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Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Acts 5:26-40

The Third Arrest And Second Appearance Before the Sanhedrin (5:26-40). Having previously receive their official warning not to preach in the name of Jesus the second appearance before the tribunal was always going to be traumatic. Now the court could sentence them without mercy. We should note here that many on the tribunal probably felt that they were only doing their duty. They had originally been called on in accordance with Jewish law to consider charges against people whom the Sadducees... read more

Peter Pett

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Acts 5:29

‘But Peter and the apostles answered and said, “We must obey God rather than men.” ’ The reply of all the Apostles took up from how Peter and John had finished their defence in the last hearing, where they had pointed out to the court that it was surely their duty to declare the things that they had seen and heard (Acts 4:19-20). That was surely what any reasonable court would expect. Now they pointed out to the High Priest that they had to obey God rather than men. Surely that would be what... read more

Arthur Peake

Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible - Acts 5:17-42

Acts 5:17-Luke : . 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 4:19, Acts 5:29) are very similar. In spite of a few added touches, Gamaliel and his historical reminiscences, we cannot but feel the paucity of materials that were at the author’ s disposal for this part of his history. As in Acts 4, the attack comes from the... read more

Matthew Poole

Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible - Acts 5:29

This they all agree in, and it is the common sense of all considering men; as Socrates in his apology told the Athenians, I embrace and love you, O Athenians, and yet I will obey God rather than you. This the apostles had formerly asserted, Acts 4:19. read more

Joseph Exell

Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary - Acts 5:17-32

CRITICAL REMARKSActs 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., sent by the Lord, or the Exalted Christ.Acts 5:20. All the words of this life.—I.e., of this resurrection life which the Sadducees denied, or of this eternal life which the apostles preached, or of this blessed life which the angel himself enjoyed, or all of these together.Acts 5:21. All the senate, or eldership.... read more

Chuck Smith

Chuck Smith Bible Commentary - Acts 5:1-42

Chapter 5, the book of Acts.At the end of the fourth chapter we have the second mention of the early pure communism that was practiced in the first church. Where those who had possessions sold them, and they shared. As we made note last Sunday night, financially it was disastrous. Spiritually it was a very beautiful gesture. That the wealthier Christians had such a great love for the Lord and for the body of Christ that they were willing to sell their possessions and put everything in a common... read more

Joseph Sutcliffe

Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments - Acts 5:1-42

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 the unclean spirit. Castellio reads, Ut spiritum Sanctum falleres. Ananias spake as though the Holy Spirit had uttered the deception. Now, the gentiles seem agreed, that the virgin or pythoness who should deliver a falsehood as the oracle of a god should suffer death. Ananias was speechless,... read more

Joseph Exell

The Biblical Illustrator - Acts 5:27-29

Acts 5:27-29And when they had brought them, they set them before the council.The accusation this time is simply that the apostles had not complied with the former judgment--they were guilty of contempt of court. They had not, however, broken their parole, for they had given none, having declared that they would continue to preach in the name of Jesus. And now the judges are thinking not of truth and justice, but simply of their own safety (Acts 5:28). They believed that the apostles were... read more

Joseph Exell

The Biblical Illustrator - Acts 5:29

Acts 5:29We ought to obey God rather than man.OughtThe word “ought” is but an old past form of the verb “owe”; it is, in fact, but another spelling of “owed.” What, therefore, we ought to do, we owed to do; what we ought to be, are owed to be. To God we owe our lives; we ought to pay Him with our lives. What we owe to our fellow-man, is that which we owe it to God to do for an honoured creature of God. We ought to do it because we owe to do it. And yet we go on saying we ought to do and we... read more

John Trapp

John Trapp Complete Commentary - Acts 5:29

29 Then Peter and the other apostles answered and said, We ought to obey God rather than men. Ver. 29. We ought to obey God rather than men ] This is a principle granted and grafted in us by nature. I love and embrace you, O Athenians (said Socrates, in his Apology), but yet I will obey God rather than you. See Trapp on " Act 4:19 " See Trapp on " Mat 22:21 " The article is twice repeated when our Saviour speaks of God, more than when of Caesar; to show that our special care should be to... read more

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Acts 5:26-40

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Acts 5:29

Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible - Acts 5:17-42

Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible - Acts 5:29

Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary - Acts 5:17-32

Chuck Smith Bible Commentary - Acts 5:1-42

Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments - Acts 5:1-42

The Biblical Illustrator - Acts 5:27-29

The Biblical Illustrator - Acts 5:29

John Trapp Complete Commentary - Acts 5:29

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