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Verse	Translation	Text
Ac 4:35	King James	And laid them down at the apostles' feet: and distribution was made unto every man according as he had need.

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A Commentary, Critical, Practical, and Explanatory on the Old and New Testaments, by Robert Jamieson, A.R. Fausset and David Brown [1882]
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.

A Commentary, Critical, Practical, and Explanatory on the Old and New Testaments, by Robert Jamieson, A.R. Fausset and David Brown [1882]

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.

Notes on the Bible, by Albert Barnes, [1834]
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, Act 6:1-2, etc.

Notes on the Bible, by Albert Barnes, [1834]

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, Act 6:1-2, etc.

Explanatory Notes on the Whole Bible, by John Wesley [1754-65]
And distribution was made - At first by the apostles themselves, afterward by them whom they appointed.

Explanatory Notes on the Whole Bible, by John Wesley [1754-65]

And distribution was made - At first by the apostles themselves, afterward by them whom they appointed.

Adam Clarke Commentary on the Whole Bible - Published 1810-1826
Laid ...down at the apostles' feet - To show how cordially and entirely they parted with them. And they entrusted the management of the whole to those men to whom they found God had entrusted the gifts of his Holy Spirit, and the doctrine of the kingdom of heaven.

Adam Clarke Commentary on the Whole Bible - Published 1810-1826

Laid ...down at the apostles' feet - To show how cordially and entirely they parted with them. And they entrusted the management of the whole to those men to whom they found God had entrusted the gifts of his Holy Spirit, and the doctrine of the kingdom of heaven.

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