Acts 5:11
New International Version
Great fear seized the whole church and all who heard about these events.

New Living Translation
Great fear gripped the entire church and everyone else who heard what had happened.

English Standard Version
And great fear came upon the whole church and upon all who heard of these things.

Berean Standard Bible
And great fear came over the whole church and all who heard about these events.

Berean Literal Bible
And great fear came upon the whole church and upon all those hearing these things.

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

New King James Version
So great fear came upon all the church and upon all who heard these things.

New American Standard Bible
And great fear came over the whole church, and over all who heard about these things.

NASB 1995
And great fear came over the whole church, and over all who heard of these things.

NASB 1977
And great fear came upon the whole church, and upon all who heard of these things.

Legacy Standard Bible
And great fear came over the whole church, and over all who heard these things.

Amplified Bible
And great fear and awe gripped the whole church, and all who heard about these things.

Christian Standard Bible
Then great fear came on the whole church and on all who heard these things.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Then great fear came on the whole church and on all who heard these things.

American Standard Version
And great fear came upon the whole church, and upon all that heard these things.

Aramaic Bible in Plain English
And there was great fear upon the entire church among all those who heard.

Contemporary English Version
The church members were afraid, and so was everyone else who heard what had happened.

Douay-Rheims Bible
And there came great fear upon the whole church, and upon all that heard these things.

English Revised Version
And great fear came upon the whole church, and upon all that heard these things.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
The whole church and everyone else who heard about what had happened were terrified.

Good News Translation
The whole church and all the others who heard of this were terrified.

International Standard Version
And great fear seized the whole church and everyone else who heard about this.

Literal Standard Version
and great fear came on all the Assembly, and on all who heard these things.

Majority Standard Bible
And great fear came over the whole church and all who heard about these events.

New American Bible
And great fear came upon the whole church and upon all who heard of these things.

NET Bible
Great fear gripped the whole church and all who heard about these things.

New Revised Standard Version
And great fear seized the whole church and all who heard of these things.

New Heart English Bible
Great fear came on the whole church, and on all who heard these things.

Webster's Bible Translation
And great fear came upon all the church, and upon as many as heard these things.

Weymouth New Testament
This incident struck terror into the whole Church, and into the hearts of all who heard of it.

World English Bible
Great fear came on the whole assembly, and on all who heard these things.

Young's Literal Translation
and great fear came upon all the assembly, and upon all who heard these things.

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Context
Ananias and Sapphira
10At that instant she fell down at his feet and died. Then the young men came in and, finding her dead, carried her out and buried her beside her husband. 11And great fear came over the whole church and all who heard about these events. 12The apostles performed many signs and wonders among the people, and with one accord the believers gathered together in Solomon’s Colonnade.…

Cross References
Acts 2:43
A sense of awe came over everyone, and the apostles performed many wonders and signs.

Acts 5:5
On hearing these words, Ananias fell down and died. And great fear came over all who heard what had happened.

Acts 9:31
Then the church throughout Judea, Galilee, and Samaria experienced a time of peace. It grew in strength and numbers, living in the fear of the Lord and the encouragement of the Holy Spirit.


Treasury of Scripture

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

Acts 5:5
And Ananias hearing these words fell down, and gave up the ghost: and great fear came on all them that heard these things.

Acts 19:17
And this was known to all the Jews and Greeks also dwelling at Ephesus; and fear fell on them all, and the name of the Lord Jesus was magnified.

Psalm 89:7
God is greatly to be feared in the assembly of the saints, and to be had in reverence of all them that are about him.

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Acts 5
1. After that Ananias and Sapphira his wife,
3. at Peter's rebuke had fallen down dead;
12. and that the rest of the apostles had wrought many miracles;
14. to the increase of the faith;
17. the apostles are again imprisoned;
19. but delivered by an angel bidding them preach openly to all;
21. when, after their teaching accordingly in the temple,
29. and before the council,
33. they are in danger to be killed;
34. but through the advice of Gamaliel, they are kept alive, and are only beaten;
41. for which they glorify God, and cease no day from preaching.














(11) And great fear came upon all the church.--With the exception of the doubtful reading in Acts 2:47, this is the first occurrence of the word ecclesia since the two instances in which our Lord had used it, as it were, by anticipation. (See Notes on Matthew 16:18; Matthew 18:17.) Its frequent use in the LXX. version for the "assembly," or "congregation," of Israel (Deuteronomy 18:16; Deuteronomy 23:1; Psalm 26:12; Psalm 68:26), its associations with the political life of Greece as applied to the assemblies, every member of which was a full citizen, made it a natural and fitting word for the new society; and the use by our Lord either of the actual Greek word or of the corresponding Aramaic term stamped it with His sanction. Its occurrence here is, perhaps, an indication of the increase of the Hellenistic element among the disciples. The sudden startling death of Ananias and his wife naturally tended to give a new prominence to the society, the rulers of which were seen to be clothed with supernatural powers; and the fear that fell upon all who heard of these things led them in part to draw near with reverence, in part to shrink back in awe. . . . Verse 11. - The whole Church for all the Church, A.V.; all that heard for as many as heard, A.V. The awful death of the two liars to God not only struck a salutary fear into the minds of the whole Church, but filled with awe all outside the Church who heard of it; and doubtless gave a temporary check to the persecutions, while it disposed many to hearken to the apostles' preaching.

Parallel Commentaries ...


Greek
And
Καὶ (Kai)
Conjunction
Strong's 2532: And, even, also, namely.

great
μέγας (megas)
Adjective - Nominative Masculine Singular
Strong's 3173: Large, great, in the widest sense.

fear
φόβος (phobos)
Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular
Strong's 5401: (a) fear, terror, alarm, (b) the object or cause of fear, (c) reverence, respect. From a primary phebomai; alarm or fright.

came
ἐγένετο (egeneto)
Verb - Aorist Indicative Middle - 3rd Person Singular
Strong's 1096: A prolongation and middle voice form of a primary verb; to cause to be, i.e. to become, used with great latitude.

over
ἐφ’ (eph’)
Preposition
Strong's 1909: On, to, against, on the basis of, at.

the
τὴν (tēn)
Article - Accusative Feminine Singular
Strong's 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.

whole
ὅλην (holēn)
Adjective - Accusative Feminine Singular
Strong's 3650: All, the whole, entire, complete. A primary word; 'whole' or 'all', i.e. Complete, especially as noun or adverb.

church
ἐκκλησίαν (ekklēsian)
Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular
Strong's 1577: From a compound of ek and a derivative of kaleo; a calling out, i.e. a popular meeting, especially a religious congregation.

and
καὶ (kai)
Conjunction
Strong's 2532: And, even, also, namely.

all
πάντας (pantas)
Adjective - Accusative Masculine Plural
Strong's 3956: All, the whole, every kind of. Including all the forms of declension; apparently a primary word; all, any, every, the whole.

who
τοὺς (tous)
Article - Accusative Masculine Plural
Strong's 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.

heard about
ἀκούοντας (akouontas)
Verb - Present Participle Active - Accusative Masculine Plural
Strong's 191: To hear, listen, comprehend by hearing; pass: is heard, reported. A primary verb; to hear.

these [events].
ταῦτα (tauta)
Demonstrative Pronoun - Accusative Neuter Plural
Strong's 3778: This; he, she, it.


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