What does Acts 5:37 mean? Commentary, explanation and study verse by verse.
"After this man rose up Judas of Galilee in the days of the taxing, and drew away much people after him: he also perished; and all, even as many as obeyedd him, were dispersed."
ACTS 5:37 lao,n {A} This verse provides a clear example of a growing text. Dissatisfied with the unadorned account that Judas the Galilean “drew away some of the people after him” (avpe,sthsen lao.n...
Verse 37. _JUDAS OF GALILEE_] Concerning Judas of Galilee, Rabbi Abraham, in _Jucasin_, fol. 139, writes thus: "In this time there were three sects: for, besides the _Pharisees_ and _Sadducees_, _Jud...
JUDAS OF GALILEE - Josephus has given an account of this man (Antiq., xvii. 10, section 5), and calls him a “Galilean.” He afterward calls him a “Gaulonite,” and says he was of the city of “Gamala” (A...
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 (Ac...
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 (A...
TROUBLE IN THE CHURCH (Acts 5:1-11)...
AFTER. Greek. _meta._ App-104. THIS MAN. this one. JUDAS OF GALILEE. His revolt is recorded by Josephus, _Antiquities_ xviii. 1,1. TAXING. Greek. _apographe._ Only here and Luke 2:2, which see. DR...
_Judas of Galilee_ With this account agrees the history of Josephus (_Antiq_. xviii. 1. 1), except that, as has been already noticed, he calls Judas a _Gaulonite_, but as when speaking of the same man...
EFFECT OF THE APOSTLES’ DEFENCE. COUNSEL OF GAMALIEL. RELEASE AND SUBSEQUENT CONDUCT OF THE TWELVE...
_TRUTH CUTS TO THE HEART ACTS 5:33-42:_ Even those that will not receive truth may be cut to the heart by truth. When the accusers of the apostles heard the resurrection message they wanted to kill th...
ΑΝΈΣΤΗ _aor. ind. act., см._ Acts 5:6. ΆΠΈΣΤΗΣΕΝ _aor. ind. act. от_ ΆΦΊΣΤΗΜΙ (G868) поднимать мятеж, сбивать с верной дороги (DJG, 688-98; DPL, 812-19; ВВС), ΆΠΏΛΕΤΟ _aor. ind. med. (dep.) от_ ΆΠΌΛ...
AND ALL—AS MANY AS OBEYED HIM,— Dr. Lardner has justly observed, that the word rendered _dispersed,_ by no means implies that these men, were _destroyed._ Gamaliel's reason will for ever hold good aga...
ON SOLOMON'S PORCH. Acts 5:21 a Acts 5:21 And when they heard this, they entered into the temple about daybreak, and taught. ACTS 5:21 A As the sun broke over the eastern horizon of the hills of Jud...
See notes on verse 34...
After this man rose up Judas of Galilee in the days of the taxing, and drew away much people after him: he also perished; and all, even as many as obeyed him, were dispersed. AFTER THIS MAN ROSE U...
36 The fact that this Theudas is not mentioned in profane literature is no reason for doubting the truthfulness and accuracy of the narrative. Josephus, in his Antiquities, hints at many disturbances...
THE APOSTLES AGAIN IMPRISONED 1-16. The sin of Ananias and Sapphira was not keeping back part of the price, which they had a perfect right to do (Acts 5:4), but pretending that the money which they o...
GOOD NEWS FOR EVERYONE ACTS _MARION ADAMS_ CHAPTER 5 ANANIAS AND SAPPHIRA, 5:1-11 V1 But there was a man whose name was Ananias. He and his wife, Sapphira, sold a building and some land. The buil...
JUDAS OF GALILEE. — In one passage Josephus (_Ant._ xviii. 1) calls him a Gaulonite — _i.e.,_ of the country east of Galilee. Had this stood alone, St. Luke might have been charged here also with inac...
Ἰούδας ὁ Γαλ.: here too an inaccuracy might have been charged against St. Luke, but it is to be noted that while Josephus speaks of Judas as a Gaulonite in one passage, Jos., _Ant._, xviii., 1, 1, he...
FOLLY OF FIGHTING AGAINST GOD Acts 5:27-42 The high priest and his party could not forget the imprecation of Matthew 27:25. It haunted them. Compare Peter's description of the Cross as _the tree_ wi...
Here we have a terrible story. The account of Ananias and Sapphira stands in vivid contrast to that of Barnabas. The sin was dishonest dealing with the Holy Spirit. The judgment was swift and terrible...
Gamaliel's Counsel Peter's words accusing the council of murdering Jesus enraged them to the point of being prepared to murder the apostles as well. But they could take no such action without the su...
DIVINE INTERVENTION 33-42. Now they reach a grand culmination. The Preachers in charge and the official board are signally defeated, _“cut through,”_ so they are counseling to kill the apostles. They...
Then the high priest rose up, and all they that were with him, (which is the sect of the Sadducees), and were filled with indignation, (18) And laid their hands on the apostles, and put them in the co...
First of all we see man in an entirely new place man risen from among the dead and ascending to heaven. The risen ascended man, Christ Jesus, is the new starting-point of the dealings of God. The firs...
