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Verse Acts 5:20. _ALL THE WORDS OF THIS LIFE._] All the doctrines of
life eternal, founded on the _word, death_, and _resurrection_ of
Christ Jesus. This is another periphrasis for _Gospel_. _Go to t...
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IN THE TEMPLE - In a public and conspicuous place. In this way there
would be a most striking exhibition of their boldness; a proof that
“God” had delivered them, and a manifestation of their purpose...
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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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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...
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But the high priest and his party (the local sect of the Sadducees)
were filled with envy, and they laid hands on the apostles and put
them under public arrest. But through the night the angel of the...
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TROUBLE IN THE CHURCH (Acts 5:1-11)...
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SPEAK. App-121.
TEMPLE. See Acts 2:46.
THE WORDS, &C.. these words of life. Figure of speech _Hypallage._
App-6.
WORDS. Greek. _rhema._ See note on Mark 9:32.
LIFE. App-170. The life through resurr...
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_Go, stand and speak in the temple_ There is a conjunction in the
Greek which is not here expressed. Render, _Go ye and stand and
speak_.
There was to be no attempt made to conceal their escape. They...
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ΠΟΡΕΎΕΣΘΕ ΚΑῚ ΣΤΑΘΈΝΤΕΣ Κ.Τ.Λ., _go ye and
stand and speak_. There was to be no attempt made to conceal their
escape. They were to go back to the same place where their most
frequent teachings had bee...
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ARREST OF THE TWELVE. THEIR MIRACULOUS DELIVERANCE AND THEIR DEFENCE
BEFORE THE SANHEDRIN...
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_THE POWER OF A PURIFIED CHURCH ACTS 5:12-25:_ During this period of
progress for the church miracles were worked by the apostles. The
people were fearful of the apostles. Amazingly, the result was gr...
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ΠΟΡΕΎΕΣΘΕ _praes. imper. med. (dep.) от_ ΠΟΡΕΎΟΜΑΙ
(G4198) идти,
ΣΤΑΘΈΝΤΕΣ _aor. pass. part. от_ ΪΣΤΗΜΙ (G2476)
стоять; _pass._ становиться (RWP). _Сопутств.
part._ со _знач. imper._ (_см._ VANT, 386...
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DISCOURSE: 1753
THE DUTY OF MINISTERS
Acts 5:20. _Go stand, and speak in the temple to the people all the
words of this life_ [Note: A little sketch given extemporaneously to a
young friend.].
CONSI...
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ALL THE WORDS OF THIS LIFE.— _The whole doctrine of life._
Heylin—"that glorious gospel with which you are "charged, on which
the eternal life of man so evidently depends, and by which alone their
fin...
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IN THE PRISON. Acts 5:17-20
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But the high priest rose up, and all they that were with him (which is
the sect of the Sadducees), and they were filled with jealousy,
18
and laid hands on the apost...
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See notes on verse 19...
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Go, stand and speak in the temple to the people all the words of this
life.
GO, STAND AND SPEAK IN THE TEMPLE TO THE PEOPLE ALL THE WORDS OF THIS
LIFE. Beautiful expression of that life in the Ris...
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14 The fear of the drawn sword in the King's hand will repress evil
and rebellion. The prayer of the disciples, after the threats of the
Sanhedrin, seems to have been abundantly answered. Not only was...
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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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Second imprisonment of Peter and John. Speech of Gamaliel.
17. The Sadducees] see on Matthew 3:7; Acts 4:1....
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WORDS OF THIS LIFE] i.e. the new life in God which the Death,
Resurrection and Ascension of our Lord had made possible for man....
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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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ALL THE WORDS OF THIS life. — The use of the demonstrative pronoun
is significant. The “life in Christ” which the Apostles preach is
that eternal life which consists in knowing God (John 17:1), and in...
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Πορεύεσθε : characteristic of St. Luke both in Gospel and
Acts. The word appears here in Acts for the first time, and it is
found in St. Luke's Gospel about fifty times, and in this book nearly
forty...
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DELIVERED TO TESTIFY
Acts 5:12-26
While the Holy Spirit works mightily _within_ the Church, He
co-operates with it in its _outward_ operations by adding men and
women to the Lord. None should be adde...
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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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The Apostles Imprisoned
Seeing the high regard the apostles were held in by the people and
knowing the number being added to the church moved the high priest and
the Sadducees to jealousy. They caused...
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(5) Go, stand and speak in the temple to the people all the (i) words
of this life.
(5) God therefore delivers his own, so that they may more vigorously
provoke his enemies.
(i) Words by which the w...
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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...
