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Acts 4:36–37

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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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From verse 36

  1. Galatians 2:1Rank 1 from verse 36
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    1THEN fourteen years after I went up again to Jerusalem with Barnabas, and took Titus with me also.

  2. Galatians 2:13Rank 2 from verse 36
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    13And the other Jews dissembled likewise with him; insomuch that Barnabas also was carried away with their dissimulation.

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    9And when James, Cephas, and John, who seemed to be pillars, perceived the grace that was given unto me, they gave to me and Barnabas the right hands of fellowship; that we should go unto the heathen, and they unto the circumcision.

  4. Acts 15:39Rank 4 from verse 36
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    39And the contention was so sharp between them, that they departed asunder one from the other: and so Barnabas took Mark, and sailed unto Cyprus;

  5. 1 Corinthians 9:6Rank 5 from verse 36
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    6Or I only and Barnabas, have not we power to forbear working?

From verse 37

  1. Acts 4:34–35Rank 1 from verse 37
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    34Neither 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,

    35And laid them down at the apostles’ feet: and distribution was made unto every man according as he had need.

  2. Acts 5:1–2Rank 2 from verse 37
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    1BUT a certain man named Ananias, with Sapphira his wife, sold a possession,

    2And kept back part of the price, his wife also being privy to it, and brought a certain part, and laid it at the apostles’ feet.

  3. Matthew 19:29Rank 3 from verse 37
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    29And every one that hath forsaken houses, or brethren, or sisters, or father, or mother, or wife, or children, or lands, for my name’s sake, shall receive an hundredfold, and shall inherit everlasting life.

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Acts 4:36

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apostles

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1. Persons sent or commissioned as messengers, including apostles of Christ or of the Lamb. 2. Persons who claim or present themselves as apostles without being true apostles.

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surnamed

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Past-tense, participial, or adjectival form of surname, meaning to give or adopt an additional distinguishing name.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

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which

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1. An interrogative or relative pronoun identifying one or more persons or things from a stated or implied set. 2. That which; what.

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interpreted

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Past-tense, participial, or adjectival form of interpret, meaning to explain or unfold meaning; to translate words from one language into another.

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son

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1. A male child or descendant. 2. One belonging to, related to, or characterized by the person, people, place, condition, or quality named.

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Levite

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A descendant of Levi; a member of the tribe set apart for tabernacle or temple service.

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Acts 4:37

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land

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Sense 1: The ground or earth; a country, territory, or region. Sense 2: To set or come on shore.

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laid

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Sense 1: Placed, set, put down, deposited, arranged, established, founded, imposed, applied, stored, buried, or overlaid. Sense 2: Reclined or brought to rest.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

apostles

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1. Persons sent or commissioned as messengers, including apostles of Christ or of the Lamb. 2. Persons who claim or present themselves as apostles without being true apostles.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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35And laid them down at the apostles’ feet: and distribution was made unto every man according as he had need.

36And Joses, who by the apostles was surnamed Barnabas, (which is, being interpreted, The son of consolation,) a Levite, and of the country of Cyprus,

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37Having land, sold it, and brought the money, and laid it at the apostles’ feet.

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