Top 5 commentaries on the book of acts ligonier ministries. Acts 5 commentary, one of over 110 bible commentaries freely available, this commentary, by the leading authority in the church of christ, presents a verse level look at the bible. And when they heard that, they entered into the temple early in the morning, and taught. Acts chapter 6 as the number of disciples increased, a conflict began between the hellenistic jews and the hebraic jews. But the high priest came, and they that were with him, and called the council together, and all the senate of the children of israel, and sent to the prison to have them brought. Acts of the apostles 1 commentary new testament matthew. The next step is to enter your payment information. Acts chapter 5 summary and what god wants from us youtube. The first trace of a shade upon the bright form of the young church. The reader is now prepared for the grand opening of the kingdom in acts, chapter 2. Let us listen well to the words of our text, and let us seek to learn what the jerusalem council meant for those in that day, as well as for christians today.
He knew that satan was trying to plant sin in the church so that the holy spirit would withdraw his aid, which was essential for the church to be effective in preaching the gospel. The sin and punishment of ananias and sapphira, who, for lying to the holy ghost, were struck dead at the word of peter, acts 5. Starting your free trial of bible gateway plus is easy. Commentary on the book of acts of the apostles matthew henrys bible commentary. Acts 5 commentary commentary critical and explanatory on.
Bock provides a substantive yet highly accessible commentary on acts in this latest addition to the acclaimed becnt series. Acts 5 commentary james burton coffman commentaries on the. Now as they spoke to the people, the priests, the captain of the temple, and the sadducees came upon them, being greatly disturbed that they taught the people and preached in jesus the resurrection from the dead. This chapter recounts the tragic fall of ananias and sapphira acts 5. Personal repentance and new life through baptism must lead to a committed group of believers who share their property and wealth, and take care of each other.
Luke mentions the city name five times in acts chapter 1. An understandable version of acts translation by william e. Welcome to ivy baptist churchs bible study on demand before beginning this study, please take an opportunity to download the worksheet for this bible study. And ananias fell down and expired and this severity was not only just, considering that complication of vain glory, covetousness, fraud, and impiety, which this action contained. A full video version is available with scenery from the pacific nw. Faith takes the saviour in all his offices, who came, not to save us in our sins, but to save us from our sins. The first volume, the gospel of luke, shows as luke says, all that jesus began to do and teach. Welcome to ivy baptist churchs bible study on demand before beginning this study, please take an opportunity to download the worksheet for. We do not recommend loose translations or oneman translations. The case of ananias and sapphira was exceptional without a doubt. Acts 5 bible commentary matthew henry concise christianity. Luke wrote the third gospel and acts in the city of antioch, syria. Feb, 20 welcome to ivy baptist churchs bible study on demand before beginning this study, please take an opportunity to download the worksheet for this bible study. And the apostles and elders came together for to consider of this matter.
But a certain man named ananias, with sapphira his wife, sold a possession. We learn from this part how the good news about jesus reached europe. Commentary on the book of acts of the apostles by matthew. This chilling account of the sudden deaths of ananias hebrew, the lord is gracious and sapphira aramaic, beautiful makes us face the fact that god deals with sin, especially church members deceit and lack of integrity. Choose from 500 different sets of acts of the apostles chapter 5 flashcards on quizlet. It is my assumption that our text in acts 15 must be read in conjunction with the book of galatians, and especially these verses in chapter 2. Verse 5 5 and ananias hearing these words fell down, and gave up the ghost. The sin and punishment of ananias and sapphira, who, for lying to the holy ghost, were struck dead at the word of peter v. This commentary is one of the best for cultural background material for reading acts and has been the first off the shelf for me for several years.
This is a paraphrase of the kjv of the book of acts and includes text. Next chapter of acts the book of acts, chapter 5 we hope that you find the content of the book of acts, chapter 5 from the douay rheims version of the catholic bible helpful to your bible studies and for references which allow you to read the books and individual verses of this chapter. Acts 5 commentary james burton coffman commentaries on. You can find the best commentary on acts for you using the tools on the right side. This document has been generated from xsl extensible stylesheet language source with renderx xep. But there rose up certain of the sect of the pharisees which believed, saying, that it was needful to circumcise them, and to command them to keep the law of moses. Acts chapter 10 coffmans commentary of the new testament. The flourishing state of the church, in the power that went along with the preaching of the gospel v. May 30, 2011 this is a paraphrase of the kjv of the book of acts and includes text.
