Acts 5:6

Acts 5:6 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And the young men arose, wound him up, and carried him out, and buried him.
• New International Version (NIV)Then some young men came forward, wrapped up his body, and carried him out and buried him.
• English Standard Version (ESV)The young men rose and wrapped him up and carried him out and buried him.
• New King James Version (NKJV)And the young men arose and wrapped him up, carried him out, and buried him.

Context of Acts 5:6

4Before you sold the field, it belonged to you. And after you sold the field, the money was yours. You could choose what to do with it. But you chose to do a very bad thing. You did not only tell a lie to us men. You have told a lie to God.’ 5As soon as he heard Peter say this, Ananias fell down and he died. When people heard what had happened, they were all very afraid. Some young men came into the room. They put cloths around Ananias's dead body and they carried it outside. Then they buried it. 7About three hours later, Ananias's wife, Sapphira, came into the room. She did not know what had happened to her husband. 8Peter asked Sapphira, ‘Was this all the money that you and your husband received for your field?’ ‘Yes,’ Sapphira answered. ‘That was all the money that we received.’

Acts 5:6 word by word

ἀναστάντες δὲ οἱ νεώτεροι συνέστειλαν αὐτὸν καὶ ἐξενέγκαντες ἔθαψαν.Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• ·ὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• Andδέde · thenG1161
• the young menνέοςneos neōteros · newG3501
• aroseἀνίστημιanistēmi · to ariseG450
• woundσυστέλλωsustellō · to wrap upG4958
• himαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
• andκαίkai · andG2532
• carriedἐκφέρωekpherō · to bring/carry outG1627
• buriedθάπτωthaptō · to buryG2290

Cross-references for Acts 5:6

• Leviticus 10:4Mishael and Elzaphan were sons of Aaron's father's brother, Uzziel. Moses said to them, ‘Carry Nadab and Abihu away from the altar. Take your cousins outside the camp.’
• Deuteronomy 21:23you must not leave it there during the night. Be careful to bury it on the same day that he died. If someone's body is hanging on a tree, it shows that God has cursed him. So do not leave it there. The Lord your God is giving the land to you so that it belongs to you. So do not let evil things spoil your land.
• 2 Samuel 18:17They took Absalom's dead body and they threw it into a deep hole in the forest. They made a big heap of stones over the body. All the Israelite soldiers ran back to their homes.
• John 19:40The two men covered Jesus' dead body with these spices. And they tied long pieces of linen cloth around it many times. That is how the Jewish people prepare a dead body before they bury it.

Commentaries on Acts 5:6

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 6The young men arose - Some of the stout young men belonging to the disciples then present, who were the fittest to undertake a work of this kind, which required considerable bodily exertion. Buried him - This was on the same day in which he died. It was a clear case that he was dead, and dead by a judgment of God that would not be revoked. As therefore it was no case of suspended animation, there was no reason to delay the burial.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 6And the young men - The youth of the congregation; very probably young men who were in attendance as “servants,” or those whose business it was to attend on the congregation, and perform various offices when Christians celebrated their worship (Mosheim). The word used here sometimes denotes a “servant.” It is used also, Acts 5:10, to denote “soldiers,” as they were commonly enlisted of the vigorous and young. The fact that they took up Ananias voluntarily…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1-11Luke likes to balance a positive example with a negative one. He just shared the remarkable and positive story of Barnabas (4:36–37). Now, Luke shows the opposite behavior of Ananias and Sapphira. This couple desired to earn status in the community and for others to admire them. Ananias did not have to sell his property or give away the money. Their sin was pretending and dishonesty.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 3-63-6. why hath Satan filled--"why ... fill--"why hast thou suffered him to fill" thine heart--so criminally entertaining his suggestion? Compare Ac 5:4, "why hast thou conceived this thing in thine heart?" And see Joh 13:2, 27. to lie to the Holy Ghost--to men under His supernatural illumination.Read the comment

Topics related to Acts 5:6

• Ananias
• Communism
• Death
• Falsehood
• Hypocrisy
• Land
• Peter
• Sapphira
• Vows
• Women

In the dictionaries

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• Judgments of God
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• Sapphira
• Somebody

Commentaries on Acts 5

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Illustrated New Testament
• Burkitt’s Expository Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Family Bible Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• The People’s New Testament
• Robertson’s Word Pictures
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• The Fourfold Gospel and Commentary on Acts
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings