Acts 4:37 (LSB)

Passage

and who owned a field, sold it and brought the money and laid it at the apostles’ feet.

Nearby Context

Acts 4:35 and lay them at the apostles’ feet, and they would be distributed to each as any had need.

Acts 4:36 Now Joseph, a Levite of Cyprian birth, who was also called Barnabas by the apostles (which translated means Son of Encouragement),

Acts 4:37 and who owned a field, sold it and brought the money and laid it at the apostles’ feet.

Study Lenses

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

The prior verse says "Now Joseph a Levite of Cyprian birth...", giving immediate footing for "owned" and "field". In Acts context, the local focus is Christ, faith, and discipleship.

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