Acts 5:7
And it was about the space of three hours after, when his wife, not knowing what was done, came in.
Acts 5:7 in other translations
| BSB | About three hours later his wife also came in, unaware of what had happened. |
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| WEB | About three hours later, his wife, not knowing what had happened, came in. |
| ASV | And it was about the space of three hours after, when his wife, not knowing what was done, came in. |
| YLT | And it came to pass, about three hours after, that his wife, not knowing what hath happened, came in, |
| DARBY | And it came to pass about three hours afterwards, that his wife, not knowing what had happened, came in. |
| BBE | And about three hours after, his wife, having no knowledge of what had taken place, came in. |
| Webster | And it was about the space of three hours after, when his wife, not knowing what was done, came in. |
What does Acts 5:7 mean?
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Acts 5:7-11
Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain
Barnes' Notes
Albert Barnes, 1834 · 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 5:7 in the original Greek
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Context
- 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 5:8
And Peter answered unto her, Tell me whether ye sold the land for so much? And she said, Yea, for so much.
Acts 5:7 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Y pasado espacio como de tres horas, sucedió que entró su mujer, no sabiendo lo que había acontecido. |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | Et il arriva, environ trois heures après, que sa femme, ne sachant pas ce qui était arrivé, entra; |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Es geschah aber nach Verlauf von etwa drei Stunden, daß sein Weib hereinkam, ohne zu wissen, was geschehen war. |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | Factum est autem quasi horarum trium spatium, et uxor ipsius, nesciens quod factum fuerat, introivit. |