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CHAPTER V.
_The hypocrisy of Ananias and his wife Sapphira, and their_
_awful death_, 1-11.
_The apostles work many miracles, and the Church of God is_
_increased_, 12-16.
_The high priest and th...
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BUT A CERTAIN MAN - In the previous chapter the historian had given an
account of the eminent liberality and sincerity of the mass of early
Christians, in being willing to give up their property to pr...
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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 ...
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ANANIAS AND SAPPHIRA. Barnabas-' unworthy counterpart is Ananias, who,
in league with his wife, was unwilling to part with all his property,
but anxious to appear to have done so. Their crime was that...
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A man called Ananias, together with his wife Sapphire, sold a bit of
ground he had, and surreptitiously kept back part of the price, and
his wife knew about it. He brought some part of the price and l...
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TROUBLE IN THE CHURCH (Acts 5:1-11)...
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CERTAIN. App-123.
MAN. App-123.
NAMED. by name.
ANANIAS. Ananias and Sapphira, names of grace and beauty attached to
persons whose principles were bad....
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Acts 5:1. Account of Ananias and Sapphira
The narrative with which this chapter commences is one which none but
a veracious narrator would have inserted where it stands. The last
chapter concludes wi...
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_But a certain man_ It is not by way of contrast that the story of
Ananias is put side by side with that of Barnabas, therefore much
stress is not to be laid on the word _But_. Acts 5:36 of the last
c...
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Acts 5:1-11. ACCOUNT OF ANANIAS AND SAPPHIRA
The narrative with which this chapter commences is one which none but
a veracious narrator would have inserted where it stands. The last
chapter concludes...
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ἈΝΑΝΊΑΣ. The name was common. See Acts 9:10-17; Acts 23:2;
Acts 24:1. It is the same as _Hananiah_, Jeremiah 28:1;...
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ΆΝΑΝΊΑΣ (G367) Анания. Транскрипция חנטה
("Яхве проявляет милость" "Бог
милосерден"), с греческим окончанием
(Schneider; SB, 2:634).
ΣΑΠΦΊΡΗ _dat. sing. от_ ΣΆΠΦΙΡΑ (G4551)
Сапфира. Греческая форма а...
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BUT A CERTAIN MAN, &C.— In Psalms 110 where our Saviour is
prophetically described in the person of a king advanced to the throne
of divine majesty, glorious and triumphant, it is said, that _his
peop...
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8. IN THE UPPER ROOM. Acts 4:28, Acts 5:11.
a.
The Prayer Service. Acts 4:23-31.
Acts 4:23
And being let go, they came to their own company,
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V: 1, 2. In close connection with this unprecedented liberality of the
brethren, we are now introduced to a remarkable case of corruption, of
which it was the occasion. The praise always lavished on d...
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But a certain man named Ananias, with Sapphira his wife, sold a
possession,
Ananias and Sapphira (5:1-11) BUT A CERTAIN MAN NAMED ANANIAS, WITH
SAPPHIRA HIS WIFE, SOLD A POSSESSION....
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30 The timid opposition of the Sanhedrin is in contrast to the
boldness of those who proclaimed the evangel. God manifested Himself
by miraculous interventions, and the powers of the kingdom abounded....
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ANANIAS] i.e. 'Jehovah hath been gracious.'
SAPPHIRA] If the word is Greek it means 'sapphire'; if Aramaic,
'beautiful.'...
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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 of...
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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 bui...
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V.
(1, 2) A certain man named Ananias. — The name meets us again as
belonging to the high priest in Acts 23:2, and was the Greek form of
the Hebrew Hananiah. It had the same significance as John, or J...
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Ἀνὴρ δέ τις : in striking contrast to the unreserved
self-sacrifice of Barnabas, St. Luke places the selfishness and
hypocrisy of Ananias and Sapphira. It is in itself no small proof of
the truth of t...
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LYING TO THE HOLY SPIRIT
Acts 4:36-37; Acts 5:1-11
The Spirit of God is the source of generous and liberal giving. It is
a poor substitute to set up bazaars, and fairs, and ice cream suppers.
When th...
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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...
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Lying to the Holy Spirit
Ananias and his wife, Sapphira, sold a piece of land, but decided to
only lay a portion of the proceeds at the feet of the apostles. Ash
notes that the same word translated "k...
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But (1) a certain man named Ananias, with Sapphira his wife, sold a
possession,
(1) Luke shows by contrary examples how great a sin hypocrisy is,
especially in those who under a false pretence and cl...
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It is believed by many of the Fathers, that the resolution which the
faithful made of selling their property, and laying the price at the
feet of the apostles, implied a vow of reserving nothing for
t...
