5:5 When Ananias heard these words he collapsed and died, and great fear gripped 1 all who heard about it.
1 tn Or “fear came on,” “fear seized”; Grk “fear happened to.”
2 tn Or “laid.”
3 sn The coming of the Holy Spirit here is another case where the Spirit comes and prophesy results in Acts (see Acts 2). Paul’s action parallels that of Peter (Acts 8) and not just with Gentiles.
4 tn The imperfect verb ἐλάλουν (elaloun) has been translated as an ingressive imperfect.
5 tn The imperfect verb ἐπροφήτευον (eprofhteuon) has been translated as an ingressive imperfect.