Acts 5:11

11. The failure of the plot proved as propitious to the cause of truth as its success would have been disastrous. (11) " And great fear came upon all the Church, and upon all who had heard these things. " This fear was excited, not only by the sudden and awful fate of the guilty pair, but also by the fearful nature of that spirit-searching knowledge imparted to the apostles. The disciples were now filled with more just conceptions than before of the nature of inspiration, and the unbelieving masses who heard of the event were awed into respect and reverence.