Chapter 5 opens with a very hard story about Ananias and Sapphira. This story shows the power of sinning against God. The ASB says, "the couple had the right to keep back whatever they chose, but to make it appear that they had given all when they had not was sinful." (pg 1773)
In verse 17 we see the beginning of what Jesus promised. That is the world hating the apostles and the beginning of persecution...
In this chapter we see great wisdom coming from a Pharisee named Gamaliel about how to deal with the situation. Gamaliel was Saul's (later name Paul) teacher!!! Paul would later be the greatest preacher to the Gentiles!
Nothing could stop the apostles from "teaching and proclaiming the good news that Jesus is the Christ."
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