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Verse Acts 5:6. _THE YOUNG MEN AROSE_] Some of the stout young men
belonging to the disciples then present, who were the fittest to
undertake a work of this kind, which required considerable bodily
ex...
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AND THE YOUNG MEN - The youth of the congregation; very probably young
men who were in attendance as “servants,” or those whose business
it was to attend on the congregation, and perform various offic...
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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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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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TROUBLE IN THE CHURCH (Acts 5:1-11)...
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YOUNG MEN. younger (men).
AROSE. App-178.
WOUND... UP. Greek. _sustello._ Only here and 1 Corinthians 7:29....
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_And the young men arose_ (Lit. the younger.) Some have suggested that
these were persons connected with the Church whose business it was to
take charge of funerals. But it seems unlikely that, at a t...
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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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ΟἹ ΝΕΏΤΕΡΟΙ, _the younger men_. Some have thought that
already an organized body had been formed whose business it was to
take charge of funerals. But it seems unlikely that, at a time when
assistance...
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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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AND THE YOUNG MEN AROSE, &C.— They were persons of an inferior rank,
who were usually employed in this office. They stripped, swathed
him,— συνεστειλαν,— and afterwards carried him to his
grave. The J...
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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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6. The scene was too awful for lamentation, or for needless funeral
services. As when Nadab and Abihu fell dead at the door of the
tabernacle with strange fire in their censers, there was no weeping
n...
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And the young men arose, wound him up, and carried him out, and
buried him.
AND THE YOUNG MEN, [ hoi (G3588 ) neooteroi (G3501 )] AROSE, WOUND
HIM UP, AND CARRIED HIM OUT -
i.e., out of the city...
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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 THE YOUNG MEN AROSE. — Literally, _the younger men,_ implying
the existence of a distinct body as contrasted with the “elders”
of the Church. So in Luke 20:26 we find the same word answering in th...
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ἀναστάντες, see on Acts 2:14. οἱ νεώτεροι : the
fact that they are called simply νεανίσκοι in Acts 5:10 seems
decisive against the view that reference is made to any definite order
in the Church. Nor...
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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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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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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 THE YOUNG MEN AROSE,.... The younger brethren of the church, who
were robust, and strong, and fit for the following service: these rose
up from their seats at once, not willing that such an awful...
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And the young men arose, wound him up, and carried _him_ out, and
buried _him_.
Ver. 6. _And the young men arose_] Decent burial this hypocrite had,
though he deserved it not. Temporaries enjoy many...
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_And Ananias, hearing these words_ While the sound of them was yet in
his ears; _fell down and gave up the ghost_ Εξεψυξε, _expired._
It does not appear whether Peter designed or expected this event t...
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WOUND HIM UP; in cloths, as was then the custom for burial....
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ANANIAS AND SAPPHIRA.
The sin and death of Ananias:...
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AND THE YOUNG MEN AROSE, WOUND HIM UP, AND CARRIED HIM OUT, AND BURIED
HIM.
Luke had just narrated an instance of true, charitable selflessness in
the conduct of Barnabas of Cyprus. Unfortunately, how...
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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 THE YOUNG MEN AROSE AND WRAPPED HIM UP, CARRIED _HIM_ OUT, AND
BURIED _HIM._
1. Pallbearers - Wrapped him in a bed sheet, took him out and buried
him. No funeral. No mourning period. No eulogy....
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And the young men arose and wrapped him round, and they carried him
out and buried him.
'WRAPPED HIM ROUND'-'Poor men simply had their own garments wrapped
tightly about their bodies as. preparation...
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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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THE YOUNG MEN; such as were present at that time, and fittest for that
employ. WOUND HIM UP; according as they were wont to do to such as
they intended to prepare the sepulture. Read what was done to...
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6. The scene was too awful for lamentation, or for needless funeral
services. As when Nadab and Abihu fell dead at the door of the
tabernacle with strange fire in their censers, there was no weeping
n...
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Acts 5:6 And G1161 men G3501 arose G450 (G5631) wrapped G4958 him G846
up G4958 (G5656) G2532
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‘And the young men arose and wrapped him round, and they carried him
out and buried him.'
The young men then came forward, wrapped his body in a shroud, and
took it away and buried it. In the hot weat...
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_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...
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Acts 5:6. AND THE YOUNG MEN AROSE. These young men probably occupied
in the Church some authorized official position. As yet to look for a
definite organization in the little community, would be of co...
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THE YOUNG MEN
(ο νεωτερο). Literally the younger men (contrast with ο
πρεσβυτερο, the elder men). Same as νεανισκο in
verse Acts 5:10 and so no order in the young church. Perhaps these
young men we...
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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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AND BURIED HIM. No weeping, no funeral! The body cannot remain inside
the temple walls. Examples of such a quick burial are found in
Leviticus 10:1-7; Joshua 7:16-26....
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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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2 Samuel 18:17; Deuteronomy 21:23; John 19:40; Leviticus 10:4...
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Wound him up [σ υ ν ε σ τ ε ι λ α ν]. Better, as Rev.,
wrapped him round. The verb means to draw together, or draw in; hence
used for shortening sail, reducing expenses, lowering or humbling a
person....