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Acts 4:35

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What does Acts 4:35 say?

The American Standard Version records this verse as: “and laid them at the apostles` feet: and distribution was made unto each, according as any one had need.” Read the surrounding verses and the named sources below before drawing broader conclusions.

The verse

and laid them at the apostles` feet: and distribution was made unto each, according as any one had need.
Acts 4:35 — American Standard Version

Context — Acts 4

American Standard Version (1901) — public domain. Click any verse for its study page.
32And the multitude of them that believed were of one heart and soul: and not one [of them] said that aught of the things which he possessed was his own; but they had all things common.
33And with great power gave the apostles their witness of the resurrection of the Lord Jesus: and great grace was upon them all.
34For neither was there among them any that lacked: for as many as were possessors of lands or houses sold them, and brought the prices of the things that were sold,
35and laid them at the apostles` feet: and distribution was made unto each, according as any one had need.
36And Joseph, who by the apostles was surnamed Barnabas (which is, being interpreted, Son of exhortation), a Levite, a man of Cyprus by race,
37having a field, sold it, and brought the money and laid it at the apostles` feet.
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What do historical commentaries say?

John Gill's Exposition
John Gill (1697–1771) · Exposition of the Old and New Testament · 18th-century historical commentary
“And laid them down at the apostles’ feet, etc.] Showing great veneration and respect to the apostles, and a sort of neglect and contempt of their worldly substance; and signifying that they entirely delivered them to the apostles, and subjected them to their disposal: and distribution was made unto every man, according as he had need; though they had all things in common, yet there was an order observed; a man might not go to the common stock and take out of it what he would; but as all was committed to the care of the apostles, and was in their power; the distribution was made by them, to every man, to the original proprietors, as well as to others, and that not as much as a man would have,…”
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Jamieson, Fausset & Brown
Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown · Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible · 19th-century historical commentary
“laid . . . at the apostles' feet--sitting, it may be, above the rest. But the expression may be merely derived from that practice, and here meant figuratively.”
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Barnes' Notes
Albert Barnes (1798–1870) · Notes on the Whole Bible · 19th-century historical commentary
“And laid them down ... - That is, they committed the money received for their property to the disposal of the apostles, to distribute it as was necessary among the poor. This soon became a burdensome and inconvenient office, and they therefore appointed men who had special charge of it, Acts 6:1-2, etc. return to 'Top of Page'”
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Wesley's Explanatory Notes
John Wesley (1703–1791) · Explanatory Notes upon the New Testament and Old Testament notes · 18th-century historical commentary
“And distribution was made - At first by the apostles themselves, afterward by them whom they appointed. Acts 4:36”
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Treasury of Scriptural Knowledge
R. A. Torrey and contributors · The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge · Cross-reference reference work
“at: Act 3:6, Act 5:2, Act 6:1-6; Co2 8:20, Co2 8:21 distribution: Act 2:45, Act 6:1 Acts 4:36”
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