Adam clarkes bible commentary acts 5 acts 4 acts 6 help fb twitter gr videos gr forums gr youtube. Verses 111 the sin of ananias and sapphira was, that they were ambitious of being thought eminent disciples, when they were not. A good study bible we recommend the following features. Acts 5 commentary matthew henry commentary on the whole. Acts free bible commentary on the book of acts in easy english. It should also cause us to realize the seriousness of lying to the holy spirit and the results. Next chapter of acts the book of acts, chapter 4 we hope that you find the content of the book of acts, chapter 4 from the douay rheims version of the catholic bible helpful to your bible studies and for references which allow you to read the books and individual verses of this chapter. This commentary may be downloaded for any usage except sales. So, the christians became stronger in the faith and more people joined the churches daily.
We cannot expect to be redeemed and healed by christ, unless we give up ourselves to be ruled by him. This is a summary of the fifth chapter of acts, the most important verse, and what i think god is wanting us to do in. Witherington provides some exegetical commentary, although the general reader will have no problem reading the commentary since this is not the main thrust of the book. Probably among the new christians a kind of holy rivalry had sprung up, every one eager to place his means at the disposal of the apostles olshausen. And he kept back part of the proceeds, his wife also being aware of it, and brought a certain part and laid it at the apostles feet. The power which accompanied the preaching of the gospel. This decision is a watershed event, not only in the book of acts, but in the history of the church. Learn acts of the apostles chapter 5 with free interactive flashcards. Now the second volume, acts, will detail jesus continuing work through his apostles that he had chosen and the work of the holy spirit who. Nkjv new king james version rsv revised standard version.
Many will do an evil thing with daring, yet cannot bear to hear of it afterward, or to have it charged upon them. The advice of gamaliel, the council let the apostles go. Lukes devoting so much space to the narrative of a single conversion indicates the importance of it. Acts baker exegetical commentary on the new testament. A chapterbychapter bible study of the book of acts 2 acts the beautiful, amazing, powerful, weak, dysfunctional church table of contents scripture passage page 1. The book of acts chapter 5 the challenge of chapter five the following story of ananias and sapphira should cause us to examine our own heart motives in giving to the lord. Introduction to the book of acts helpful tools for study the following tools will be helpful in this study. Our story starts off where the gospel of luke left offjesus is back now that hes resurrected, jesus decides to hang out and chat with his disciples whom luke calls apostles for forty days. Most can be obtained from a good religious bookstore. Chapter five presents the call of the first disciples.
Acts chapter 5 coffmans commentary of the new testament. And they said, cornelius the centurion, a just man, and one that feareth god, and of good report among all the nation of the jews, was warned from god by an holy angel to send for thee into his house, and to hear words of thee. Concise presentation notes by charles dailey black underlined words match words in the bible text. Acts 5 new international version niv ananias and sapphira 5 now a man named ananias, together with his wife sapphira, also sold a piece of property. Commentary on the book of acts bible study lessons. Acts free bible commentary on the book of acts in easy. In this part, luke describes how the gospel spread through more countries. Acts 5 commentary matthew henrys complete commentary on. The unity of the spirit felt by the first christians when the. Here is a bible study, commentary, and summary of acts chapter five.
Read acts 5 commentary using matthew henry commentary on the whole bible concise. The former group thought that their widows were being treated unfairly because they were not receiving the same amount of food as other widows. With extensive research and thoughtful chapterbychapter exegesis, bock leads readers through all aspects of the book of actssociological, historical, and theological. This chapter opens with a solemn incident which throws up in striking relief one last feature which characterized the early church. The church was enjoying a time of harmony and a sense of sharing seldom equaled on earth.
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