³⁴ Not a single person in the community was in need because those who had been affluent sold their houses or lands and brought the proceeds ³⁵ to the emissaries^[a] of the Lord. They then distributed the funds to individuals according to their needs. ^36-37 One fellow, a Cyprian Levite named Joseph, earned a nickname because of his generosity in selling a field and bringing the money to the apostles in this way. From that time on, they called him Barnabas, which means “son of encouragement.”