Acts 5:6

Some young men came in, wrapped his body in a sheet, and carried it out and buried it.

Translation for Translators

In The King James Version

And the young men arose, wound him up, and carried him out, and buried him.

In Context

5When Ananias heard that, immediately he fell down dead. So all who were there who heard about Ananias’ death became terrified [PRS].

7About three hours later, his wife came in, but she did not know what had happened.

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Cross References

Leviticus 10:4Then Moses/I summoned Mishael and Elzaphan, who were the sons of Aaron’s uncle Uzziel, and said to them, “Take the corpses of your cousins outside the camp, away from the front of the Sacred Tent.”

2 Samuel 18:17They took Absalom’s body and threw it into a huge pit in the forest, and covered it with a huge pile of stones. Then all the remaining Israeli soldiers who had been with Absalom fled to their own towns.

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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