Acts 5

Acts 5:3

BƲt Peter said] The thing being divinely revealed to Peter.

to lye to the holy Ghost] Or, to deceive. When they had dedicated the possession to God, for the reliefe of his servants, the fraud and falshood concerned his interest, and this their seeming charity was hypocrisie and lying to God.

Acts 5:4

was it not in thine own power] Meaning, no man compelled thee to sell and give; but to make God a proffer of all, and to perform but a part, this was to tempt God (as v. 9.) to try whether he saw and would revenge.

Acts 5:6

And the yong men arose] Which were of the company.

Acts 5:9

behold, the feet of them] Meaning, they that buried thy husband are returned.

Acts 5:13

And of the rest durst no man joyn himself to them] They were so terrified with this example against hypocrites, that they that were not sincere, durst not now make false shewes of it, nor contemn the Apostles.

Acts 5:15

into the streets] Or, in every street.

the shadow of Peter passing by] See also chap. 19. 12. Not that the body of the Apostle, much lesse the shadow, or garments, had any such inherent vertue, as to heale the sick, but God exercised the power of healing by the weakest meanes, that men might know that it was his power onely, testifying the exhibition of the Messias.

Acts 5:17

indignation] Or, envy.

Acts 5:20

all the words of this life] See John 6:68.

Acts 5:28

Did not we straitly command you] Chap. 4. 18.

this mans bloud upon us] That is, to make us seem guiltie of Christs death: thus hypocrites will be wicked, but not seem so.

Acts 5:29

We ought to obey God rather then man] That is, when they command or forbid us any thing contrary to the word of God, Daniel 3:18.

Acts 5:30

The God of our fathers] Chap. 3. 13.

Acts 5:31

his right hand] Power.

Acts 5:32

them that obey him] That is, that obey Christ.

Acts 5:33

they were cut to the heart] This word importeth a bitter perturbation of anger, taken from them that cut with a Saw.

Acts 5:34

named Gamaliel] This was Pauls tutor, chap. 22. 3.

Acts 5:36

rose up Theudas] A notorious impostour; who under pretence of being a Prophet, moved sedition among the Jewes.

obeyed] Or, beleeved.

Acts 5:40

and beaten them] This kind of punishment it seemeth the Romans permitted the Jewes to execute within their Synagogues, but not publikely, Matthew 10:17. 2 Corinthians 11:24.