Acts 5:17 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ Then the high priest rose up, and all they that were with him, (which is the sect of the Sadducees,) and were filled with indignation,b ”

Acts 5:17 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Then the high priest - Probably “Caiaphas.” Compare John 11:49 . It seems from this place that he belonged to the sect of the Sadducees. It is certain that he had signalized himself by oppositio...
Acts 5:17 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

(3) Then the high priest rose up, and all they that were with him, (which is the (h) sect of the Sadducees), and were filled with indignation, (3) The more that the Church increases, the more the ra...
Acts 5:17 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

A Hostile Encounter with the Jewish Authorities. This account closely resembles that in ch. 4; the imprisonment is at the hands of the same men, extends over one night, and Peter's two declarations...
Acts 5:17 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Then . But. high priest. Greek. archiereus . rose up. App-178. See Acts 5:6 . sect. Greek. hairesis = . choosing, hence "heresy". Occurs here Acts 15:5 ; Acts 24:5 ; Acts 24:14 ; Act...
Acts 5:17 - Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

17. Luke hath hitherto declared that the Church was wonderfully increased, that it was furnished (254) with divers gifts, that it excelled in miracles; finally, that the kingdom of Christ did...
Acts 5:17 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Then the high priest rose up, and all they that were with him, (which is the sect of the Sadducees,) and were filled with indignation, The high priest - and - the sect of the Sadducees - Αἱρεσις των...
Acts 5:17 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

The sect of the Sadducees,— The Sadducees, as they denied the resurrection from the dead, and a future state of rewards and punishments, were the most constant and implacable enemies to Christianit...
Acts 5:17 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Then the high priest rose up, and all they that were with him, (which is the sect of the Sadducees,) and Then the high priest rose up, and all they that were with him, (which is the sect of th...
Acts 5:17 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

The Apostles Again Imprisoned 1-16. The sin of Ananias and Sapphira was not keeping back part of the price, which they had a perfect right to do ( Acts 5:4 ), but pretending that the money which t...
Acts 5:17 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Then the high priest rose up.... Probably, as before, Annas or Caiaphas. Which is the sect of the Sadducees. — The fact, of which this is the only distinct record, is of immense importance as th...
Acts 5:17 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

Delivered to Testify Acts 5:12-26 While the Holy Spirit works mightily within the Church, He co-operates with it in its outward operations by adding men and women to the Lord. None should b...
Acts 5:17 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Here we have a terrible story. The account of Ananias and Sapphira stands in vivid contrast to that of Barnabas. The sin was dishonest dealing with the Holy Spirit. The judgment was swift and terribl...
Acts 5:17 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

Then the high priest rose up, and all they that were with him, (which is the sect of the Sadducees), and were filled with indignation, (18) And laid their hands on the apostles, and put them in the c...
Acts 5:17 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Then the high priest rose up ,.... Annas, or rather Caiaphas; Acts 4:6 he having heard what miracles were wrought by the apostles, and what additions were made to them, rose up from his seat and w...
Acts 5:17 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

Then the high priest rose up, and all they that were with him, (which is the sect of the Sadducees,) and were filled with indignation, Ver. 17. With indignation ] Gr. With zeal: but it was that b...
Acts 5:17 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Then the high-priest rose up Never did any good work go on with any hope of success, but it met with opposition; for they that are bent to do evil cannot be reconciled to them who make it their bus...
Acts 5:17 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

Where God is working, however, the opposition of Satan soon becomes apparent. The evil begins (as evil always does) in an underhand manner, but is quickly exposed by God. Ananias and Sapphira certain...
Acts 5:17 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

The Apostles Imprisoned; The Apostles Released by an Angel; The Disappointment of the Council. 17 Then the high priest rose up,...
Acts 5:17 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Then the high priest rose up; moved at the report of these things, went out of the council to observe what was done. And all they that were with him; there were both Pharisees and Sadducees in th...
Acts 5:17 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

‘But the high priest rose up, and all those who were with him (which is the sect of the Sadducees), and they were filled with jealousy, and laid hands on the apostles, and put them in public ward.'...
Acts 5:17 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

CRITICAL REMARKS Acts 5:17 . The high priest .—Annas, as in Acts 4:6 . Indignation .—Not envy or jealousy (R.V.), but hot, angry zeal. Acts 5:19 . Not the but an Angel of the Lord ; i.e....
Acts 5:17 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Acts 5:3 . Ananias, why hath Satan filled thine heart to lie to the Holy Ghost. These words not only indicate that Ananias was a minister of the word, but that he for once had yielded his heart to...
Acts 5:17 - The Biblical Illustrator

Then the high priest rose up. Vain efforts to oppose the gospel I. The effort in this case; by the imprisonment of the leaders of the gospel ( Acts 5:17-18 ). The whole Jewish authority was in...
Acts 5:17 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

EXPOSITION Acts 5:1 Ananias (Ἀνανίας) In Nehemiah 3:23 the Hebrew name היָנְנַעֲ (God covers or protects) is thus rendered in the LXX . But the name occurs nowhere else. The very co...
Acts 5:17 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Then the high priest rose up, and all they that were with him, (which is the sect of the Sadducees,) and were filled with indignation,
Acts 5:17 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

1 Peter 2:1 ; 1 Samuel 18:12-16 ; Acts 13:45 ; Acts 17:5 ; Acts 23:6-8 ; Acts 4:1 ; Acts 4:2 ; Acts 4:26 ; Acts 4:6 ; Acts 7:9 ; Ecclesiastes 4:4 ; Galatians 5:21 ; James 3:14-16 ; Jame...
Acts 5:17 - Wells of Living Water Commentary

The Trials and Triumphs of Apostolic Testimony Acts 5:17-32 INTRODUCTORY WORDS Those were momentous days. On the part of the Apostles they were days of continued testimony, God working with mi...
Acts 5:17 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes

The high priest — and the sect of the Sadducees — A goodly company for the priest! He, and these deniers of any angel or resurrection, were filled with zeal — Angry, bitter, persecuting zeal.

Acts 5:17 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Acts 5:17 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

Acts 5:17 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Acts 5:17 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Acts 5:17 - Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

Acts 5:17 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Acts 5:17 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Acts 5:17 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Acts 5:17 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Acts 5:17 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Acts 5:17 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

Acts 5:17 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Acts 5:17 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

Acts 5:17 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Acts 5:17 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

Acts 5:17 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Acts 5:17 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

Acts 5:17 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Acts 5:17 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Acts 5:17 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Acts 5:17 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Acts 5:17 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Acts 5:17 - The Biblical Illustrator

Acts 5:17 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

Acts 5:17 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Acts 5:17 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Acts 5:17 - Wells of Living Water Commentary

Acts 5:17 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes