Acts 5:1 BSB — MannaFest

Acts 5:1

Now a man named Ananias, together with his wife Sapphira, also sold a piece of property.

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ASV

But a certain man named Ananias, with Sapphira his wife, sold a possession,

KJV

But a certain man named Ananias, with Sapphira his wife, sold a possession,

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Commentary

4 voices

Tertullian

On Modesty (220)

For they both raised the dead, which God alone (can do), and restored the debilitated to their integrity, which none but Christ (can do); nay, they inflicted plagues too, which Christ would not do. For it did not beseem Him to be severe who had come to suffer. Smitten were both Ananias and Elymas -Ananias with death, Elymas with blindness-in order that by this very fact it might be proved that Christ had had the power of doing even such (miracles).

The record, by era

The Puritans and the Awakening2 voices

John Gill

1697–1771

Exposition of the New Testament (1746-1748)

But a certain man named Ananias,.... A name common among the Jews, the same with Hananiah, Jer 28:1 it signifies not the humility of the Lord, or the affliction of the Lord, or the answer of the Lord, as say some, as if it was derived from ענה; but the grace of the Lord, or the Lord's gracious one, coming from חנן: there is no dependence on names; though this man's name signified one that was in the grace and favour of God; he was not so, but a graceless person, as appears by what follows.

John Wesley

1703–1791

Explanatory Notes upon the New Testament (1755)

But a certain man named Ananias - It is certain, not a believer, for all that believed were of one heart and of one soul: probably not baptized; but intending now to offer himself for baptism.

The Nineteenth Century1 voice

Albert Barnes

1798–1870

Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869)

But a certain man - In the previous chapter the historian had given an account of the eminent liberality and sincerity of the mass of early Christians, in being willing to give up their property to provide for the poor, and had mentioned the case of Barnabas as worthy of special attention. In this chapter he proceeds to mention a case, quite as striking, of insincerity, and hypocrisy, and of the just judgment of God on those who were guilty of it.

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Original language & word study

12 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
Ἀνὴρ	Anēr	A man	G435 →
δέ	de	now	G1161 →
τις	tis	certain	G5100 →
Ἁνανίας	Hananias	Ananias	G367 →
ὀνόματι	onomati	named	G3686 →
σὺν	sun	with	G4862 →
Σαπφίρῃ	Sapphirē	Sapphira	G4551 →
τῇ	tēa	the	G3588 →
γυναικὶ	gunaiki	wife	G1135 →
αὐτοῦ	autou	of him	G846 →
ἐπώλησεν	epōlēsen	sold	G4453 →
κτῆμα	ktēma	a property	G2933 →

Rare words are the text's own signal of a deliberate thread: the fewer the occurrences, the more the places it appears belong together.

The walk

The walk8

Where the connections lead

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Through
John 6:37
Everyone the Father gives Me will come to Me, and the one who comes to Me I will never drive away.
leads to
- Matthew 11:28
  Come to Me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest.
- John 6:39
  And this is the will of Him who sent Me, that I shall lose none of those He has given Me, but raise them up at the last day.
- John 17:24
  Father, I want those You have given Me to be with Me where I am, that they may see the glory You gave Me because You loved Me before the foundation of the world.
- John 10:28–29
  I give them eternal life, and they will never perish. No one can snatch them out of My hand.
- John 17:2
  For You granted Him authority over all people, so that He may give eternal life to all those You have given Him.
Through
2 Timothy 2:20
A large house contains not only vessels of gold and silver, but also of wood and clay. Some indeed are for honorable use, but others are for common use.
leads to
- Romans 9:21–23
  Does not the potter have the right to make from the same lump of clay one vessel for special occasions and another for common use?
- 1 Peter 2:5
  you also, like living stones, are being built into a spiritual house to be a holy priesthood, offering spiritual sacrifices acceptable to God through Jesus Christ.
- 1 Timothy 3:15
  in case I am delayed, so that you will know how each one must conduct himself in God’s household, which is the church of the living God, the pillar and foundation of the truth.

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01Commentary

The record, by era

Voices on this verse

02Original language & word study

03The walk

Where the connections lead

04Related verses

05Featured studies on this passage

06About Acts

The record, by era

Where the connections lead

Commentary

Original language & word study

The walk

Related verses

Featured studies on this passage

About Acts