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Acts 5:11 — King James Version← Study notes

And great fear came upon all the church, and upon as many as heard these things.


Acts 5:11Greek Interlinear

Greek · Acts 5:1114 words
GreekMeaning
καὶkai
AndwordG2532
ἐγένετοegeneto
cameverbG1096
φόβοςphobos
fearnounG5401
μέγαςmegas
greatadjectiveG3173
ἐφ’eph’
uponprepositionG1909
ὅληνholēn
alladjectiveG3650
τὴνtēn
thearticleG3588
ἐκκλησίανekklēsian
churchnounG1577
καὶkai
andwordG2532
ἐπὶepi
uponprepositionG1909
πάνταςpantas
alladjectiveG3956
τοὺςtous
thosearticleG3588
ἀκούονταςakouontas
hearingverbG191
ταῦταtauta
these thingsdemonstrativeG3778
Greek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.

Church Fathers on Acts 5:11

Tell me whether ye sold the land for so much? And she said, Yea, for so much. Then Peter said to her, How is it that you have agreed together to tempt the Holy Ghost? Behold, the feet of them which have buried your husband are at the door, and shall carry you out. Then she fell 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. And great fear came upon all the Church, and…

Chrysostom · 4th century · Homily 12 on Acts
Nicene & Post-Nicene / Ante-Nicene Fathers translations · public domain
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Michael van BergNote3mo ago
Holy Fear as Community Glue
The great fear that came upon the whole church. Not terror exactly, but something like reverent caution. In our contemporary churches, we've largely eliminated fear. We want seeker-friendly, accessibl...
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