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ACTS 5:4-5 to. pra/gma tou/to … pesw,n
In order to make the account in ver. Acts 5:4 more vivid, codex Bezae
reads poih/sai ponhro.n tou/to, and to heighten the dramatic effect...
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Verse Acts 5:4. _WHILES IT REMAINED, WAS IT NOT THINE OWN?_] Acts
5:2, Acts 5:2, and Acts 2:44,...
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WHILES IT REMAINED - As long as it remained unsold. This place proves
that there was no “obligation” imposed on the disciples to sell
their property. They who did it, did it voluntarily; and it does n...
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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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WHILES... POWER? Literally Is it not (Greek. _ouchi)_ that, remaining,
it remained to thee, and sold, it belonged to thy right?
WAS. belonged. Greek. _huparcho._ See Luke 9:48.
POWER. App-172.
WHY....
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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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_Whiles it remained, was it not thine own_?] The verb in the original
is repeated. _Whiles it remained, did it not remain thine own_? That
is, there was no compulsion on him to sell it, the only thing...
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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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ΟΥ̓ΧῚ ΜΈΝΟΝ ΣΟῚ ἜΜΕΝΕΝ. To bring out the force
of the repeated verb render, _whiles it remained, did it not remain
thine own?_ that is, there was no compulsion on Ananias to sell it,
the only thing ex...
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ΟΎΧΊ (G3780) - вводит вопрос, на который
ожидается утвердительный ответ,
ΜΈΝΟΝ _praes. act. part. (temp.) от_ ΜΈΝΩ (G3306)
оставаться; относится к ΚΤΉΜΑ в ст. 1
(Schneider); "пока (до тех пор, как) о...
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DISCOURSE: 1752
ANANIAS AND SAPPHIRA
Acts 5:3. But Peter said, Ananias, why hath Satan filled thine heart
to lie to the Holy Ghost, and to keep back part of the price of the
land? Whiles it remained,...
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WHILES IT REMAINED, WAS IT NOT THINE OWN, &C.?— That is, "Before it
was sold, was it not thine? and being sold, was not the money paid
thee, and in thine own power?—Thou hast therefore no excuse for w...
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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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See notes on verse 3...
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Whiles it remained, was it not thine own? and after it was sold, was
it not in thine own power? why hast thou conceived this thing in thine
heart? thou hast not lied unto men, but unto God.
WHILES...
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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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WAS IT NOT THINE OWN?] Clear proof that the apostolic communism was
voluntary. Unto God] Ananias _had_ lied unto men, but the sin against
man was so insignificant, compared with the sin against God, t...
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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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WHILES IT REMAINED... — Fresh circumstances are pressed home, as
depriving the act of every possible excuse. Ananias had not been bound
by any rule of the Church to such a gift. At every stage he was...
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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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Whiles it remained, was it not thine own? and after it was sold, was
it not in thine own power? why hast thou (d) conceived this thing in
thine heart? thou hast not lied unto men, but unto God.
(d) B...
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Did it not remain to thee? That is, no one forced thee to make such a
promise. --- And being sold, was it not in thy power, and at thy free
disposal, before such a promise? but promises and vows must...
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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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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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4._Did it not remaining. _This amplifieth the offense because he
sinned, being enforced by no necessity. For seeing it is no just or
lawful excuse to have been provoked by some other means, how much
w...
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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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WHILES IT REMAINED, WAS IT NOT THINE OWN,.... Before it was sold, it
was his own proper estate; he had the sole propriety in it, and could
have kept it, or disposed of it as he pleased: he was not obl...
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Whiles it remained, was it not thine own? and after it was sold, was
it not in thine own power? why hast thou conceived this thing in thine
heart? thou hast not lied unto men, but unto God.
Ver. 4. _...
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_But Peter said_ Under the direction of the Holy Spirit, which
immediately suggested to him the fraud; _Why has Satan_ Through thine
own wickedness in yielding to his temptations; _filled thy heart_ W...
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WHILE IT REMAINED; before he sold it.
IN THINE OWN POWER; at his disposal. It was optional with him to give
it to the apostles or not, as he chose. There was no constraint or
compulsion in this matte...
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WHILES IT REMAINED, WAS IT NOT THINE OWN? AND AFTER IT WAS SOLD, WAS
IT NOT IN THINE OWN POWER? WHY HAST THOU CONCEIVED THIS THING IN THINE
HEART? THOU HAST NOT LIED UNTO MEN, BUT UNTO GOD....
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ANANIAS AND SAPPHIRA.
The sin and death of Ananias:...
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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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While it remained, did it not remain thine own? and after it was sold,
was it not in thy power? How is it that thou hast conceived this thing
in thy heart? thou has not lied unto men, but unto God.
'...
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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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WHILES IT REMAINED, WAS IT NOT THINE OWN? A sufficient argument that
there was no command (even then) to necessitate them to part with
their estates, but only what the present and eminent necessity of...
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Acts 5:4 remained G3306 (G5723) not G3780 own G4671 G3306 (G5707) And
G2532 sold G4097 (G568
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‘While it remained, did it not remain your own? and after it was
sold, was it not in your power? How is it that you have conceived this
thing in your heart? You have not lied to men, but to God.'
Pete...
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Acts 5:4. WHILES IT REMAINED, WAS IT NOT THINE OWN? AND AFTER IT WAS
SOLD, WAS IT NOT IN THINE OWN POWER? All this shows that this
community of goods was purely voluntary; even in the Church of
Jerusa...
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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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WHILES IT REMAINED
(μενον). Present active participle of mend, unsold, Peter
means.AFTER IT WAS SOLD
(πραθεν). First aorist passive of πιπρασκω, to sell.HOW
IS THAT THOU HAST CONCEIVED
(Τ οτ εθο...
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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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AND MAKE YOU LIE TO THE HOLY SPIRIT. Peter points out the money had
been his to do with as he pleased. Ananias wanted to receive the same
honor Barnabas had, for giving the entire sum of money. But An...
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_Thou hast not lied unto men, but unto God._
LYING UNTO GOD.
I. The sin. Men lie unto God--
1. When they use their profession as members of the Church for an
instrument of self interest.
2. By mak...
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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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ACTS—NOTE ON ACTS 5:4 Ananias did not have to give anything to the
church. Peter accused Ananias of lying to the Holy Spirit (v. Acts
5:3). Here he says that he has LIED... TO GOD, showing tha
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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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1 Chronicles 29:17; 1 Chronicles 29:3; 1 Chronicles 29:5; 1 Chronicles
29:9;...
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Whiles it remained, was it not thine own [ο υ χ ι μ ε ν ο ν
σ ο ι ε μ ε ν ε]. A play on the words. Lit., remaining, did it
not remain to thee? Rev., very happily, whiles it remained, did it not
remain...
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While it remained, did it not remain thine? — It is true, whosoever
among the Christians (not one excepted) had houses or lands, sold
them, and laid the price at the feet of the apostles. But it was i...