Stephane commentary on the book of acts chapter 5

The apostles had to focus on the commission applied to them, so stephen was chosen to overlook the distribution of food, to make sure none were being neglected. 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 apostles feet. Its because of common guys like stephenmuch more than through the apostlesthat the early church grew. The imprisonment of the apostles, and their miraculous. Well examine the bible story from the book of acts of ananias and sa. Here is a bible study, commentary, and summary of acts chapter five. He did not give abraham any inheritance in the land, not even a foot of ground 7.

What affect did the above incident have on the church. Its subject and intention is nicely summarised by the words of the lord in chapter 1. God has exalted jesus to his right hand 1 to be prince and savior 2 to give repentance to israel and forgiveness of sins d. Acts 5, new international version niv the bible app. With extensive research and thoughtful chapterbychapter exegesis, bock leads readers through all aspects of the book of actssociological, historical, and theological.

Acts 5 commentary commentary critical and explanatory on. His name being changed to paul, he is given special revelations from god as to the heavenly character of christianity, and these take the foremost place before the book of acts closes. During the time of jesus a major upgrade of the second temple, initiated by. The flourishing state of the church, in the power that went along with the preaching of the gospel v. The high priest mentioned here was probably still caiaphas, the same one who presided over the trial of jesus. Outline studies in the book of the acts of the apostles.

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. Many say that if the church would only repent of her sins and have faith in god, then we would again see miracles on a par with these recorded in the book of acts. This chapter recounts the tragic fall of ananias and sapphira acts 5. Verse 1 establishes the fact that luke a gentile is the writer, the former treatise being his gospel lk.

And they chose stephen, a man full of faith and the holy spirit, and philip, prochorus. 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. 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. Hellenists were jews who adopted the greek language and culture. A free bible version and commentary on the book of acts in easyenglish. The unity of the spirit felt by the first christians when the. One in heart, they all used to meet in the portico of solomon. Acts 5 commentary matthew henry commentary on the whole. We are witnesses to these things 1 and so is the holy spirit 2 whom god has given to those who obey him 5. An understandable version of acts translation by william e.

All of chapter 21 is about jerusalem, as are chapters 22, 23, and 24. You can find the best commentary on acts for you using the tools on the right side. Acts chapter 5 matthew henry concise commentary on. Matthew henry 18 october 1662 22 june 1714 was an english commentator on the bible, who published his works in 1706, sixvolume exposition of the old and new testaments 17081710 or complete commentary, provides an exhaustive verse by verse study of the bible, covering the whole of the old testament, and the gospels and acts in the new testament. The book of acts is the link between the gospels and the epistles. Acts with book summary versebyverse bible commentary. 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 hypocrisy of ananias and his wife sapphira, and their awful death, 111. The most effective witnesses have a clear understanding of the gospel of gods. Acts 5 is the fifth chapter of the acts of the apostles in the new testament of the christian bible. Luke the author of the book of acts singles out stephen for special. Acts 5 commentary matthew henrys complete commentary on.

Lukes account of stephens death helps us understand the effect dying for the gospel has, and in so doing. And when they heard that, they entered into the temple early in the morning, and taught. But a certain man named ananias, with sapphira his wife, sold a possession. The same theophilus is addressed, and in the first chapter the story is resumed just at the point where the gospel left off, save that a few extra details are given of the lords words after his resurrection, and the account of his ascension is repeated in a somewhat different setting. Concise presentation notes by charles dailey black underlined words match words in the bible text.

It is against this beautiful backdrop that we come to verse 1 of chapter 5 and are introduced to the first recorded hypocrites in the church, ananias and sapphira. Acts overview, one of over 110 bible commentaries freely available, this commentary is written by one of. Adam clarkes bible commentary acts 5 acts 4 acts 6 help fb twitter gr videos gr forums gr youtube. The reader is now prepared for the grand opening of the kingdom in acts, chapter 2. Acts 5 commentary james burton coffman commentaries on. Luke mentions the city name five times in acts chapter 1. Five inner qualities and one outward quality show stephen to be a man.

Acts chapter 5 questions for discussion the living. Bock provides a substantive yet highly accessible commentary on acts in this latest addition to the acclaimed becnt series. But ye will receive power, the holy spirit having come upon you, and ye shall be my witnesses both in jerusalem and in all judaea and samaria and to the end of the earth. Unfortunately, enthusiasm among the jews for repatriation from babylonia to the land of israel was weak and the resulting temple was an inferior copy of the original. Stephens sermon in chapter 7 shows that he believed in a sovereign. They issued a complaint that there widows were not recieving proper nourishment. Similarly, stephen himself, full of wisdom and grace, has been made responsible for food distribution for gods people acts 6.

And all the believers used to meet together in solomons colonnade. Matthew henry jfb commentary wesleys notes peoples new test. 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. 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. By its opening words the acts of the apostles is linked in the clearest way with the gospel of luke. He appeared to them over a period of forty days and spoke about the kingdom of god. In this part, luke describes how the gospel spread through more countries. This is exactly what we find in the book of acts, in the life of an ordinary man name stephen he realized the value of the gospel and was willing to risk everything to preach it. Deacons silassilvanus simeon niger simon the sorcerer sopater stephen theophilus theudas timothy titus trophimus tychicus. We learn from this part how the good news about jesus reached europe. Each of us is a minister of the gospel and as such we need to make a very distinct separation betwee. Wisdom is the kind of understanding that makes it possible for people to.

The sin and punishment of ananias and sapphira, who, for lying to the holy ghost, were struck dead at the word of peter v. Commentary on the book of acts bible study lessons. This is a paraphrase of the kjv of the book of acts and includes text. Acts 5 comme tary edited by gle pease ananias and sapphira 1 ow a man named ananias, together with his wife sapphira, also sold a piece of property. And they chose stephen, a man full of faith and the holy spirit, and philip.

His story is wholly contained in two chapters in the book of acts, but it provides a glimpse into life in the early church and serves as an example of how our faith in christ can lead to great things. But i believe such thinking not to be in line with biblical teaching. After rising from the dead, jesus met with his disciples and followers, giving convincing proofs that he was alive. The sin and punishment of ananias and sapphira, who.

Acts 5 bible commentary matthew henry complete christianity. 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. Many signs and wonders were worked among the people at the hands of the apostles. First we will look at the explanation of stephens message, and then at the. Recoveries from sickness, releases out of trouble, are granted, not that we may enjoy the comforts of life, but that god may be honoured with the services of our life. So, the christians became stronger in the faith and more people joined the churches daily. Commentary on the book of acts of the apostles by matthew. The messianic believers still worshipped in the courts of the temple mostly associated with solomons porch on the east side of the temple plaza and shared what they. Commentary on the book of acts bible study notes and comments by david e. Nkjv new king james version rsv revised standard version. A full video version is available with scenery from the pacific nw. The book of acts focuses on the deeds of the apostles after jesus rose and ascended into heaven after a period of 40 days.

Acts free bible commentary on the book of acts in easy english. And he kept back part of the proceeds, his wife also being aware of. The book of acts is a vital link between the gospels and the epistles. The first trace of a shade upon the bright form of the young church. Acts free bible commentary on the book of acts in easy. The church was enjoying a time of harmony and a sense of sharing seldom equaled on earth. Acts baker exegetical commentary on the new testament. Acts 5 commentary, one of over 110 bible commentaries freely available, this commentary, filling six volumes, provides an exhaustive look at every verse in the bible. Peter testifies to the sanhedrin that it was the holy spirit in them that was the source of their power 5. Study acts 5 using matthew henry bible commentary complete to better understand.