Acts 4:36-37

Amplified Bible

³⁶Now Joseph, a Levite and native of Cyprus, who was surnamed ^[a]Barnabas by the apostles (which translated means Son of Encouragement), ³⁷sold a field belonging to him and brought the money and set it at the apostles’ feet.

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Footnotes

Acts 4:36 Barnabas becomes a prominent figure in the book of Acts (9:27; 11:22-30; 13:1-14:28, etc.), and it may be for that reason that Luke briefly mentions him here, telling the reader how Barnabas came to be associated with the apostles.