Filled (επληρωσεν). The very verb used of the filling by the Holy Spirit (4:31). Satan the adversary is the father of lies ([Refer…

But Peter said. Peter could have known this only by revelation. It was the manifest design of Ananias to deceive, and there was no way of …

Why hath Satan filled thine heart?—The narrative is obviously intended to leave the impression that St. …

Probably no account in Acts has provoked more wrath from critics than this one has. Commentators have complained about the difficulty of accepting …

And Peter said. How did Peter know Ananias’s fraud (and stealing?) Undoubtedly, it was by the revelation of the Spirit. Therefore, Luke signifies t…

But Peter said, Ananias
Peter, by divine revelation, or by a spirit of discerning, such as Elisha had, who knew what…

The sin of Ananias and Sapphira was that they were ambitious to be thought eminent disciples when they were not true disciples. Hypocrites may deny…