Acts 5:1
But a certain man named Ananias, with Sapphira his wife, sold a possession,
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But a certain man named Ananias, with Sapphira his wife, sold a possession,
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Leviticus 10:1And Nadab and Abihu, the sons of Aaron, took each of them his censer, and put fire in it, and put incense on it, and offered strange fire before the LORD, which he commanded them not.
Matthew 13:47Again, the kingdom of heaven is like a net, that was cast into the sea, and gathered of every kind:
2 Timothy 2:20But in a great house there are not only vessels of gold and of silver, but also of wood and of earth; and some to honor, and some to dishonor.
Matthew Henry on Acts 5:1
In this chapter we have, I. The sin and punishment of Ananias and Sapphira, who, for lying to the Holy Ghost, were struck dead at the word of Peter, ver. 1-11 . II. The flourishing state of the church, in the power that went along with the preaching of the gospel, ver. 12-16 . III. The imprisonment of the apostles, and their miraculous discharge out of prison, with fresh orders to go on to preach the gospel, which they did, to the great vexation of their persecutors, ver. 17-26 . IV. Their arraignment before the… Read the whole commentary →