Acts 4:37 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ Having land, sold it, and brought the money, and laid it at the apostles' feet. ”

Acts 4:37 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

land Literally. field, as in Luke 14:18 .
Acts 4:37 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Having land, sold it , and brought the money, and laid it at the apostles' feet. Commentary on the Bible, by Adam Clarke [1831].
Acts 4:37 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Joses,—surnamed Barnabas,— Considering how common the names of Joses and Joseph were, there seems no just reason to conclude, as some have done, that this was the Joseph mentioned ch. Acts 1...
Acts 4:37 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Having land, sold it, and brought the money, and laid it at the apostles' feet. Having land. The Levites, though, as a tribe, they had no inheritance, might, and did acquire property as indiv...
Acts 4:37 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Arrest of Peter and John 1-22. Arrest of Peter and John. Peter's speech before the Sanhedrin. The proceedings of the Apostles displeased the authorities, (1) because they taught the people ( Acts...
Acts 4:37 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Having land, sold it. — Better, perhaps, having a farm. (See Notes on Mark 5:14 ; Mark 6:36 ; Mark 6:56 .) In the original polity of Israel the Levites had cities and land in common, but no pr...
Acts 4:37 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Chapter 11 HONESTY AND PRETENCE IN THE PRIMITIVE CHURCH Acts 4:36-37 ; Acts 6:1-6 THE exact period in the history of the apostolic Church at which we have now arrived is a most interesting on...
Acts 4:37 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

Lying to the Holy Spirit Acts 4:36-37 ; Acts 5:1-11 The Spirit of God is the source of generous and liberal giving. It is a poor substitute to set up bazaars, and fairs, and ice cream suppers....
Acts 4:37 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Opposition to apostolic preaching and work seems to have originated mostly from the influence of the Sadducees. The preaching of the apostles contradicted all the cardinal elements in the Sadducean p...
Acts 4:37 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

And the multitude of them that believed were of one heart and of one soul: neither said any of them that aught of the things which he possessed was his own; but they had all things common. (33) And w...
Acts 4:37 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Having land, sold it ,.... Whether this was in Cyprus, or in Judea, is not certain; nor how he came by it, whether he had bought it, as the priests and Levites might, and as Jeremiah, who was of the...
Acts 4:37 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

Having land, sold it , and brought the money, and laid it at the apostles' feet. Ver. 37. At the apostles' feet ] As the fittest place. Do we tread upon the minerals, and cannot we contemn the...
Acts 4:37 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

And Joses Among the rest of those primitive converts who so generously contributed of their substance for the relief and subsistence of the poor believers, in these extraordinary circumstances, the...
Acts 4:37 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

The religious leaders were greatly agitated by the public speaking of the apostles, and the Sadducees particularly, for one of their cardinal doctrines was the denial of any resurrection. They were e...
Acts 4:37 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

The Prosperity of the Church; The Liberality of the Disciples. 32 And the multitude of them that believed were of one heart and of...
Acts 4:37 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

This is an instance of what was said Acts 4:34,35 ; and Joses probably is instanced in it, either because he sold a greater quantity of land, as having large possessions, or as being one of the fi...
Acts 4:37 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

‘And Joseph, who by the apostles was surnamed Barnabas (which is, being interpreted, Son of exhortation), a Levite, a man of Cyprus by race, having a field, sold it, and brought the money and laid it...
Acts 4:37 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

CRITICAL REMARKS Acts 4:32 . The multitude of them that believed were not the new converts merely, but the general body of the disciples. Acts 4:33 . Grace .—Not favour with the people, as i...
Acts 4:37 - Sermon Bible Commentary

Acts 4 Before the Council From this section of Apostolic history we may draw the following practical inferences: I. We may learn that if we are Christ's disciples we may expect to encounter anta...
Acts 4:37 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Acts 4:1 . The captain of the temple was the captain of the watch, and saw that the levites performed their duty day and night. He beat them and set fire to their garments, if he found them asleep...
Acts 4:37 - The Biblical Illustrator

And being let go, they went to their own company. Being let go We do not know what we or other people are until the restraint is taken off. We call ourselves free, but there is not an absolutel...
Acts 4:37 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

EXPOSITION Acts 4:1 The captain of the temple. Only here and Acts 5:24 , and Luke 22:4 , Luke 22:52 in the plural some have thought that the commander of the Roman garrison of the ca...
Acts 4:37 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

The unity and charity of the Church:
Acts 4:37 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Acts 4:34 ; Acts 4:35 ; Acts 5:1 ; Acts 5:2 ; Matthew 19:29
Acts 4:37 - Wells of Living Water Commentary

The Marks of a Genuine Faith Acts 4:32-37 INTRODUCTORY WORDS We come today to a most interesting, and inside view of the lives and ministry of the early saints. May the impact of this message...
Acts 4:37 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes

Having an estate — Probably of considerable value. It is not unlikely that it was in Cyprus. Being a Levite, he had no portion, no distinct inheritance in Israel.

Acts 4:37 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Acts 4:37 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Acts 4:37 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Acts 4:37 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Acts 4:37 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Acts 4:37 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Acts 4:37 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Acts 4:37 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

Acts 4:37 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Acts 4:37 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

Acts 4:37 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Acts 4:37 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

Acts 4:37 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Acts 4:37 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

Acts 4:37 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Acts 4:37 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Acts 4:37 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Acts 4:37 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Acts 4:37 - Sermon Bible Commentary

Acts 4:37 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Acts 4:37 - The Biblical Illustrator

Acts 4:37 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

Acts 4:37 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Acts 4:37 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Acts 4:37 - Wells of Living Water Commentary

Acts 4:37 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes