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Acts 5 — Sermon Preparation
Ananias and Sapphira fall dead for lying, apostolic signs multiply, the apostles are arrested again, and Gamaliel urges restraint. Below is a research summary for Acts 5, drawn from openly licensed scholarly databases — original-language morphology, classic sermons from the church fathers through the Puritans, and ancient geography data.
- 42
- verses
- 771 / 257
- Greek words / lemmas
- 28
- classic sermon excerpts
- 7
- preachers & commentators
Acts 5 in the Greek
Distinctive vocabulary of this chapter, based on original-language morphology.
| Greek | Transliteration | Strong's | Count | KJV renderings |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| λαός | laós | G2992 | 7 | people |
| ἀνήρ | anḗr | G435 | 7 | fellow, husband, man, sir |
| ἐκφέρω | ekphérō | G1627 | 4 | bear, bring forth, carry forth |
| ἱερός | hierón | G2411 | 5 | temple |
| ἀπόστολος | apóstolos | G652 | 5 | apostle, messenger, he that is sent |
| τίθημι | títhēmi | G5087 | 5 | advise, appoint, bow, commit |
| ἀνίστημι | anístēmi | G450 | 5 | arise, lift up, raise up, rise |
How preachers through history handled this text
28 public-domain excerpts on Acts 5, from the church fathers to the Puritans.
“The sin of Ananias and Sapphira was, that they were ambitious of being thought eminent disciples, when they were not true disciples. Hypocrites may deny themselves, may forego their worldly advantage in one instance, with a prospect of finding their account in something else. They were covetous of the wealth of the world, and distrustful of God and his providence. They thought they might serve both God and mammon. They thought to deceive the apostles. …”
— Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible (Concise), on Acts 5:1–11 (Public Domain)
Places in the text
Based on ancient-geography data
- Solomon’s Portico— Acts 5:12
- Jerusalem— Acts 5:16
- Galilee 1— Acts 5:37
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