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ACTS 5:34 tou.j avnqrw,pouj
Copyists no doubt deemed the expression tou.j avnqrw,pouj (a A B vg
copbo arm) too undignified for Luke’s narrative (it reappears in
Gamaliel’s speech in verses...
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Verse 34. _A PHARISEE, NAMED GAMALIEL, A DOCTOR OF THE LAW_] "This,"
says Dr. Lightfoot, "was _Rabban Gamaliel_ the _first_; commonly, by
way of distinction, called _Rabban Gamaliel the elder_. He wa...
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THEN STOOD THERE UP ONE - He rose, as is usual in deliberative
assemblies, to speak.
IN THE COUNCIL - In the Sanhedrin, Acts 4:15.
A PHARISEE - The high priest and those who had been most active in
o...
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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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When they heard this they were torn with vexation and planned to
destroy them. But a certain Pharisee called Gamaliel stood up in the
Sanhedrin, a teacher of the law held in honour by all the people,...
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STOOD THERE UP. rose up. Greek. _anistemi._ App-178. 1, as in verses:
Act 6:17.
PHARISEE. App-120.
GAMALIEL. The grandson of the famous Hillel. He was Saul's instructor
(Acts 22:3), and is said to h...
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_Then stood there up one in the council_ Better, _But there stood up_,
&c. See note on Acts 5:25.
_a Pharisee, named Gamaliel_ It may very well be believed that some
small sympathy towards the Christi...
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ἈΝΘΡΏΠΟΥΣ for ἀποστόλους with אAB. _Vulg_.
‘homines.’
34. ἈΝΑΣΤᾺΣ ΔΈ ΤΙΣ, _but there stood up one_, &c. See
note on Acts 5:25. Gamaliel rose to oppose the plan or wish.
ΦΑΡΙΣΑΙ͂ΟΣ. It may very well b...
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EFFECT OF THE APOSTLES’ DEFENCE. COUNSEL OF GAMALIEL. RELEASE AND
SUBSEQUENT CONDUCT OF THE TWELVE...
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_TRUTH CUTS TO THE HEART ACTS 5:33-42:_ Even those that will not
receive truth may be cut to the heart by truth. When the accusers of
the apostles heard the resurrection message they wanted to kill th...
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A PHARISEE, NAMED GAMALIEL,— He is said to have been the son of good
old Simeon, mentioned Luke 2:25 and was the person at whose feet St.
Paul was brought up. He was a man in so great esteem among 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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34-39. At this crisis the madness of the Sadducees was suddenly
checked by the prudent counsel of one of the opposite party. The
Pharisees were less exasperated, because their leading dogma was
sustai...
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Then stood there up one in the council, a Pharisee, named Gamaliel, a
doctor of the law, had in reputation among all the people, and
commanded to put the apostles forth a little space;
THEN STOOD T...
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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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GAMALIEL] St. Paul's teacher (Acts 22:3), grandson of Hillel and son
of Rabbi Simeon, was by far the most influential rabbi of the time. He
was the first of the seven teachers who received the title _...
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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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A PHARISEE, NAMED GAMALIEL. — We are brought into contact here with
one of the heroes of Rabbinic history. The part he now played in the
opening of the great drama, and not less his position as the
in...
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ἀναστὰς, see Acts 5:17. συνεδρίῳ : the word is used
here and in Acts 5:27 above, without γερουσία, and this seems
to indicate that in Acts 5:21 the Sanhedrim is meant, and no
additional council. Γαμαλ...
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FOLLY OF FIGHTING AGAINST GOD
Acts 5:27-42
The high priest and his party could not forget the imprecation of
Matthew 27:25. It haunted them. Compare Peter's description of the
Cross as _the tree_ wit...
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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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Gamaliel's Counsel
Peter's words accusing the council of murdering Jesus enraged them to
the point of being prepared to murder the apostles as well.
But they could take no such action without the sup...
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(13) Then stood there up one in the council, a Pharisee, named
Gamaliel, a doctor of the law, had in reputation among all the people,
and commanded to put the apostles forth a little space;
(13) Chri...
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Gamaliel. He that had been St. Paul's master, according to St. John
Chrysostom, advised them to forbear, and do nothing rashly. [Ver. 38.]
Meddle not with these men; literally, go from them. [6] For,...
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DIVINE INTERVENTION
33-42. Now they reach a grand culmination. The Preachers in charge and
the official board are signally defeated, _“cut through,”_ so they
are counseling to kill the apostles. They...
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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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34.Luke showeth now after what manner God brought to nought the fury
of the wicked. They were purposed to put the apostles to death;
Gamaliel standeth up amidst them, to break off that mad consultatio...
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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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THEN STOOD THERE UP ONE IN THE COUNCIL,.... Or "in the sanhedrim",
which the high priest had called together; this phrase is left out in
the Syriac version: yet certain it is, that the great council w...
