Acts 5:14, Acts 2:38 NIV

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Acts 5:14

And believers - This is the name by which Christians were designated, because one of the main things that distinguished them was that they “believed” that Jesus was the Christ. It is also an incidental proof that none should join themselves to the church who are not “believers”; that is, who do not profess to be Christians in heart and in life.Were the more added - The effect of all these things was to increase the number of converts. Their persecutions, their preaching, and the judgment of... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Acts 5:13-14

Acts 5:13-14. And of the rest Who were not really converted to Christianity; durst Or presumed; no man to join himself to them As, had it not been for the late signal judgment, some hypocrites might have attempted to do, in order to obtain a share in the distributions which were made among the Christians from their fund of charity; but the people magnified them Namely, the apostles: had a great veneration for them, and spake of them with the highest expressions of reverence and... read more

Donald C. Fleming

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Acts 5:1-16

Sin, cleansing and further growth (4:32-5:16)Believers continued to sell their property and bring money from the sales to the apostles for distribution among the poor (32-35). One example of generosity came from a Jew from Cyprus who so consistently helped and encouraged others that people gave him a name to suit his character, Barnabas (meaning ‘son of encouragement’) (36-37).There was no rule that forced people to sell their property. When Ananias and Sapphira sold some property, their sin... read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Acts 5:14

believers = believing (ones). App-150 . multitudes. Greek. ptethos. women. Compare Acts 1:14 . read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Acts 5:14

And believers were the more added to the Lord, multitudes of both men and women.Both men and women ... From the very first, the church operated upon the principles later enunciated by Paul, "that there is neither male nor female in Christ Jesus" (Galatians 3:28). Also, as Root noted:The membership in the apostolic church was of adult believers exclusively; children below the age of responsibility could be neither "believers" nor "men and women."[25] read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Acts 5:12-16

The expanding influence of the apostles 5:12-16This pericope is another of Luke’s summaries of conditions in the church that introduces what follows (cf. Acts 2:42-47; Acts 4:32-35). It also explains why the Sadducees became so jealous that they arrested not only Peter and John but other apostles as well. The apostles were gaining great influence not only in Jerusalem but also in the outlying areas. The healing of one lame man had triggered initial opposition (Acts 3:1-10), but now many people... read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Acts 5:12-42

3. Intensified external opposition 5:12-42God’s power manifest through the apostles in blessing (Acts 3:1-26) as well as in judgment (Acts 5:1-11) made an increasingly powerful impact on the residents of Jerusalem. The Jewish leaders increased their opposition to the apostles as they had increased their opposition to Jesus. Luke preserved the record of the developing attitudes that resulted. The Sadducees became more jealous and antagonistic, the Pharisees chose to react with moderation, and... read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Acts 5:14

Luke stopped giving numbers for the size of the church (cf. Acts 1:15; Acts 2:41; Acts 4:4) and just said that God was adding multitudes of both men and women to the church constantly. read more

John Dummelow

John Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible - Acts 5:1-42

The Apostles Again Imprisoned1-16. 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 offered to the Apostles was the whole price of the possession sold, which was not the case. Their motive was vanity and ambition. They wished to have a greater reputation for liberality than they were entitled to.1. Ananias] i.e. ’Jehovah hath been gracious.’Sapphira] If the word is Greek it means... read more

Charles John Ellicott

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - Acts 5:14

(14) Added to the Lord.—Here, probably, the word is used in its definite New Testament sense for the Lord Jesus.Both of men and women.—The mention of the latter forms an introduction to the dissensions connected with the “widows” in Acts 6:0, and is itself characteristic of St. Luke as a writer who had seen and known the effect of the new Religion in raising women to a higher life, and whose knowledge of its history was in great measure derived from them. (See Introduction to St. Luke’s... read more

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Acts 5:14

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Acts 5:13-14

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Acts 5:1-16

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Acts 5:14

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Acts 5:14

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Acts 5:12-16

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Acts 5:12-42

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Acts 5:14

John Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible - Acts 5:1-42

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - Acts 5:14

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