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Commentaries on Acts 5:42

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John Gill - Exposition

John Gill

And daily in the temple, and in every house,.... Every day, with great constancy and assiduity, both publicly and privately; in the temple, the place of public worship, where the Jews resorted on that account; and in each of their private houses, as often as they had opportunity: they ceased not to teach and preach Jesus Christ, that he is the Son of God, truly and properly God, the only Saviour...

Matthew Henry - Complete Commentary

Matthew Henry

In this chapter we have, I. The sin and punishment of Ananias and Sapphira, who, for lying to the Holy Ghost, were struck dead at the word of Peter, ver. 1-11. II. The flourishing state of the church, in the power that went along with the preaching of the gospel, ver. 12-16. III. The imprisonment of the apostles, and their miraculous discharge out of prison, with fresh orders to go on to preach...