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ACTS 5:8-10
Codex Bezae alters ver. Acts 5:8 by replacing avpekri,qh with ei=pen
and by rephrasing Peter’s inquiry, evperwth,sw se eiv a;ra to.
cwri,on tosou,tou avpe,dosqe...
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FOR SO MUCH - That is, for the sum which Ananias had presented. This
was true, that this sum had been received for it; but it was also true
that a larger sum had been received. It is as really a false...
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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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TROUBLE IN THE CHURCH (Acts 5:1-11)...
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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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ANSWERED. App-122.
WHETHER. if. App-118....
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_And Peter answered unto her_ This use of the English verb _answer_,
where no question has preceded and often where no remark has gone
before, is not uncommon in the Bible (cp. 1 Kings 13:6; Daniel
2:...
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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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ΠΡῸΣ ΑΥ̓ΤῊΝ for αὐτῇ with אABD.
8. ἈΠΕΚΡΊΘΗ, _answered_. This verb is not unfrequently used
both in LXX. and N.T. where no question has preceded, and often where
no remark has gone before (see Deutero...
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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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ΆΠΕΚΡΊΘΗ _aor. ind. pass. от_ ΆΠΟΚΡΊΝΟΜΑΙ (G611)
отвечать,
ΕΊΠΕ _aor. imper. act. от_ ΛΈΓΩ (G3004) говорить,
ΤΟΣΟΎΤΟΥ _gen. sing. от_ ΤΟΣΟΎΤΟΣ (G5118) столь
многий, столький. _Gen._ стоимости,
ΆΠΈΔ...
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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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8-10. She came in prepared to act out fully the part which she had
agreed upon with her husband. (8) "_Then Peter answered her, Tell me
whether you sold the land for so much? She said, Yes; for so muc...
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And Peter answered unto her, Tell me whether ye sold the land for so
much? And she said, Yea, for so much.
AND PETER ANSWERED UNTO HER, TELL ME WHETHER YE SOLD THE LAND FOR SO
MUCH? - naming the s...
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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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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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AND PETER ANSWERED UNTO HER. — The word does not necessarily imply a
previous questioning, but it is probable enough that she came to
inquire why her husband had not returned home; perhaps, expecting...
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τοσούτου, _monstrat pecuniam_, Blass, so Zöckler, Holtzmann,
Felten, Weiss, and others: genitive of the price. The position of the
word in the question is emphatic, _cf._ Luke 15:29. Blass would rende...
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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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_Yea, for so much. That is, for the same sum as Ananias mentioned.
This the wife said, not knowing what had happened to her husband.
(Witham)_...
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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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8._Tell me. _We see that God doth not by and by (243) punish her, but
first he trieth the matter thoroughly, lest he should send vengeance
upon any save the obstinate, and those which will not be pard...
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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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AND PETER ANSWERED UNTO HER,.... Who might be inquiring for her
husband; though such a way of speaking was common with the Jews, when
nothing goes before to which the answer is made; of which there ar...
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And Peter answered unto her, Tell me whether ye sold the land for so
much? And she said, Yea, for so much.
Ver. 8. _Yea, for so much_] Sin had woaded an impudence in her face.
How much better that br...
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_About the space of three hours after_ How precious a space! _his
wife_ Who was absent when this happened; _not knowing what was done,
came in_ Into the place where the apostles were, expecting, doubt...
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ANSWERED; said.
SO MUCH; the sum that Ananias had brought, as if it were the whole
price of the land....
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The death of Sapphira:...
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AND PETER ANSWERED UNTO HER, TELL ME WHETHER YE SOLD THE LAND FOR SO
MUCH. AND SHE SAID, YEA, FOR SO MUCH....
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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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AND PETER ANSWERED HER, " TELL ME WHETHER YOU SOLD THE LAND FOR SO
MUCH? " SHE SAID, " YES, FOR SO MUCH. "
1. Peter is more concerned with getting to the truth. Did you sell for
so much? She says, "Y...
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And Peter answered unto her, Tell me whether ye sold the land for so
much. And she said, Yea, for so much.
'TELL ME WHETHER YE SOLD THE LAND FOR SO MUCH'-Notice how God is
merciful. God gives Sapphir...
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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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PETER ANSWERED; an ordinary Hebraism, by which one that speaketh first
is said an answer, if it be tending towards my discourse especially.
FOR SO MUCH; the certain price is not mentioned, as not bein...
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8-10. She came in prepared to act out fully the part which she had
agreed upon with her husband. (8) "_ Then Peter answered her, Tell me
whether you sold the land for so much? She said, Yes; for so mu...
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Acts 5:8 And G1161 Peter G4074 answered G611 (G5662) her G846 Tell
G2036 (G5628) me G3427 whether...
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And Peter answered her, “Tell me whether you sold the land for so
much.” And she said, “Yes, for so much.” '
Peter then asked her as to whether the land had been sold at the price
stated. Perhaps he...
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FOR SO MUCH
(τοσουτου). Genitive of price. Perhaps Peter pointed to the
pile of money at the feet of the apostles (verse Acts 5:2). The use of
ε in direct questions appears in Luke (Luke 13:23; Luke...
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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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WAS THIS THE FULL AMOUNT? Here was her chance to tell the truth that
would have saved her, but she tells the lie which she and her husband
had agreed to tell....
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_It was about the space of three hours after, when his wife, not
knowing what was done, came in._
PLAIN LANGUAGE
I think that one of the master incantations, one of the most signal
deceits, which we...
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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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_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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Answered. "The woman, whose entrance into the assembly of the saints
was like a speech" (Bengel).
For so much [τ ο σ ο υ τ ο υ]. Perhaps pointing to the money
still lying at his feet....
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If ye sold the land for so much — Naming the sum....