, the local focus is Christ, faith, and discipleship.

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