Acts 5:3, Acts 5:4 KJV

The Pulpit Commentary - Acts 5:3-4

The conviction of Ananias. St. Peter was, by natural disposition and the general consent, spokesman and interpreter for the Church. He could not have uttered these words to Ananias without a painful recalling of his own sin in the threefold denial of his Lord, and his own conviction of his sin at the sound of the cock-crowing. But compare St. Peter's sin with that of Ananias, and show why recovery was possible in his case, but only overwhelming judgment in the case of Ananias. We must also... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Acts 5:3

But Peter said ... - Peter could have known this only by “revelation.” It was the manifest design of Ananias to deceive; nor was there any way of detecting him but by its being revealed to him by the Spirit of God. As it was an instance of enormous wickedness, and as it was very important to detect and punish the crime, it was made known to Peter directly by God.Why hath Satan - Great deeds of wickedness in the Scripture are traced to the influence of Satan. Compare Luke 23:3; John 13:27.... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Acts 5:3-4

Acts 5:3-4. But Peter said Under the direction of the Holy Spirit, which immediately suggested to him the fraud; Why has Satan Through thine own wickedness in yielding to his temptations; filled thy heart With such a degree of covetousness, falsehood, folly, and presumption, as to induce thee to lie to, or, as Dr. Waterland renders ψευσασθαι σε το πνευμα το αγιον , to put a fallacy, or cheat upon the Holy Ghost; that is, that thou shouldst attempt to impose upon the Spirit of God,... 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 5:3

the Holy Ghost. Two arts. App-101 .: Compare Acts 1:16 . land. Greek. chorion, as in Acts 1:18 , Acts 1:19 ; Acts 4:31 , not ktema possession, as in Acts 5:1 ; Acts 2:45 .Matthew 19:22 . read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Acts 5:3

But Peter said, Ananias, why hath Satan filled thy heart to lie to the Holy Spirit, and to keep back part of the price of the land?As Boles said, "This is the first sin recorded against any member of the Church."[11] It might not be the first ever committed by a member, but it is the first one mentioned in the New Testament.Why hath Satan filled thy heart to lie ... The malignant personality of the evil one is affirmed by this apostolic question; but it should be noted that, although instigated... read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Acts 5:3

Acts 5:3. Why hath Satan filled thine heart, &c.— The phrase rendered filled thine heart, signifies emboldened, as appears from the Septuagint version of Est 7:5 and Ecclesiastes 8:11. To lie to the Holy Ghost, is expressed, Act 5:4 by lying unto God, a plain proof that the Holy Ghost is God. The verse may be thus paraphrased: "But, upon this, the Holy Spirit, under whose direction St. Peter acted, immediately suggested to him the fraud, and the aweful manner in which the divine wisdom saw... read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Acts 5:3

3-6. why hath Satan filled—"why . . . fill—"why hast thou suffered him to fill" thine heart—so criminally entertaining his suggestion? Compare :-, "why hast thou conceived this thing in thine heart?" And see John 13:2; John 13:27. to lie to the Holy Ghost—to men under His supernatural illumination. read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Acts 5:1-6

The death of Ananias 5:1-6 read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Acts 5:1-11

The hypocrisy of Ananias and Sapphira 5:1-11We might conclude from what precedes that the church was a sinless community at this time. Unfortunately this was not the case. There were sinning saints in it. This episode reveals that God was working dramatically in the church’s early days in judgment as well as in blessing. Luke did not idealize his portrait of the early church but painted an accurate picture, "warts and all.""The passage shows that God knows the hearts of believers. Peter is not... read more

The Pulpit Commentary - Acts 5:3-4

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Acts 5:3

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Acts 5:3-4

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Acts 5:1-16

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Acts 5:3

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Acts 5:3

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Acts 5:3

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Acts 5:3

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Acts 5:1-6

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Acts 5:1-11

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