Acts 5:11
And great fear came upon all the church, and upon as many as heard these things.
Acts 5:11 in other translations
| BSB | And great fear came over the whole church and all who heard about these events. |
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| WEB | Great fear came on the whole assembly, and on all who heard these things. |
| ASV | And great fear came upon the whole church, and upon all that heard these things. |
| YLT | and great fear came upon all the assembly, and upon all who heard these things. |
| DARBY | And great fear came upon all the assembly, and upon all who heard these things. |
| BBE | Then great fear came on all the church and on all who had knowledge of these things. |
| Webster | And great fear came upon all the church, and upon as many as heard these things. |
What does Acts 5:11 mean?
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Acts 5:7-11
7-11. Tell me whether ye sold the land for so much--naming the sum.
Barnes' Notes
Adam Clarke's Commentary
Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain
Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Acts 5:1-11
The sin of Ananias and Sapphira was, that they were ambitious of being thought eminent disciples, when they were not true disciples. Hypocrites may deny themselves, may forego their worldly advantage in one instance, with a prospect of finding their account in something else. They were covetous of the wealth of the world, and distrustful of God and his providence. They thought they might serve both God and mammon…
Acts 5:11 in the original Greek
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Cross references for Acts 5:11
- Acts 5:5
And Ananias hearing these words fell down, and gave up the ghost: and great fear came on all them that heard these things.
- 1 Corinthians 10:11-12
Now all these things happened unto them for ensamples: and they are written for our admonition, upon whom the ends of the world are come. Wherefore let him that thinketh he standeth take heed lest he fall.
- Acts 19:17
And this was known to all the Jews and Greeks also dwelling at Ephesus; and fear fell on them all, and the name of the Lord Jesus was magnified.
- Hebrews 4:1
Let us therefore fear, lest, a promise being left us of entering into his rest, any of you should seem to come short of it.
- Philippians 2:12
Wherefore, my beloved, as ye have always obeyed, not as in my presence only, but now much more in my absence, work out your own salvation with fear and trembling.
- Hebrews 12:15
Looking diligently lest any man fail of the grace of God; lest any root of bitterness springing up trouble you, and thereby many be defiled;
- Psalms 89:7
God is greatly to be feared in the assembly of the saints, and to be had in reverence of all them that are about him.
- Jeremiah 32:40
And I will make an everlasting covenant with them, that I will not turn away from them, to do them good; but I will put my fear in their hearts, that they shall not depart from me.
- Hebrews 12:28
Wherefore we receiving a kingdom which cannot be moved, let us have grace, whereby we may serve God acceptably with reverence and godly fear:
- Hebrews 11:7
By faith Noah, being warned of God of things not seen as yet, moved with fear, prepared an ark to the saving of his house; by the which he condemned the world, and became heir of the righteousness which is by faith.
- Revelation 15:4
Who shall not fear thee, O Lord, and glorify thy name? for thou only art holy: for all nations shall come and worship before thee; for thy judgments are made manifest.
- 1 Peter 1:17
And if ye call on the Father, who without respect of persons judgeth according to every man’s work, pass the time of your sojourning here in fear:
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Context
- Acts 5:10
Then fell she down straightway at his feet, and yielded up the ghost: and the young men came in, and found her dead, and, carrying her forth, buried her by her husband.
- Acts 5:11
And great fear came upon all the church, and upon as many as heard these things.
- Acts 5:12
And by the hands of the apostles were many signs and wonders wrought among the people; (and they were all with one accord in Solomon’s porch.
Acts 5:11 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Y vino un gran temor en toda la iglesia, y en todos los que oyeron estas cosas. |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | Et une grande crainte s’empara de toute l’assemblée et de tous ceux qui entendaient parler de ces choses. |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Und es kam große Furcht über die ganze Versammlung und über alle, welche dies hörten. |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | Et factus est timor magnus in universa ecclesia, et in omnes qui audierunt hæc. |