Acts 5:24

Now when the high priest and the captain of the temple and the chief priests heard these things, they doubted of them whereunto this would grow. NOW WHEN THE HIGH PRIEST, [ hiereus (G2409), not arche (G746); but the context shows that the officiating high priest is what is meant] AND THE CAPTAIN OF THE TEMPLE AND THE CHIEF PRIESTS - in the wider sense of that term, AND THE CAPTAIN OF THE TEMPLE AND THE CHIEF PRIESTS - in the wider sense of that term, HEARD THESE THINGS, THEY DOUBTED OF THEM (OR 'WERE IN PERPLEXITY ABOUT THEM') WHEREUNTO THIS WOULD GROW - and what wonder, since they were fighting against God?...

17-25 There is no prison so dark, so strong, but God can visit his people in it, and, if he pleases, fetch them out. Recoveries from sickness, releases out of trouble, are granted, not that we may enjoy the comforts of life, but that God may be honoured with the services of our life. It is not for the preachers of Christ's gospel to retire into corners, as long as they can have any opportunity of preaching in the great congregation. They must preach to the lowest, whose souls are as precious to Christ as the souls of the greatest. Speak to all, for all are concerned. Speak as those who resolve to stand to it, to live and die by it. Speak all the words of this heavenly, divine life, in comparison with which the present earthly life does not deserve the name. These words of life, which the Holy Ghost puts into your mouth. The words of the gospel are the words of life; words whereby we may...

Verse Acts 5:24. _THEY DOUBTED OF THEM WHEREUNTO THIS WOULD GROW._] They did not know what to think of the _apostles_, whether they had saved themselves by magic, or whether they were delivered by a real miracle; and they were at a loss to tell what the _issue_ of these things would be....

THE CAPTAIN OF THE TEMPLE - See the notes on Acts 4:1. DOUBTED OF THEM - They were in “perplexity” about these things. The word rendered “doubted” denotes “that state of anxiety which arises when a person has lost his way, or when he does not know what to do to escape from a difficulty.” See Luke 9:7. WHEREUNTO THIS WOULD GROW - What this “would be”; or, what would be the result or end of these events. For: * Their authority was disregarded. * God had opposed them by a miracle. (3)The doctrines of the apostles were gaining ground. (4)Their efforts to re

EXPOSITION ACTS 5:1 ANANIAS (Ἀνανίας) In Nehemiah 3:23 the Hebrew name היָנְנַעֲ (God covers or protects) is thus rendered in the LXX. But the name occurs nowhere else. The very common name היָנְנַהֲ_, Hananiah _(God is gracious), is also rendered in the LXX. Ananias (Ἀνανίας), and is doubtless the name meant here and in Acts 9:10; Acts 23:2, etc. SAPPHIRA does not occur elsewhere. It is either derived from the Aramean הרָיפָשַׁ, beautiful, or from the Hebrew ריפִסַ, a sapphire. A POSSESSION (see...

NOW WHEN THE HIGH PRIEST,.... Or "the priests", as it is read in most copies; the Complutensian edition reads, "the high priest"; and he is certainly designed, since he is distinguished from the chief priests after mentioned: the Vulgate Latin, Syriac, and Ethiopic versions, leave out this word; as does also the Alexandrian copy: AND THE CAPTAIN OF THE TEMPLE; the same versions read in the plural number; Luke 22:4, Luke 22:52, Acts 4:1. AND THE CHIEF PRIESTS HEARD THESE THINGS; which the officers related, that the prison doors were shut and sure, and the keepers upon their watch, and yet the apostles gone: THEY DOUBTED OF THEM, WHEREUNTO THIS WOULD GROW; they

CHAPTER 5 _ 1. Ananias and Sapphira (Acts 5:1)._ 2. Signs and wonders by the Apostles (Acts 5:11). 3. The second arrest of the Apostles and their Deliverance (Acts 5:17). 4. Before the Council (Acts 5:26). 5. Gamaliel's Advice (Acts 5:34). 6. The Apostles beaten and dismissed (Acts 5:40). With this chapter the scene changes. Beautiful is the ending of the previous chapter, Barnabas having sold his land, laid the money at the feet of the Apostles. He

A HOSTILE ENCOUNTER WITH THE JEWISH AUTHORITIES. This account closely resembles that in ch. 4; the imprisonment is at the hands of the same men, extends over one night, and Peter's two declarations (Acts 4:19; Acts 5:29) are very similar. In spite of a few added touches, Gamaliel and his historical reminiscences, we cannot but feel the paucity of materials that were at the author's disposal for this part of his history. As in Acts 4, the attack comes from the Sadducees. If so the motive could only be political. The Resurrection is not mentioned to explain their action; they were filled with jealousy. They could not wish the new sect to become important; a real Messiah would be the end of their power. Here, as in Acts 4, no ground is given for the arrest. Not only Peter and John are arrested but the apostles generally. Th

TROUBLE IN THE CHURCH (Acts 5:1-11)...

THE HIGH PRIEST AND. The texts omit. CAPTAIN. See note on Acts 4:1. THINGS. words. App-121. DOUBTED. were doubting Greek. _diaporeo._ See note on Luke 9:7. WHEREUNTO, &C.. what this might come to be....