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Verse Acts 5:24. _THEY DOUBTED OF THEM WHEREUNTO THIS WOULD GROW._]
They did not know what to think of the _apostles_, whether they had
saved themselves by magic, or whether they were delivered by a r...
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THE CAPTAIN OF THE TEMPLE - See the notes on Acts 4:1.
DOUBTED OF THEM - They were in “perplexity” about these things.
The word rendered “doubted” denotes “that state of anxiety which
arises when a pe...
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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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TROUBLE IN THE CHURCH (Acts 5:1-11)...
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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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THE HIGH PRIEST AND. The texts omit.
CAPTAIN. See note on Acts 4:1.
THINGS. words. App-121.
DOUBTED. were doubting Greek. _diaporeo._ See note on Luke 9:7.
WHEREUNTO, &C.. what this might come to...
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_Now when the high priest and the captain of the temple_ The best MSS.
have only _Now when the captain of the temple_. The word which in the
A. V. is rendered _high priest_is simply = _priest_, but th...
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ARREST OF THE TWELVE. THEIR MIRACULOUS DELIVERANCE AND THEIR DEFENCE
BEFORE THE SANHEDRIN...
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ἱερεὺς καὶ ὁ omitted as in אABD. _Vulg_. has only
‘magistratus templi.’
24. ἬΚΟΥΣΑΝ ΤΟΥ͂Σ ΛΌΓΟΥΣ ΤΟΎΤΟΥΣ, _heard
these words_, i.e. the report of the officers who had been to the
prison. Ὁ ΣΤΡΑΤΗΓῸΣ...
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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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ΉΚΟΥΣΑΝ _aor. ind. act., см._ Acts 5:21.
ΣΤΡΑΤΗΓΌΣ (G4755) начальник храмовой
стражи (_см._ Acts 4:1).
ΔΙΗΠΌΡΟΥΝ _impf. ind. act. от_ ΔΙΑΠΟΡΈΩ (G1280)
быть озадаченным (_см._...
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THEY DOUBTED OF THEM, &C.— _They were in great perplexity about the
apostles, and what this matter might come to._ Heylin. It might be
rendered more literally, _They were in great doubt concerning the...
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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...
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24-26. The startling announcement was not without serious effect even
upon the stubborn Sadducees. They were staggered by it, and knew not
at first what to do or think. (24) "_Now when the high priest...
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Now when the high priest and the captain of the temple and the chief
priests heard these things, they doubted of them whereunto this would
grow.
NOW WHEN THE HIGH PRIEST, [ hiereus (G2409), not ar...
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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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5:24 priest (c-9) i.e. 'the high priest.'...
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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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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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THE HIGH PRIEST. — The Received text gives “the priest,” but the
use of that word as meaning the high priest has no parallel in the New
Testament, and the word is omitted by many of the best MSS.
THE...
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ὅ τε ἱερεὺς καὶ ὁ στρατηγὸς τοῦ
ἱεροῦ καὶ οἱ ἀρχ.: if we retain ὁ ἱερεύς it
must mean the high priest, Acts 5:27, _cf._ 1Ma 15:1; Jos., _Ant._,
vi., 12, 1. But Weiss and Wendt both follow W.H [178] an...
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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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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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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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NOW WHEN THE HIGH PRIEST,.... Or "the priests", as it is read in most
copies; the Complutensian edition reads, "the high priest"; and he is
certainly designed, since he is distinguished from the chief...
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Now when the high priest and the captain of the temple and the chief
priests heard these things, they doubted of them whereunto this would
grow.
Ver. 24. _They doubted of them_] _Conturbabantur, et a...
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_When the high-priest, &c., heard these things_ So perfectly
unexpected; _they doubted of them_ They were extremely perplexed, and
even at their wit's end, having never been so disappointed before of...
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THE CHIEF PRIESTS; these were the heads of the twenty-four courses
into which the priests were divided. 1 Chronicles 24:1-31; 2
CHRONICLES 8:14; LUKE 1:5.
WHEREUNTO THIS WOULD GROW; what w
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The Sadducees receive a surprise:...
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NOW WHEN THE HIGH PRIEST AND THE CAPTAIN OF THE TEMPLE AND THE CHIEF
PRIESTS HEARD THESE THINGS, THEY DOUBTED OF THEM WHERE UNTO THIS WOULD
GROW....
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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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NOW WHEN THE HIGH PRIEST, THE CAPTAIN OF THE TEMPLE, AND THE CHIEF
PRIESTS HEARD THESE THINGS, THEY WONDERED WHAT THE OUTCOME WOULD BE.
1. The Jewish leaders are really confused now. What is going to...
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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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THE CAPTAIN OF THE TEMPLE; the commander over the soldiers who were
set to guard the temple, either to secure the treasure there, or to be
in a readiness to suppress any tumult thereabouts; Pilate spe...
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24-26. The startling announcement was not without serious effect even
upon the stubborn Sadducees. They were staggered by it, and knew not
at first what to do or think. (24) "_ Now when the high pries...
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Acts 5:24 Now G1161 when G5613 G5037 priest G2409 G2532 captain G4755
temple G2411 and G2532 priests...
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‘Now when the captain of the temple and the chief priests heard
these words, they were much perplexed concerning them as to how far
this would grow.'
The news came through to the captain and the chief...
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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 5:24. NOW WHEN THE HIGH PRIEST. For the word rendered high priest
here, in the original Greek we find only ι ̔ ερου ͂, _priest_
that is, _the priest_ just mentioned in Acts 5:21, and who we have...
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THEY WERE MUCH PERPLEXED
(διηπορουν). Imperfect active of διαπορεω old verb by
Luke only in the N.T. See already on Acts 2:12. They continued
puzzled.WHEREUNTO THIS WOULD GROW
(τ αν γενοιτο τουτο...
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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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24-25. ARE STANDING IN THE TEMPLE TEACHING. This miracle was a source
of fresh strength and faith to all the disciples. Those who knew of
the arrest [i.e., all Jerusalem] would be curious. Also, this...
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_And when they heard that they entered into the temple … But the
high priest … called the council together._
THE CHARACTERISTICS OF OPPOSITION TO THE TRUTH
The contrast is very graphic. The apostles...
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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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_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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Acts 2:12; Acts 4:16; Acts 4:17; Acts 4:21; Acts 4:1;...
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They doubted [δ ι η π ο ρ ο υ ν]. See on Luke 9:5. Rev., were
much perplexed, giving the force of dia, thoroughly at a loss. Compare
Luke 24:4; Luke 24:1; Luke 24:4...
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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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They doubted what this should be — They were even at their wits'
end. The world, in persecuting the children of God, entangle
themselves in numberless difficulties....