Acts 5:6
And the young men arose, wound him up, and carried him out, and buried him.
Acts 5:6 in other translations
| BSB | Then the young men stepped forward, wrapped up his body, and carried him out and buried him. |
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| WEB | The young men arose and wrapped him up, and they carried him out and buried him. |
| ASV | And the young men arose and wrapped him round, and they carried him out and buried him. |
| YLT | and having risen, the younger men wound him up, and having carried forth, they buried him. |
| DARBY | And the young men, rising up, swathed him up for burial, and having carried him out, buried him. |
| BBE | And the young men went and made ready his body, and took it out, and put it in the earth. |
| Webster | And the young men arose, wound him up, and carried him out, and buried him. |
What does Acts 5:6 mean?
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Acts 5:3-6
3-6. 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.
Barnes' Notes
Wound him up. It was the usual custom with the Jews to wind the body up in many folds of linen before it was buried; commonly also with spices, to preserve it from putrefaction. Jn 11:44. It may be asked why he was so soon buried; and especially why he was hurried away without giving information to his wife. In reply to this, it may be remarked,
(1.) that it does not appear from the narrative that it was known that Sapphira was privy to the transaction, or was near at hand, or even that he had a wife. Ananias came himself and offered the money; and the judgment fell at once on him.
(2.) It was customary among the ancient Persians to bury the body almost immediately after death, (Jahn;) and it seems probable that the Jews, when the body was not embalmed, imitated the custom. It would also appear that this was an ancient custom among the Jews. See Gen 23:19, 25:9, 35:29, 48:7, 1Kgs 13:30. Different nations differ in their customs in burying the dead; and there is no impropriety in committing a body soon after death to the tomb.
(3.) There might have been some danger of an excitement and tumult in regard to this scene, if the corpse had not soon been removed; and as no valuable purpose could be answered by delaying the burial, the body was decently committed to the dust.
(b) "wound him" Jn 19:40
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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 5:6 in the original Greek
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Cross references for Acts 5:6
- John 19:40
Then took they the body of Jesus, and wound it in linen clothes with the spices, as the manner of the Jews is to bury.
- Leviticus 10:4-6
And Moses called Mishael and Elzaphan, the sons of Uzziel the uncle of Aaron, and said unto them, Come near, carry your brethren from before the sanctuary out of the camp. So they went near, and carried them in their coats out of the camp; as Moses had said. And Moses said unto Aaron, and unto Eleazar and unto Ithamar, his sons, Uncover not your heads, neither rend your clothes; lest ye die, and lest wrath come upon all the people: but let your brethren, the whole house of Israel, bewail the burning which the Lord hath kindled.
- 2 Samuel 18:17
And they took Absalom, and cast him into a great pit in the wood, and laid a very great heap of stones upon him: and all Israel fled every one to his tent.
- Deuteronomy 21:23
His body shall not remain all night upon the tree, but thou shalt in any wise bury him that day; (for he that is hanged is accursed of God;) that thy land be not defiled, which the Lord thy God giveth thee for an inheritance.
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Context
- 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.
- Acts 5:6
And the young men arose, wound him up, and carried him out, and buried him.
- Acts 5:7
And it was about the space of three hours after, when his wife, not knowing what was done, came in.
Acts 5:6 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Y levantándose los mancebos, le tomaron, y sacándolo, sepultáronlo. |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | Et les jeunes hommes, se levant, le couvrirent, et l’ayant emporté dehors, l’ensevelirent. |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Die Jünglinge aber standen auf, rafften ihn zusammen und trugen ihn hinaus und begruben ihn. |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | Surgentes autem juvenes amoverunt eum, et efferentes sepelierunt. |