Alas! evil shews itself there also (Chapter 5). If the mighty Spirit of God is there, the flesh also is there. There are some who wished to have the credit of devotedness which the Holy Ghost produces...
AFTER THIS MAN ROSE UP, JUDAS OF GALILEE,.... Of whom Josephus thus says k: "there was a man of Galilee, by name Judas, who led his countrymen into rebellion, declaring it an evil, should they suffer...
After this man rose up Judas of Galilee in the days of the taxing, and drew away much people after him: he also perished; and all, _even_ as many as obeyed him, were dispersed. Ver. 37. _Rose up Juda...
_Then stood up one in the council, a Pharisee_ And as such believing the immortality of the soul and the resurrection; _named Gamaliel_ He is said to have been the son of good old Simeon, mentioned Lu...
DAYS OF THE TAXING; the taxing of the Jews by the Roman government. DREW AWAY MUCH PEOPLE; he contended that the taxing of Jews by a heathen government was unlawful, and many followed him....
The counsel of Gamaliel:...
Where God is working, however, the opposition of Satan soon becomes apparent. The evil begins (as evil always does) in an underhand manner, but is quickly exposed by God. Ananias and Sapphira certainl...
AFTER THIS MAN, JUDAS OF GALILEE ROSE UP IN THE DAYS OF THE CENSUS, AND DREW AWAY MANY PEOPLE AFTER HIM. HE ALSO PERISHED, AND ALL WHO OBEYED HIM WERE DISPERSED. 1. Judas of Galilee - 1. In the days...
After this man rose up Judas of Galilee in the days of the enrolment, and drew away some of the people after him: he also perished; and all, as many as obeyed him, were scattered abroad. 'JUDAS OF GA...
34-42 The Lord still has all hearts in his hands, and sometimes directs the prudence of the worldly wise, so as to restrain the persecutors. Common sense tells us to be cautious, while experience and...
JUDAS OF GALILEE; whether this was the same Judas who was called Gaulonite, from the place of his birth, a town in or near Galilee, and Galileus, from the province itself in which he was born, it is n...
Acts 5:37 After G3326 man G5126 Judas G2455 Galilee G1057 up G450 (G5627) in G1722 days G2250 census G582 and G2532 away G868 (G5656) many G2425 people G2992 after G3694 him G846 also G2548 perished G...
THE THIRD ARREST AND SECOND APPEARANCE BEFORE THE SANHEDRIN (5:26-40). Having previously receive their official warning not to preach in the name of Jesus the second appearance before the tribunal wa...
Acts 5:37. AFTER THIS MAN AROSE. These words determine pretty closely the date of the failure of the pretensions of Theudas. The attempted rising of Judas of Galilee, related in this verse, was a well...
OF THE ENROLMENT (της απογραφης). Described by Josephus (_Ant_. XV. 1, 1). The same word used by Luke of the first enrolment started by Augustus B.C. 8 to 6 (Luke 2:2). See the discussion on Luke 2...
CONTENTS: Sin and death of Ananias and Sapphira. The second persecution and answer of apostles to their persecutors. Warning of Gamaliel. Apostles beaten. CHARACTERS: God, Holy Spirit, Ananias, Sapph...
Acts 5:3. _Ananias, why hath Satan filled thine heart to lie to the Holy Ghost._ These words not only indicate that Ananias was a minister of the word, but that he for once had yielded his heart to th...
BE CAREFUL WHAT YOU ARE ABOUT TO DO. Good advice! (1) Think! (2) Impostors will fail. (3) You cannot defeat God! [Theudas and Judas were well known to the Council, but we cannot accurately identify th...
_When they heard that they were cut to the heart._ CUT TO THE HEART The strict meaning of the verb describes the action of a saw, as in Hebrews 11:37. Used figuratively, it seems to imply a more lac...
ACTS—NOTE ON ACTS 5:36 Gamaliel cited two examples of failed movements. The first was a revolutionary named THEUDAS, and the second JUDAS THE GALILEAN, who is said to have come “after him.” Judas the...
_CRITICAL REMARKS_ Acts 5:33. CUT TO THE HEART.—Lit. _sawn asunder_, torn in pieces, _sc_. in their hearts. Compare Acts 7:54—a much stronger expression than that used in Acts 4:2 or Acts 16:18, and...
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 היָנְנ...
Chapter 5, the book of Acts. At the end of the fourth chapter we have the second mention of the early pure communism that was practiced in the first church. Where those who had possessions sold them,...
Job 20:5; Luke 13:1; Luke 13:2; Luke 2:1; Matthew 26:52; Psalms 7:14; Psalms 7:15; Psalms 9:15; Psalms 9:16...
Obeyed. Note the word for obeyed [ε π ε ι θ ο ν τ ο], implying the persuasive power of Theudas' boasting. See on ver. 29. Taxing [α π ο γ ρ α φ η ς]. See on Luke 2:1; Luke 2:2. Much people. The best...
Does Luke make a mistake concerning Theudas and Judas? PROBLEM: In Acts, a Pharisee named Gamaliel makes mention of a Theudas and Judas of Galilee. Yet, the 1st century Jewish historian Josephus also...