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ACTS 5:21-22
The Western text of these verses is variously preserved in D E and
other witnesses. Instead of the opening words avkou,santej de,, E
reads evxelqo,ntej de. evk th/j fulakh/j, which is re...
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Verse Acts 5:21. _CALLED THE COUNCIL TOGETHER_] συνεδριον The
_sanhedrin,_ _all the senate_; την γερουσιαν, the
_elders_, or what we would call _the aldermen_. How these differed
from the πρεσβυτεριον...
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EARLY IN THE MORNING - Greek: at the break of day. Compare Luke 24:1;
John 8:2.
CALLED THE COUNCIL TOGETHER - The Sanhedrin, or the Great Council of
the nation. This was clearly for the purpose of “t...
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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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INTO. Greek. _eis._ App-104.
EARLY IN THE MORNING. towards (App-104) daybreak. Greek. _tou
orthrou._ Compare Luke 24:1. Joh 8:2.
TAUGHT. were teaching.
SENATE. assembly of the elders. Only here in...
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_early in the morning_ The words indicate a time as soon as possible
after day dawn. They lost no time in obeying the command. How early it
was possible for them to come to the Temple we find from the...
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ὙΠῸ ΤῸΝ ὌΡΘΡΟΝ, _at break of day_. The words indicate
a time as soon as possible after day dawn. They lost no time in
obeying the command. How early it was possible for them to come to the
Temple we f...
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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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CALLED THE COUNCIL—AND, ALL THE SENATE, &C.— _The whole Sanhedrim,
and all the elders of Israel,_ πασαν την γερουσιαν.
Some render it _the Sanhedrim, even,_ or _that is to say, the whole
senate of 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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See notes on verse 19...
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And when they heard that, they entered into the temple early in the
morning, and taught. But the high priest came, and they that were with
him, and called the council together, and all the senate of...
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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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Second imprisonment of Peter and John. Speech of Gamaliel.
17. The Sadducees] see on Matthew 3:7; Acts 4:1....
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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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EARLY IN THE MORNING. — Probably at day-break, when the worshippers
would be going up to the Temple for their early devotions, or, though
less probable, at the third hour, the time of the morning sacr...
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ὑπὸ τὸν ὄρθρον, “about day-break,” R.V., _i.e._,
without delay they obeyed the angel's command (Weiss). The words may
also indicate the customary usage of Palestine where the heat was
great in the day...
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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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(6) And when they heard [that], they entered into the temple early in
the morning, and taught. But the high priest came, and they that were
with him, and called the council together, and all the senat...
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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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21._And when the chief priest came. _The chief priest calleth all the
council together now, lest, if giving the honor to his own sect, he
omit others, and be not able to bear the burden; therefore, he...
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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 WHEN THEY HEARD THAT,.... Or "his word", as the Arabic version
supplies; that is, the word of the angel, the orders enjoined them by
him, to go to the temple, and there preach the Gospel; this cla...
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And when they heard _that_, they entered into the temple early in the
morning, and taught. But the high priest came, and they that were with
him, and called the council together, and all the senate of...
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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 SENATE OF THE CHILDREN OF ISRAEL; men of age and influence, called
elsewhere elders of the Jews, and the estate of the elders. Chap Acts
4:5; Acts 22:5; Acts 25:15....
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THE IMPRISONMENT, DELIVERANCE, AND DEFENSE OF THE APOSTLES.
Arrest and deliverance:...
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AND WHEN THEY HEARD THAT, THEY ENTERED INTO THE TEMPLE EARLY IN THE
MORNING AND TAUGHT.
One storm had been safely weathered, chap. 4, but a second one was
coming on which would prove a little severer...
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The Sadducees receive a surprise:...
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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 WHEN THEY HEARD _THAT,_ THEY ENTERED THE TEMPLE EARLY IN THE
MORNING AND TAUGHT. BUT THE HIGH PRIEST AND THOSE WITH HIM CAME AND
CALLED THE COUNCIL TOGETHER, WITH ALL THE ELDERS OF THE CHILDREN OF...
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And when they heard this, they entered into the temple about daybreak,
and taught. But the high priest came, and they that were with him, and
called the council together, and all the senate of the chi...
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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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WHEN THEY HEARD THAT; having received a command from God, they
resolved to obey him rather than man. EARLY IN THE MORNING; taking the
first opportunity, though they could not but be sensible of the da...
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Acts 5:21 And G1161 heard G191 (G5660) entered G1525 (G5627) G1519
temple G2411 morning G5259...
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‘And when they heard this, they entered into the temple about
daybreak, and were teaching (or ‘began to teach'). But the high
priest came, and those who were with him, and called the council
together,...
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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 5:21. THEY ENTERED INTO THE TEMPLE EARLY IN THE MORNING, AND
TAUGHT. During many months of the year in the Holy Land the heat
becomes too oppressive for the ordinary labour of the day soon after...
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ABOUT DAYBREAK
(υπο τον ορθρον). From ορνυμ, to stir up, to arouse,
so the dawn (Luke 24:1; John 8:2). Old word, but in the N.T. only
these three passages. "Under the dawn" or "about dawn." _Sub luc...
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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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FOR A FULL MEETING OF THE COUNCIL. Notice this was called for the
trial of the apostles, and the Council sends to the prison to have the
prisoners brought before them....
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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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ACTS—NOTE ON ACTS 5:21 It was DAYBREAK, and a crowd would be
gathering at the temple for the morning sacrifices. COUNCIL, ALL THE
SENATE. The Sanhedrin....
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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 12:18; Acts 12:19; Acts 4:7; Acts 22:15; Acts 22:2;...
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Early in the morning [υ π ο τ ο ν ο ρ θ ρ ο ν]. 'Upo,
beneath, is often used in the sense of just about, or near. Orqron is
from ornumi, to cause to arise : the dawn. See on Luke 24:1. Render as
Rev.,...
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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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Observe here, 1. No sooner were the apostles out of prison, but they
enter into the temple and preach, with. redoubled zeal and diligence;
no doubt, Satan had better have let these holy men alone, tha...