SEV Biblia, Chapter 5:5
Entonces Ananías, oyendo estas palabras, cayó y expiró. Y vino un gran temor sobre todos los que lo oyeron.
Clarke's Bible Commentary - Acts 5:5
Verse 5. Fell down, and gave up the ghost] peswn exeyuxe, Falling down, he expired, breathed his last: "Gave up the ghost" is a very improper translation here. See the notes on Gen. xxv. 8, and on Matt. xxvii. 50. Two things may be remarked here: 1. That the sin of this person was of no ordinary magnitude, else God would not have visited it with so signal a punishment. 2. That Peter must have had the power to discern the state of the heart, else he had not known the perfidy of Ananias. This power, commonly called the discernment of spirits, the apostles had as a particular gift, not probably always but at select times, when God saw it necessary for the good of his Church.
John Gill's Bible Commentary
Ver. 5. And Ananias hearing these words , etc.] Of Peter’s; by which he found his sin was detected, and by which he was convicted of it: and which set forth the evil nature of it, with its aggravated circumstances; and such power went along with them, and they cut so deep, as that immediately he fell down and gave up the ghost ; which is an instance of what the Jews call death by the hand of heaven: and this was done either by an angel; or rather by an extraordinary gift bestowed on Peter, being such an one as the Apostle Paul had, and used, when he smote Elymas the sorcerer with blindness, and delivered the incestuous person, and Alexander and Hymeneus to Satan. And great fear came upon all them that heard these things ; both upon the members of the church, and so was of service to make them careful of their words and actions, and cautious and circumspect in their lives and conversations; and upon those that were without, and might be a means of making them fearful of speaking against them, or mocking at them, or of joining themselves to them, without being thoroughly satistied that they should, and had a right, and were meet for it.
Matthew Henry Commentary
Verses 1-11 - The sin of Ananias and Sapphira was, that they were ambitious of being thought eminent disciples, when they were not true disciples Hypocrites may deny themselves, may forego their worldly advantage i one instance, with a prospect of finding their account in somethin else. They were covetous of the wealth of the world, and distrustful of God and his providence. They thought they might serve both God an mammon. They thought to deceive the apostles. The Spirit of God in Peter discerned the principle of unbelief reigning in the heart of Ananias. But whatever Satan might suggest, he could not have filled the heart of Ananias with this wickedness had he not been consenting. The falsehood was an attempt to deceive the Spirit of truth, who s manifestly spoke and acted by the apostles. The crime of Ananias wa not his retaining part of the price of the land; he might have kept it all, had he pleased; but his endeavouring to impose upon the apostle with an awful lie, from a desire to make a vain show, joined with covetousness. But if we think to put a cheat upon God, we shall put fatal cheat upon our own souls. How sad to see those relations wh should quicken one another to that which is good, hardening one anothe in that which is evil! And this punishment was in reality mercy to vas numbers. It would cause strict self-examination, prayer, and dread of hypocrisy, covetousness, and vain-glory, and it should still do so. I would prevent the increase of false professors. Let us learn hence ho hateful falsehood is to the God of truth, and not only shun a direc lie, but all advantages from the use of doubtful expressions, an double meaning in our speech.
Greek Textus Receptus
ακουων 191 5723 V-PAP-NSM δε 1161 CONJ ανανιας 367 N-NSM τους 3588 T-APM λογους 3056 N-APM τουτους 5128 D-APM πεσων 4098 5631 V-2AAP-NSM εξεψυξεν 1634 5656 V-AAI-3S και 2532 CONJ εγενετο 1096 5633 V-2ADI-3S φοβος 5401 N-NSM μεγας 3173 A-NSM επι 1909 PREP παντας 3956 A-APM τους 3588 T-APM ακουοντας 191 5723 V-PAP-APM ταυτα 5023 D-APN
Vincent's NT Word Studies
5. Gave up the ghost (exeyuxe). Used by Luke only. A rare word, occurring in the Septuagint, and in medical writers. See Ezek. xxi. 7, "Every spirit shall faint." See, also, on failing, Luke xxi. 26.
Robertson's NT Word Studies
5:5 {Hearing} (akouwn). Present active participle of akouw, while hearing. {Fell down} (peswn). Second aorist active participle of piptw, fell all of a sudden while listening. {Gave up the ghost} (exeyuxen). First aorist active indicative of ekyucw, late verb in LXX and Hippocrates, to breathe out, to expire. In the N.T. only here, verse #10; 12:23. It is needless to blame Peter for the death of Ananias. He had brought the end upon himself. It was the judgment of God. Physically the nervous shock could have caused the collapse.
