Acts 5:6
New International Version
Then some young men came forward, wrapped up his body, and carried him out and buried him.

New Living Translation
Then some young men got up, wrapped him in a sheet, and took him out and buried him.

English Standard Version
The young men rose and wrapped him up and carried him out and buried him.

Berean Standard Bible
Then the young men stepped forward, wrapped up his body, and carried him out and buried him.

Berean Literal Bible
And the younger men having arisen, covered him, and having carried him out, buried him.

King James Bible
And the young men arose, wound him up, and carried him out, and buried him.

New King James Version
And the young men arose and wrapped him up, carried him out, and buried him.

New American Standard Bible
The young men got up and covered him up, and after carrying him out, they buried him.

NASB 1995
The young men got up and covered him up, and after carrying him out, they buried him.

NASB 1977
And the young men arose and covered him up, and after carrying him out, they buried him.

Legacy Standard Bible
And the young men rose up and wrapped him up, and after carrying him out, they buried him.

Amplified Bible
And the young men [in the congregation] got up and wrapped up the body, and carried it out and buried it.

Christian Standard Bible
The young men got up, wrapped his body, carried him out, and buried him.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
The young men got up, wrapped his body, carried him out, and buried him.

American Standard Version
And the young men arose and wrapped him round, and they carried him out and buried him.

Contemporary English Version
Some young men came in and wrapped up his body. Then they took it out and buried it.

English Revised Version
And the young men arose and wrapped him round, and they carried him out and buried him.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
Some young men got up, wrapped his body in a sheet, carried him outside, and buried him.

Good News Translation
The young men came in, wrapped up his body, carried him out, and buried him.

International Standard Version
The young men got up, wrapped him up, carried him outside, and buried him.

Majority Standard Bible
Then the young men stepped forward, wrapped up his body, and carried him out and buried him.

NET Bible
So the young men came, wrapped him up, carried him out, and buried him.

New Heart English Bible
The young men arose and wrapped him up, and they carried him out and buried him.

Webster's Bible Translation
And the young men arose, wound him up, and carried him out, and buried him.

Weymouth New Testament
The younger men, however, rose, and wrapping the body up, carried it out and buried it.

World English Bible
The young men arose and wrapped him up, and they carried him out and buried him.
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
and having risen, the younger men wound him up, and having carried forth, they buried [him].

Berean Literal Bible
And the younger men having arisen, covered him, and having carried him out, buried him.

Young's Literal Translation
and having risen, the younger men wound him up, and having carried forth, they buried him.

Smith's Literal Translation
And the younger having risen up, drew him together, and having carried out, interred.
Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
And the young men rising up, removed him, and carrying him out, buried him.

Catholic Public Domain Version
And the young men rose up and removed him; and carrying him out, they buried him.

New American Bible
The young men came and wrapped him up, then carried him out and buried him.

New Revised Standard Version
The young men came and wrapped up his body, then carried him out and buried him.
Translations from Aramaic
Lamsa Bible
The younger men among them arose, and moved his body aside. Then they took him out and buried him.

Aramaic Bible in Plain English
And young men among them arose and gathered him up, and they took him out and buried him.
NT Translations
Anderson New Testament
And the young men arose and wound him in his mantle, and carried him out, and buried him.

Godbey New Testament
and the young men, rising up, took him, and having carried him out, buried him.

Haweis New Testament
Then the young men arose, and swathed him up, and carrying him out, buried him.

Mace New Testament
and some young men came and wound him up, then carried him out, and buried him.

Weymouth New Testament
The younger men, however, rose, and wrapping the body up, carried it out and buried it.

Worrell New Testament
but the young men, rising up, wrapped him round; and, bearing him out, buried him.

Worsley New Testament
And some of the young men arose, and wrapped him up; and they carried him out, and buried him.

Additional Translations ...
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Context
Ananias and Sapphira
5On hearing these words, Ananias fell down and died. And great fear came over all who heard what had happened. 6Then the young men stepped forward, wrapped up his body, and carried him out and buried him. 7About three hours later his wife also came in, unaware of what had happened.…

Cross References
John 19:40
So they took the body of Jesus and wrapped it in linen cloths with the spices, according to the Jewish burial custom.

Luke 7:14-15
Then He went up and touched the coffin, and those carrying it stood still. “Young man,” He said, “I tell you, get up!” / And the dead man sat up and began to speak! Then Jesus gave him back to his mother.

