Acts 5:4 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Bible Comments

Whiles... power? Literally Is it not (Greek. ouchi) that, remaining, it remained to thee, and sold, it belonged to thy right?

was. belonged. Greek. huparcho. See Luke 9:48.

power. App-172.

why. why is it that.

hast... conceived. didst put, implying careful deliberation, not sudden temptation.

unto. to.

men. App-123.

God. App-98.

Acts 5:4

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 heart? thou hast not lied unto men, but unto God.