Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes
Acts 5:7
about the space. after. as it were an interval. Greek. dia stema. Only here.. medical word.
when. and. not. App-105.
knowing. App-132.
about the space. after. as it were an interval. Greek. dia stema. Only here.. medical word.
when. and. not. App-105.
knowing. App-132.
AND IT WAS ABOUT THE SPACE ... - As Sapphira had been no less guilty than her husband, so it was ordered in the providence of God that the same judgment should tome upon both....
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 ...
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...
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...
TROUBLE IN THE CHURCH (Acts 5:1-11)...
_the space of three hours after_ Time enough for the bestowal of the dead body, but yet so short that the news of what had befallen her husband had not reached Sapphira. It may have been that their ho...
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...
ὩΡΩ͂Ν ΤΡΙΩ͂Ν ΔΙΆΣΤΗΜΑ, _the space of three hours_. This was time enough for the bestowal of the dead body, but yet so short that news of the death of her husband had not reached Sapphira. It may have...
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...
ΔΙΆΣΤΗΜΑ (G1292) промежуток —временной или пространственный (NDIEC, 4:86; GELTS, 109). Это слово следует воепринимать как подлежащее гл. ΈΓΈΝΕΤΟ (Barrett), ΕΪΔΥΪΑPERF. _act._ pari, _(сопутств.) пот....
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,
7. Sapphira was not present. (7) "_And it was about the space of three hours after, when his wife, not knowing what was done, came in._" How she remained so long ignorant of the fate of her husband, w...
And it was about the space of three hours after, when his wife, not knowing what was done, came in. AND IT WAS ABOUT THE SPACE OF THREE HOURS AFTER. Since the Jewish hours of prayer were at interva...
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....
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...
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...
AND IT WAS ABOUT THE SPACE OF THREE HOURS AFTER. — Literally, _And there was an interval of about three hours. _...
ἐγένετο δὲ … καὶ, _cf._ for construction Luke 5:1; Luke 5:17; Luke 8:1; Luke 8:22; Luke 9:51;...
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...
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...
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...
_Not knowing. Because no one durst tell her; so much did they honour, fear, and obey St. Peter. (St. John Chrysostom, hom. xii.) --- She came in; Peter did not call her, but waited, to afford her an o...
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...
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...
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...
7.That punishment wherewith the Lord punished Sapphira containeth no new thing, save only that the example was the more confirmed thereby. And it came to pass by the certain providence of God, that th...
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...
AND IT WAS ABOUT THE SPACE OF THREE HOURS AFTER,.... The death of Ananias. So much time was taken up in burying of him; and in less time it could not well be, since the burying places of the Jews were...
And it was about the space of three hours after, when his wife, not knowing what was done, came in. Ver. 7. _Not knowing what was done_] And thinking to find her husband in highest honour among the a...
_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...
AND IT WAS ABOUT THE SPACE OF THREE HOURS AFTER, WHEN HIS WIFE, NOT KNOWING WHAT WAS DONE, CAME IN....
The death of Sapphira:...
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...
NOW IT WAS ABOUT THREE HOURS LATER WHEN HIS WIFE CAME IN, NOT KNOWING WHAT HAD HAPPENED. 1. 3 hours later - Sapphira arrives. 2. She does not know that her husband is dead. And the apostles don't te...
And it was about the space of three hours after, when his wife, not knowing what was done, came in. 'WHEN HIS WIFE, NOT KNOWING WHAT WAS DONE, CAME IN'-How she remained ignorant of her husband's deat...
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...
ABOUT THE SPACE OF THREE HOURS AFTER; in his circumstance is expressed to confirm the truth of this history. NOT KNOWING WHAT WAS DONE; not suspecting any such thing, she was the less inquisitive; and...
7. Sapphira was not present. (7) " And it was about the space of three hours after, when his wife, not knowing what was done, came in. " How she remained so long ignorant of the fate of her husband, w...
Acts 5:7 Now G1161 was G1096 (G5633) about G5613 three G5140 hours G5610 later G1292 when G2532 his...
‘And it was about the space of three hours after, when his wife, not knowing what was done, came in.' Some time later (‘three hours' could mean anything from a little over an hour upwards for a part o...
_The Inner Life of the Church, Acts 4:32 to Acts 5:11_. The characteristic feature is concord among the believers. The great topic of preaching among them is the Lord's resurrection. The favour they w...
Acts 5:7. AND IT WAS ABOUT THE SPACE OF THREE HOURS AFTER, WHEN HIS WIFE. The words ‘about the space of three hours' form a parenthesis. Then ‘it came to pass some three hours had now elapsed when his...
AND IT WAS ABOUT THE SPACE OF THREE HOURS AFTER (εγενετο δε ως ωρων τριων διαστημα). Literally "Now there came an interval (διαστημα, distance, space between) of about (ως) three hours."WHEN (κα)...
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...
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...
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...
HIS WIFE CAME IN. It was strange, but not impossible, that his wife did not know what had happened....
_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...
_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...
_CRITICAL REMARKS_ Acts 5:1. ANANIAS.—Perhaps the same name as Ananiah (Nehemiah 3:23) or Hananiah (1 Chronicles 3:21; Jeremiah 28:1;
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...
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,...
Acts 5:7...
About the space of three hours — How precious a space! The woman had a longer time for repentance....