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NASB | Acts 5:5 And as he heard these words, Ananias fell down and breathed his last; and great fear came over all who heard of it. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Acts 5:5 And hearing these words, Ananias fell down suddenly and died; and great fear and awe gripped those who heard of it. |
Subject: Were Ananias and Sapphira believers? |
Bible Note: Edwin Are you not reading too much into the fact that Ananias and Sapphira are said to have lied to the Holy Spirit? This does not necessarily mean that they were born of the Spirit themselves. The Spirit was evidently and powerfully at work in the Jerusalem church and in the ministry of the apostles. Their deceptive and hypocritical behaviour was thus a sin against the Holy Spirit and points to them possibly being unbelievers rather than true believers. I don't think we can be dogmatic one way or the other about this since the Bible just doesn't tell us. Apollos |