1 Kings 14:12-13
As for you, get up and go home. When your feet enter the city, the child will die. / All Israel will mourn for him and bury him. For this is the only one belonging to Jeroboam who will receive a proper burial, because only in him has the LORD, the God of Israel, found any good in the house of Jeroboam.

1 Samuel 31:12-13
all their men of valor set out, journeyed all night, and retrieved the bodies of Saul and his sons from the wall of Beth-shan. When they arrived at Jabesh, they burned the bodies there. / Then they took their bones and buried them under the tamarisk tree in Jabesh, and they fasted seven days.

2 Kings 9:34-37
Then Jehu went in and ate and drank. “Take care of this cursed woman,” he said, “and bury her, for she was the daughter of a king.” / But when they went out to bury her, they found nothing but her skull, her feet, and the palms of her hands. / So they went back and told Jehu, who replied, “This is the word of the LORD, which He spoke through His servant Elijah the Tishbite: ‘On the plot of ground at Jezreel the dogs will devour the flesh of Jezebel. ...

Genesis 23:2-4
She died in Kiriath-arba (that is, Hebron) in the land of Canaan, and Abraham went out to mourn and to weep for her. / Then Abraham got up from beside his dead wife and said to the Hittites, / “I am a foreigner and an outsider among you. Give me a burial site among you so that I can bury my dead.”

Matthew 27:59-60
So Joseph took the body, wrapped it in a clean linen cloth, / and placed it in his own new tomb that he had cut into the rock. Then he rolled a great stone across the entrance to the tomb and went away.

Mark 15:46
So Joseph bought a linen cloth, took down the body of Jesus, wrapped it in the cloth, and placed it in a tomb that had been cut out of the rock. Then he rolled a stone against the entrance to the tomb.

Luke 23:53
Then he took it down, wrapped it in a linen cloth, and placed it in a tomb cut into the rock, where no one had yet been laid.

John 11:44
The man who had been dead came out with his hands and feet bound in strips of linen, and his face wrapped in a cloth. “Unwrap him and let him go,” Jesus told them.

Genesis 50:2-3
And Joseph directed the physicians in his service to embalm his father Israel. So they embalmed him, / taking the forty days required to complete the embalming. And the Egyptians mourned for him seventy days.

Deuteronomy 21:22-23
If a man has committed a sin worthy of death, and he is executed, and you hang his body on a tree, / you must not leave the body on the tree overnight, but you must be sure to bury him that day, because anyone who is hung on a tree is under God’s curse. You must not defile the land that the LORD your God is giving you as an inheritance.

2 Samuel 18:17
They took Absalom, cast him into a large pit in the forest, and piled a huge mound of stones over him. Meanwhile, all the Israelites fled, each to his home.

2 Chronicles 16:14
And he was buried in the tomb that he had cut out for himself in the City of David. They laid him on a bier that was full of spices and various blended perfumes; then they made a great fire in his honor.

Jeremiah 22:18-19
Therefore this is what the LORD says concerning Jehoiakim son of Josiah king of Judah: “They will not mourn for him: ‘Alas, my brother! Alas, my sister!’ They will not mourn for him: ‘Alas, my master! Alas, his splendor!’ / He will be buried like a donkey, dragged away and thrown outside the gates of Jerusalem.


Treasury of Scripture

And the young men arose, wound him up, and carried him out, and buried him.

Leviticus 10:4-6
And Moses called Mishael and Elzaphan, the sons of Uzziel the uncle of Aaron, and said unto them, Come near, carry your brethren from before the sanctuary out of the camp…

Deuteronomy 21:23
His body shall not remain all night upon the tree, but thou shalt in any wise bury him that day; (for he that is hanged is accursed of God;) that thy land be not defiled, which the LORD thy God giveth thee for an inheritance.

2 Samuel 18:17
And they took Absalom, and cast him into a great pit in the wood, and laid a very great heap of stones upon him: and all Israel fled every one to his tent.

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Acts 5
1. After that Ananias and Sapphira his wife,
3. at Peter's rebuke had fallen down dead;
12. and that the rest of the apostles had wrought many miracles;
14. to the increase of the faith;
17. the apostles are again imprisoned;
19. but delivered by an angel bidding them preach openly to all;
21. when, after their teaching accordingly in the temple,
29. and before the council,
33. they are in danger to be killed;
34. but through the advice of Gamaliel, they are kept alive, and are only beaten;
41. for which they glorify God, and cease no day from preaching.














