KJV King James Version
And Ananias hearing these words fell down, and gave up the ghost: and great fear came on all them that heard these things.
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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.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
On hearing these words, Ananias fell down and died. And great fear came over all who heard what had happened.
WEB World English Bible
Ananias, hearing these words, fell down and died. Great fear came on all who heard these things.
ASV American Standard Version
And Ananias hearing these words fell down and gave up the ghost: and great fear came upon all that heard it.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
and Ananias hearing these words, having fallen down, did expire, and great fear came upon all who heard these things,
Surrounding context — Acts 5
2 And kept back [part] of the price, his wife also being privy [to it], and brought a certain part, and laid [it] at the apostles’ feet.
3 But Peter said, Ananias, why hath Satan filled thine heart to lie to the Holy Ghost, and to keep back [part] of the price of the land?
4 Whiles it remained, was it not thine own? and after it was sold, was it not in thine own power? why hast thou conceived this thing in thine heart? thou hast not lied unto men, but unto God.
5 And Ananias hearing these words fell down, and gave up the ghost: and great fear came on all them that heard these things.
6 And the young men arose, wound him up, and carried [him] out, and buried [him].
7 And it was about the space of three hours after, when his wife, not knowing what was done, came in.
8 And Peter answered unto her, Tell me whether ye sold the land for so much? And she said, Yea, for so much.
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These Hebrew/Greek tokens are linked by Strong's number. Click one for its lexicon definition and other occurrences.
ἀκούωνG191 · akouōto hearδὲG1161 · dethenὁG3588 · hothe/this/whoἉνανίαςG367 · AnaniasAnaniasτοὺςG3588 · hothe/this/whoλόγουςG3056 · logoswordτούτουςG3778 · ohutosthis/he/she/itπεσὼνG4098 · piptōto collapseἐξέψυξεν.G1634 · ekpsuchōto expireκαὶG2532 · kaiandἐγένετοG1096 · ginomaito beφόβοςG5401 · phobosfearμέγαςG3173 · megasgreatἐπὶG1909 · epiupon/to/againstπάνταςG3956 · pasallτοὺςG3588 · hothe/this/whoἀκούονταςG191 · akouōto hear
Cross-references
Acts 5:10-11Then fell she down straightway at his feet, and yielded up the ghost: and the young men came in, and found her dead, and, carrying [her] forth, buried [her] by her husband.Acts 2:43And fear came upon every soul: and many wonders and signs were done by the apostles.Revelation 11:13And the same hour was there a great earthquake, and the tenth part of the city fell, and in the earthquake were slain of men seven thousand: and the remnant were affrighted, and gave glory to the God of heaven.Acts 5:13And of the rest durst no man join himself to them: but the people magnified them.Numbers 16:26-34And he spake unto the congregation, saying, Depart, I pray you, from the tents of these wicked men, and touch nothing of theirs, lest ye be consumed in all their sins.Revelation 11:5And if any man will hurt them, fire proceedeth out of their mouth, and devoureth their enemies: and if any man will hurt them, he must in this manner be killed.Acts 13:11And now, behold, the hand of the Lord [is] upon thee, and thou shalt be blind, not seeing the sun for a season. And immediately there fell on him a mist and a darkness; and he went about seeking some to lead him by the hand.1 Chronicles 13:12And David was afraid of God that day, saying, How shall I bring the ark of God [home] to me?Psalm 64:9And all men shall fear, and shall declare the work of God; for they shall wisely consider of his doing.2 Kings 2:24And he turned back, and looked on them, and cursed them in the name of the LORD. And there came forth two she bears out of the wood, and tare forty and two children of them.Deuteronomy 13:11And all Israel shall hear, and fear, and shall do no more any such wickedness as this is among you.2 Corinthians 10:2-6But I beseech [you], that I may not be bold when I am present with that confidence, wherewith I think to be bold against some, which think of us as if we walked according to the flesh.1 Chronicles 15:13For because ye [did it] not at the first, the LORD our God made a breach upon us, for that we sought him not after the due order.2 Corinthians 13:2I told you before, and foretell you, as if I were present, the second time; and being absent now I write to them which heretofore have sinned, and to all other, that, if I come again, I will not spare:Deuteronomy 21:21And all the men of his city shall stone him with stones, that he die: so shalt thou put evil away from among you; and all Israel shall hear, and fear.Jeremiah 5:14Wherefore thus saith the LORD God of hosts, Because ye speak this word, behold, I will make my words in thy mouth fire, and this people wood, and it shall devour them.Numbers 17:12-13And the children of Israel spake unto Moses, saying, Behold, we die, we perish, we all perish.1 Samuel 6:19-21And he smote the men of Bethshemesh, because they had looked into the ark of the LORD, even he smote of the people fifty thousand and threescore and ten men: and the people lamented, because the LORD had smitten [many] of the people with a great slaughter.
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