Acts 5:12 NIV

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Acts 5:12-16

We have here an account of the progress of the gospel, notwithstanding this terrible judgment inflicted upon two hypocrites. I. Here is a general account of the miracles which the apostles wrought (Acts 5:12): By the hands of the apostles were many signs and wonders wrought among the people, many miracles of mercy for one of judgment. Now the gospel power returned to its proper channel, which is that of mercy and grace. God had come out of his place to punish, but now returns to his place, to... read more

William Barclay

William Barclay's Daily Study Bible - Acts 5:12-16

5:12-16 Many signs and wonders were done among the people through the hands of the apostles; and they were all together in Solomon's colonnade. Of the others no one dared to meddle with them. But the people held them in the highest esteem; nay more, crowds of men and women believed in the Lord and attached themselves to them. The result was that they brought the sick to the streets and laid them on beds and pallets, so that, when Peter came, even his shadow might fall on some of them; and a... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Acts 5:12

And by the hands of the apostles were many signs and wonders wrought ,.... That is, by their means, or by them as instruments, or through the imposition of their hands on persons, many miraculous and wonderful cures, as well as other extraordinary actions, were performed: among the people ; the common people, who attended in great numbers on their ministry, when the chief men and rulers of the nation despised them. And they were all with one accord in Solomon's porch ; which is to be... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Acts 5:12

By the hands of the apostles - This verse should be read with the 15th, to which it properly belongs. Solomon's porch - See the note on John 10:23 . read more

John Calvin

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Acts 5:12

Verse 12 12.He returneth to miracles of another sort, which are more proper to the gospel; to wit, whereby Christ doth not only declare his power, but also his goodness; to the end he may allure men unto himself with the sweetness of his grace. For he came to save the world, and not to condemn it. Therefore, whereas the sick are healed, and others are delivered from devils, these benefits done to the body do represent the spiritual grace of Christ; and therefore they agree with his natural... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Acts 5:11-16

Elements of influence. Instead of the sin and death of Ananias and Sapphira proving disastrous to the infant Church, the melancholy event was followed by a period of extraordinary success: There was a high tide of prosperity; the gospel showed itself a great power in the community ( Acts 5:14 ). Here are some of the elements of that power. I. THE TERRIBLE . "Great fear came upon … as many as heard these things" ( Acts 5:11 ). "By terrible things in righteousness" God sometimes... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Acts 5:12

By the hands of the apostles, etc. Two things are here remarkable. The one that Christianity at its beginnings was mightily helped and advanced by miracles done in the Name of Jesus Christ. The other that the authority of the apostles as the rulers of the Church was greatly strengthened by these miracles being wrought exclusively by their hands. We cannot understand either the external relations of the Church to the world, or the internal relations of the people to their spiritual rulers,... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Acts 5:12-16

The healing personality of Christ's servants. I. THEY ARE VEHICLES OF DIVINE POWER . The lips and the hands are consecrated to the service of doing good. Here especially the hands. It is a beautiful organ, the human hand, and may stand in Christian thought as the very symbol of beneficence. Signs and wonders are wrought, betokening that God is in immediate connection with the agency of man, that his presence is loving and healing, that Christianity brings in an era of... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Acts 5:12-16

"Clear shining after rain." The blessed effects of what at first is not fully understood. The outpouring of judgment may be a preparation for the outpouring of mercy. The Church has to be made and kept pure; then the deeper the work of grace among God's people becomes the larger the work of the gospel in the world. Notice— I. An increase in the manifestation of THE POWER OF THE SPIRIT . 1. In the working of miracles, which bad their special value in rousing attention... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Acts 5:12-16

Jerusalem's second summer. While we read these fewest verses of what was going on in Jerusalem, and of how "multitudes from the cities round about Jerusalem" thronged that " mother of them all," to seek, not in vain, healing virtue, we seem to be removed by a world's diameter from the Jerusalem that was stricken to the heart and its very sky darkened by the Crucifixion. And we also seem removed by centuries from the time when certain lips (which could not open but to speak truth whether... read more

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Acts 5:12-16

William Barclay's Daily Study Bible - Acts 5:12-16

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Acts 5:12

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Acts 5:12

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Acts 5:12

The Pulpit Commentary - Acts 5:11-16

The Pulpit Commentary - Acts 5:12

The Pulpit Commentary - Acts 5:12-16

The Pulpit Commentary - Acts 5:12-16

The Pulpit Commentary - Acts 5:12-16

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