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Then stood there up one in the council, a Pharisee, named Gamaliel, a
doctor of the law, had in reputation among all the people, and
commanded to put the apostles forth a little space;
Ver. 34. _Name...
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_Then stood up one in the council, a Pharisee_ And as such believing
the immortality of the soul and the resurrection; _named Gamaliel_ He
is said to have been the son of good old Simeon, mentioned Lu...
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A DOCTOR OF THE LAW; an interpreter and teacher of the divine law.
Chap Acts 22:3....
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The counsel of Gamaliel:...
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THEN STOOD THERE UP ONE IN THE COUNCIL, A PHARISEE, NAMED GAMALIEL, A
DOCTOR OF THE LAW, HAD IN REPUTATION AMONG ALL THE PEOPLE, AND
COMMANDED TO PUT THE APOSTLES FORTH A LITTLE SPACE;...
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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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THEN ONE IN THE COUNCIL STOOD UP, A PHARISEE NAMED GAMALIEL, A TEACHER
OF THE LAW HELD IN RESPECT BY ALL THE PEOPLE, AND COMMANDED THEM TO
PUT THE APOSTLES OUTSIDE FOR A LITTLE WHILE.
1. Gamaliel - r...
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But there stood up one in the council,. Pharisee, named Gamaliel,.
doctor of the law, had in honor of all the people, and commanded to
put the men forth. little while.
'BUT THERE STOOD UP ONE IN THE...
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34-42 The Lord still has all hearts in his hands, and sometimes
directs the prudence of the worldly wise, so as to restrain the
persecutors. Common sense tells us to be cautious, while experience
and...
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A PHARISEE; this sect was accounted more mild than the Sadducees.
NAMED GAMALIEL; it is thought that this man was the same at whose feet
Paul sat, ACTS 22:3: that he was the instructor to Barnabas and...
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34-39. At this crisis the madness of the Sadducees was suddenly
checked by the prudent counsel of one of the opposite party. The
Pharisees were less exasperated, because their leading dogma was
sustai...
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Acts 5:34 Then G1161 one G5100 in G1722 council G4892 up G450 (G5631)
Pharisee G5330 named G3686 Gamaliel...
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‘But there stood up one in the council, a Pharisee, named Gamaliel,
a doctor of the law, held in honour by all the people, and commanded
to put the men forth a little while.'
So wiser heads prevailed....
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THE THIRD ARREST AND SECOND APPEARANCE BEFORE THE SANHEDRIN (5:26-40).
Having previously receive their official warning not to preach in the
name of Jesus the second appearance before the tribunal was...
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Acts 5:34. A PHARISEE NAMED GAMALIEL, A DOCTOR OF THE LAW, HAD IN
REPUTATION AMONG ALL THE PEOPLE. This Gamaliel
(גַּמְלִיאֵל, _benefit of God._ See Numbers 1:10; Acts
2:10) is generally acknowledged...
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GAMALIEL
(Γαμαλιηλ). The grandson of Hillel, teacher of Paul (Acts
22:3), later president of the Sanhedrin, and the first of the seven
rabbis termed "Rabban." It is held by some that he was one of t...
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Acts 5:34
I. In the New Testament, Gamaliel appears twice, and both times in the
most interesting way. First, he is the teacher of St. Paul, and so we
are constantly led to speculate as to what part o...
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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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A PHARISEE NAMED GAMALIEL. [Pharisees believed man survives death.]
Gamaliel was the most revered teacher of the Law. The Talmud speaks of
him, and he was a grandson of Hillel [the most revered teache...
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_When they heard that they were cut to the heart._
CUT TO THE HEART
The strict meaning of the verb describes the action of a saw, as in
Hebrews 11:37. Used figuratively, it seems to imply a more lace...
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ACTS—NOTE ON ACTS 5:34 GAMALIEL, the most prominent rabbi of his
day, was Paul’s teacher (Acts 22:3). He belonged to the Pharisaic
minority on the Sanhedrin, but had considerable influen
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_CRITICAL REMARKS_
Acts 5:33. CUT TO THE HEART.—Lit. _sawn asunder_, torn in pieces,
_sc_. in their hearts. Compare Acts 7:54—a much stronger expression
than that used in Acts 4:2 or...
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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 22:3; Acts 23:7; Acts 4:15; John 7:50; Luke 2:46;...
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The apostles. The best texts substitute touv ajnqrwpouv, the men. A
little space [β ρ α χ υ]. Better as Rev., a little while....
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But a certain Pharisee — And as such believing the resurrection of
the dead; a doctor, or teacher of the law — That is, a scribe, and
indeed one of the highest rank; had in honour by all the people —...
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Observe here, 1. general council erring, and that fundamentally in
matters of faith. They determined peremptorily, That the doctrine and
practice of the apostles was not from God; and accordingly reso...