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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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20._Speak in the temple. _This is the end of their deliverance, that
they employ themselves stoutly in preaching the gospel, and provoke
their enemies courageously, until they die valiantly. For they...
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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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GO, STAND AND SPEAK IN THE TEMPLE TO THE PEOPLE,.... They were not
delivered out of prison, in order to go and secure themselves from
danger; but to go about the work they were called to, to preach th...
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Go, stand and speak in the temple to the people all the words of this
life.
Ver. 20. _Stand and speak_] Stand close to the work, stir not a foot,
start not a hair's breadth....
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_But the angel of the Lord opened the prison doors_ In spite of all
the locks and bars that were upon them, and without giving any alarm
to the keepers, or any of the other prisoners; _and brought the...
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THE WORDS OF THIS LIFE; the way of eternal life through faith in Jesus
Christ. Rulers sometimes forbid what God commands, and thus make it
the duty of men to disobey them in order to obey him....
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THE IMPRISONMENT, DELIVERANCE, AND DEFENSE OF THE APOSTLES.
Arrest and deliverance:...
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GO, STAND AND SPEAK IN THE TEMPLE TO THE PEOPLE ALL THE WORDS OF THIS
LIFE....
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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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" GO, STAND IN THE TEMPLE AND SPEAK TO THE PEOPLE ALL THE WORDS OF
THIS LIFE. "
1. Go stand in the temple. You would think after "escaping" from jail,
they would go into hiding, travel to another cou...
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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 en...
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STAND; the word implies courage and stedfastness of mind, as well as
such a posture of the body. ALL THE WORDS; without preferring some
acceptable truths before others more ungrateful, if necessary to...
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Acts of Andrew and Matthias
And straightway they went, and reported to the rulers of the city,
saying: We found the prison opened, and having gone inside we found
nobody;[23]
Origen Commentary on Jo...
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Acts 5:20 Go G4198 (G5737) stand G2476 (G5685) in G1722 temple G2411
and G2532 speak G2980 ...
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‘But an angel of the Lord by night opened the prison doors, and
brought them out, and said, “Go all of you, and take your stand and
speak in the temple to the people all the words of this Life.” '
But...
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THE SECOND ARREST. THE KINGLY RULE OF GOD IS REVEALED BY THE OPENING
OF PRISON DOORS (5:17-24).
In view of the fact that the Apostles were openly defying the
stricture of the previous council, and wer...
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Acts 5:20. GO, STAND AND SPEAK IN THE TEMPLE TO THE PEOPLE. The very
words spoken by the angel of deliverance are here quoted. The
imprisoned ones were to go at once (the new day was probably already...
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AND STAND
(κα σταθεντες). First aorist passive participle
(intransitive, ingressive aorist), take a stand. Bold and pictorial
command.ALL THE WORDS OF THIS LIFE
(παντα τα ρηματα της ζωης ταυτης)....
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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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GO AND STAND IN THE TEMPLE. They are instructed by the angel to go
back to the temple and continue preaching the resurrection of the
dead....
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_But the angel of the Lord by night opened the prison doors._
MIRACULOUS INTERPOSITION
Observe--
I. That human authority is powerless to oppose the will of God. The
king on his throne, the judge on...
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_Then the high priest rose up._
VAIN EFFORTS TO OPPOSE THE GOSPEL
I. The effort in this case; by the imprisonment of the leaders of the
gospel (Acts 5:17). The whole Jewish authority was in oppositi...
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ACTS—NOTE ON ACTS 5:20 WORDS OF THIS LIFE. Words of salvation and
eternal life. Early Christianity may have been called “the Life”
as well as “the Way” (see note on 9:1–2)....
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_CRITICAL REMARKS_
Acts 5:17. THE HIGH PRIEST.—Annas, as in Acts 4:6.
INDIGNATION.—Not envy or jealousy (R.V.), but hot, angry zeal.
Acts 5:19. Not THE but AN ANGEL OF THE LORD; _i.e._, sent by the L...
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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 John 1:1; 1 John 5:11; 1 John 5:12; Acts 11:14; Exodus 24:3;...
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Stand. Compare ch. 2 14; and see on Luke 18:11; Luke 19:8.
Of this life. The eternal life which Christ revealed. It is a peculiar
use of the phrase, which is commonly employed in contrast with the
lif...
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THE TRIALS AND TRIUMPHS OF APOSTOLIC TESTIMONY
Acts 5:17
INTRODUCTORY WORDS
Those were momentous days. On the part of the Apostles they were days
of continued testimony, God working with miracles an...
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The words of this — That is, these words of life: words which show
the way to life everlasting....