Teks -- Acts 5:11 (NET)

5:11 Great fear gripped the whole church and all who heard about these things.

Tafsiran/Catatan -- Catatan Kata/Frasa (per frasa)

Robertson: Act 5:11 - Upon the whole church

Upon the whole church ( eph' holēn tēn ekklēsian ).

Here ekklēsia for the first time in Acts of the believers in Jerusalem. Twice already in the Gospels, once of the whole body of believers or the Kingdom (Mat 16:18), the other of the local body (Mat 18:17). In Act 7:38 it is used of the whole congregation of Israel while in Act 19:32 it is used of a public assembly in Ephesus. But already in Act 8:3 it is applied to the church which Saul was persecuting in their homes when not assembled. So here the etymological meaning of "assembly"disappears for "the church"were now the scattered saints hiding in their separate homes. The whole body of believers in Jerusalem and all who heard of the fate of Ananias and Sapphira (beautiful, her name means) were in awe and dread. It was already a dangerous thing to be a follower of Christ unless one was willing to walk straight.

JFB: Act 5:7-11 - Tell me whether ye sold the land for so much

Naming the sum.

JFB: Act 5:11 - And great fear came upon all the church, &c.

This effect on the Christian community itself was the chief design of so startling a judgment; which had its counterpart, as the sin itself had, in Achan (Jos. 7:1-26), while the time--at the commencement of a new career--was similar.

Clarke: Act 5:11 - Great fear came upon all the Church

Great fear came upon all the Church - This judgment answered the end for which it was inflicted; a deeply religious fear occupied every mind, and hypocrisy and deception were banished from this holy assembly. On the word Church, see the observations at the end of Matthew 16 (note). It has been properly observed that we have in this place a native specimen of a New Testament Church

1.    Called by the Gospel

2.    grafted into Christ by baptism

3.    animated by love

4.    united by all kinds of fellowship

5.    and disciplined by the exemplary punishment of hypocrites

See Dodd.

Calvin: Act 5:11 - And there came fear

11.And there came fear He saith, again, that the punishment of one was a lesson to all. But he plainly expresseth in this place a double fear. He saith that the Church feared, because the faithful do never so perfectly fear God, but that they profit yet more, being admonished by his judgments. Therefore, by all those punishments which we read have been laid upon men in times past, and do daily see to be laid upon them, doth God call us back from the enticements and liberty of sinning. For our flesh must be bridled every now and then after this sort, because one bridle will scarce serve the turn. There was another manner [of] fear in the strangers, yet no such fear as brought them unto the sincere worship of God; yet, notwithstanding, it was such as caused them to give the glory to God.

TSK: Act 5:11

Act 5:5, Act 19:17; Psa 89:7; Jer 32:40; 1Co 10:11, 1Co 10:12; Phi 2:12; Heb 4:1, Heb 11:7; Heb 12:15, Heb 12:28; 1Pe 1:17; Rev 15:4

Tafsiran/Catatan -- Catatan Kata/Frasa (per Ayat)

Poole: Act 5:11 - Who is able to stand before this holy Lord God?

Thus upon the smiting of so many men in and about Bethshemesh, 1Sa 6:20 , they wisely demand,

Who is able to stand before this holy Lord God? And upon the slaying of Uzzah, 2Sa 6:9 , David was afraid of the Lord. Discite justitiam moniti. As many as heard these things, out of the pale of the church: God’ s judgments do restain in a great measure wicked men.

Gill: Act 5:11 - And great fear came upon all the church // and upon as many as heard these things

And great fear came upon all the church,.... Which was still more increased by this instance of Sapphira's death:

and upon as many as heard these things; who were not of the church; See Gill on Act 5:5.