Acts 5:5

Then Ananias, upon hearing these words, fell down and expired. And a great fear overwhelmed all who heard of it.

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In The King James Version

And Ananias hearing these words fell down, and gave up the ghost: and great fear came on all them that heard these things.

In Context

4Did it not belong to you while you retained it? And having sold it, was it not in your power? Why have you set this thing in your heart? You have not lied to men, but to God!”

6And the young men rose up and removed him; and carrying him out, they buried him.

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Cross References

Leviticus 10:3And Moses said to Aaron: “This is what the Lord has spoken: ‘I will be sanctified in those who approach me, and I will be glorified in the sight of all the people.’” And upon hearing this, Aaron was silent.

Numbers 17:12Then the sons of Israel said to Moses: “Behold, we have been consumed; we have been ruined.

Deuteronomy 21:21Then the people of the city shall stone him to death. And he shall die, so that you may take away the evil from your midst. And so may all of Israel, upon hearing it, be very afraid.

1 Samuel 6:19Then he struck down some of the men of Beth-shemesh, because they had seen the ark of the Lord. And he struck down some of the people: seventy men, and fifty thousand of the common people. And the people lamented, because the Lord had struck the people with a great slaughter.

2 Kings 2:24And when he had looked back, he saw them, and he cursed them in the name of the Lord. And two bears went out from the forest, and they wounded forty-two boys among them.

1 Chronicles 15:13Otherwise, as it was before, when the Lord struck us because you were not present, so also it might be now, if we do what is illicit.”

Matthew Henry on Acts 5:2-12

The Case of Ananias and Sapphira. 1 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. 3 But Peter said, Ananias, why hath Satan filled thine heart to lie to the Holy Ghost, and to keep back part of the price of the land? 4 Whiles it remained, was it not thine own? and after it was sold, was it not in thine own power? why hast thou conceived this thing in thine… Read the whole commentary →

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