Acts 4:34-36

Expanded Bible

³⁴ [^LFor] There were no needy people among them [Deut. 15:4]. [^LBecause] From time to time those who owned fields or houses sold them, brought the money from the sale, ³⁵ and ·gave it to [^Llaid it at the feet of] the apostles. Then the money was ·given [distributed] to anyone who needed it.

³⁶ One of the believers was named Joseph, a Levite [^Cthe Israelite tribe set apart for priestly service] born in Cyprus [^Can island to the west of the coast of Syria]. The apostles called him Barnabas (which means ·“one who encourages” [^L“son of encouragement”]).