Acts 4:35 (WEB)

Passage

and laid them at the apostles’ feet, and distribution was made to each, according as anyone had need.

Nearby Context

Acts 4:33 With great power, the apostles gave their testimony of the resurrection of the Lord Jesus. Great grace was on them all.

Acts 4:34 For neither was there among them any who lacked, for as many as were owners of lands or houses sold them, and brought the proceeds of the things that were sold,

Acts 4:35 and laid them at the apostles’ feet, and distribution was made to each, according as anyone had need.

Acts 4:36 Joses, who by the apostles was also called Barnabas (which is, being interpreted, Son of Encouragement), a Levite, a man of Cyprus by race,

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

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "laid", "apostles", "feet", "distribution", "each", "anyone", and "need". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "laid" and "apostles", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 34's "For neither was there among them any..." into verse 36's "Joses who by the apostles was also...", so "laid" and "apostles" 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 "laid" and "apostles" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.