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ANANIAS AND SAPPHIRA
1-11. In that country the summers are very hot [and this was June],
superinducing very quick and rapid putrefaction, necessitating a
speedy interment of the dead, especially in a...
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But a certain man named Ananias, with Sapphira his wife, sold a
possession, (2) And kept back part of the price, his wife also being
privy to it, and brought a certain part, and laid it at the apostle...
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CONTENTS
We have here the awful Account of Ananias and Sapphira lying to the
Holy Ghost. Peter's Detection of them. The Apostles again imprisoned.
The Angel of the Lord brings them out. They are brou...
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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...
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1.Those things which Luke hath reported hitherto did show that that
company, which was gathered together under the name of Christ, was
rather a company of angels than of men, Moreover, that was incred...
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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...
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BUT A CERTAIN MAN NAMED ANANIAS,.... A name common among the Jews, the
same with Hananiah, Jeremiah 28:1 it signifies not the humility of the
Lord, or the affliction of the Lord, or the answer of the...
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But a certain man named Ananias, with Sapphira his wife, sold a
possession,
Ver. 1. _With Sapphira his wife_] Her name signifieth beautiful, or
spacious. She might be so on the outside, as those appl...
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_But a certain man named Ananias_ A professor of the gospel, but
certainly not a true believer, for all _that_ truly _believed were of
one heart and of one soul, Acts 4:32_. Probably he was not yet
ba...
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ANANIAS AND SAPPHIRA.
The sin and death of Ananias:...
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BUT A CERTAIN MAN NAMED ANANIAS, WITH SAPPHIRA, HIS WIFE, SOLD A
POSSESSION,...
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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...
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But. certain man named Ananias, with Sapphira his wife, sold.
possession,
'BUT'-In contrast to the true generosity manifested in the previous
verses (Acts 4:32-37). Carefully note that no information...
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1-11 The sin of Ananias and Sapphira was, that they were ambitious of
being thought eminent disciples, when they were not true disciples.
Hypocrites may deny themselves, may forego their worldly adva...
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ACTS CHAPTER 5 ACTS 5:1 Ananias and Sapphira, profanely tempting the
Holy Ghost with a lie, at Peter's rebuke fall down dead, ACTS 5:12 The
apostles work many miracles, to the great increase of the fa...
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V: 1, 2. In close connection with this unprecedented liberality of the
brethren, we are now introduced to a remarkable case of corruption, of
which it was the occasion. The praise always lavished on d...
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Clement of Alexandria Stromata Book I
And the mystics say that he slew the Egyptian by a word only; as,
certainly, Peter in the Acts is related to have slain by speech those
who appropriated part of...
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Acts 5:1 But G1161 certain G5100 man G435 named G3686 Ananias G367
with G4862 Sapphira G4551 his G846 wife...
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‘But a certain man named Ananias, with Sapphira his wife, sold a
possession, and kept back part of the price, his wife also being
associated with him in it, and brought a certain part, and laid it at...
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_The Inner Life of the Church, Acts 4:32 to Acts 5:11_.
The characteristic feature is concord among the believers. The great
topic of preaching among them is the Lord's resurrection. The favour
they w...
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_The Episode of Ananias and Sapphira,_ 1-11.
Acts 5:1-2. BUT A CERTAIN MAN NAMED ANANIAS, WITH SAPPHIRA HIS WIFE,
SOLD A POSSESSION, AND KEPT BACK PART OF THE PRICE. In striking
contrast to the entire...
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SOLD
(επωλησεν). Aorist active indicative again, for a single case....
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Acts 4:32-5
Ananias and Sapphira
I. We have much need to lay to heart the lessons of this incident.
Christ's Church has long since come to include so many false or
unspiritual members, and to be so b...
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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...
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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...
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BUT THERE WAS A MAN NAMED ANANIAS. Side by side with the picture of
love and fellowship in the 4th chapter, comes the selfishness and
hypocrisy of this couple....
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_But a certain man named Ananias, with Sapphira his wife, sold a
possession._
ANANIAS AND SAPPHIRA
The word Ananias means “grace of God”; and the word Sapphira
signifies just “a sapphire,” the famili...
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_CRITICAL REMARKS_
Acts 5:1. ANANIAS.—Perhaps the same name as Ananiah (Nehemiah 3:23)
or Hananiah (1 Chronicles 3:21; Jeremiah 28:1;
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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...
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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,...
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2 Timothy 2:20; John 6:37; Joshua 6:1; Leviticus 10:1; Matthew 13:47;...
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But a certain man named Ananias — It is certain, not a believer, for
all that believed were of one heart and of one soul: probably not
baptized; but intending now to offer himself for baptism....
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The last verses of the foregoing chapter acquainted us with the
practice of the primitive Christians at the first plantation of the
gospel, in selling their possessions for charitable uses, and laying...