Acts 4:35 — Meaning and Application

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“And laid {them} down at the apostles' feet: and distribution was made unto every man according as he had need.”

Acts 4:35

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And with great power gave the apostles witness of the resurrection of the Lord Jesus: and great grace was upon them all.

Neither was there any among them that lacked: for as many as were possessors of lands or houses sold them, and brought the prices of the things that were sold,

And laid {them} down at the apostles' feet: and distribution was made unto every man according as he had need.

And Joses, who by the apostles was surnamed Barnabas, (which is, being interpreted, The son of consolation,) a Levite, {and} of the country of Cyprus,

Having land, sold {it}, and brought the money, and laid {it} at the apostles' feet.

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Acts 4:1

"And as they spake unto the people, the priests, and the captain of the temple, and the Sadducees, came upon them, {captain: or, ruler}"

Acts 4:2

"Being grieved that they taught the people, and preached through Jesus the resurrection from the dead."

Acts 4:3

"And they laid hands on them, and put {them} in hold unto the next day: for it was now eventide."

Acts 4:4

"Howbeit many of them which heard the word believed; and the number of the men was about five thousand."

Acts 4:5

"And it came to pass on the morrow, that their rulers, and elders, and scribes,"

Acts 4:6

"And Annas the high priest, and Caiaphas, and John, and Alexander, and as many as were of the kindred of the high priest, were gathered together at Jerusalem."

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