Acts 5:11

And great dread was made in all the church, and into all that heard (of) these things. (And great and fearful reverence came upon all the church, and upon all who heard about these things.)

Wycliffe Modern Spelling

In The King James Version

And great fear came upon all the church, and upon as many as heard these things.

In Context

10Anon she felled down at his feet, and died. And the young men entered, and found her dead, and they bare her out, and buried [her] to (or beside) her husband. (At once she fell down at his feet, and died. And the young men returned, and found her dead, and they carried her out, and buried her beside her husband.)

12And by the hands of the apostles signs (or miracles) and many wonders were made in the people. And all were of one accord in the porch of Solomon.

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Cross References

Psalms 89:7God, that is glorified in the council of saints; is great, and dreadful over all that be in his compass. (God, thou art feared or thou art revered, in the council of the saints; thou art great, and glorified above all who surround thee.)

Acts 5:5Ananias heard these words, and felled down, and was dead [or and died]. And great dread was made on all that heard (about this), (or And great and fearful reverence came upon all who heard about this).

1 Corinthians 10:11And all these things fell to them in figure; but they be written to our amending, into whom the ends of the worlds be come, [or soothly they be written to our correction, into whom the ends of the world have come]. (And all these things were examples for them; but they were written for our correction, unto whom the ends of the world have come.)

Hebrews 4:1Therefore dread we, lest peradventure while the promise of entering into his rest is left (open), that any of us be guessed to be away, [or (that) any of us be guessed, or deemed, for to fail]. (And so let us be fearful, lest perhaps while the promise of entering into his rest is left open, that any of us be thought to miss our opportunity.)

Hebrews 12:15Behold ye, that no man fail to the grace of God, (so) that no root of bitterness burrowing upward hinder [us], and many be defouled by it (or and by which many be defiled);

1 Peter 1:17And if ye inwardly call him Father, which deemeth without acception of persons by the work of each man, live ye in dread in the time of your pilgrimage [in, (or on), (the) earth]; (And if ye inwardly call him Father, who judgeth without respect for persons, or without favouritism, but rather, according to the works of each man, live ye in fearful reverence during the time of your pilgrimage on the earth;)

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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