Then the young men
The phrase "the young men" refers to a group of younger members of the early Christian community. In the Greek, "νεανίσκοι" (neaniskoi) suggests young men who were likely tasked with physical duties due to their strength and vitality. Historically, young men in Jewish culture often took on roles that required physical labor, and their involvement here underscores the communal responsibility and order within the early church. This reflects the early church's structure, where each member had a role, emphasizing unity and service.

stepped forward
The action of stepping forward indicates a readiness and willingness to serve. In the context of the early church, this act of stepping forward can be seen as a demonstration of obedience and respect for the community's needs. It highlights the immediacy and urgency with which the early Christians responded to situations, reflecting their commitment to maintaining order and reverence within the community.

wrapped up his body
The act of wrapping the body is significant in Jewish burial customs, where the deceased were prepared with care and respect. The Greek word "συνέστειλαν" (synesteilan) implies a careful and respectful preparation of the body. This practice aligns with Jewish traditions of honoring the dead, as seen in John 19:40, where Jesus' body was wrapped in linen. It underscores the early Christians' adherence to cultural customs while also reflecting their respect for the sanctity of life and death.

and carried him out
Carrying the body out signifies the removal of Ananias from the community space, which was necessary to maintain purity and order. The Greek "ἐξενέγκαντες" (exenegkantes) suggests a deliberate and respectful action. This act of carrying out the body also symbolizes the separation of sin from the community, as Ananias' deceit was a serious offense against the Holy Spirit and the unity of the church.

and buried him
Burial was an essential practice in Jewish culture, reflecting the belief in the dignity of the human body and the hope of resurrection. The Greek "ἔθαψαν" (ethapsan) indicates a finality to the act, completing the process of dealing with Ananias' sin. This burial, done without delay, highlights the seriousness with which the early church dealt with sin and the importance of maintaining holiness within the community. It serves as a sobering reminder of the consequences of deceit and the need for integrity in the life of believers.

(6) And the young men arose.--Literally, the younger men, implying the existence of a distinct body as contrasted with the "elders" of the Church. So in Luke 20:26 we find the same word answering in the parallel clause to "him that serveth," and opposed to "elders," where the latter word seems used in a half official sense rather than of age only. We find here, accordingly, rather than in Acts 6, the germ of the later diaconate as a body of men set apart for the subordinate services of the community. The special work here done by them was afterwards assigned to the Fossarii, the sextons, or grave-diggers of the Church.

Wound him up.--The word in this sense is found here only in the New Testament. It implies the hurried wrapping in a winding-sheet. It was followed by the immediate interment outside the walls of the city. Custom, resting partly on the necessities of climate, partly on the idea of ceremonial defilement, as caused by contact with a corpse (Numbers 19:11-16), required burial to follow quickly on death, unless there was a more or less elaborate embalmment. In the act itself we note something like a compassionate respect. There is a reverence for humanity, as such, perhaps for the body that had once been the temple of the Spirit (1Corinthians 6:19), that will not permit men to do as the heathen did, and to inflict dishonour on the lifeless corpse. The narrative implies that the new society had already a burial-place to which they had free right of access. Was it in the Potter's Field that had been bought to bury strangers in? (Matthew 27:7.) Did the body of Ananias rest in the same cemetery with that of Judas? (See Note on Matthew 27:8.) . . .

Verse 6. - And wrapped him round for wound him up, A.V.; they carried for carried, A.V. The young men (new/teroi: called in ver. 10 νεανίσκοι,). There does not seem to be sufficient ground for supposing, with Meyer, that a definite class of Church servants is here meant. The young men of the Church would, as a matter of course, perform such services as that here spoken of, when directed by the πρεσβύτεροι, the elders, in age or office.

Parallel Commentaries ...


Greek
Then
δὲ (de)
Conjunction
Strong's 1161: A primary particle; but, and, etc.

the
οἱ (hoi)
Article - Nominative Masculine Plural
Strong's 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.

young [men]
νεώτεροι (neōteroi)
Adjective - Nominative Masculine Plural - Comparative
Strong's 3501: (a) young, youthful, (b) new, fresh.

stepped forward,
ἀναστάντες (anastantes)
Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Plural
Strong's 450: To raise up, set up; I rise from among (the) dead; I arise, appear. From ana and histemi; to stand up.

wrapped up
συνέστειλαν (synesteilan)
Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural
Strong's 4958: To contract, shorten, wrap around, swathe. From sun and stello; to send together, i.e. Enwrap, contract.

his [body],
αὐτὸν (auton)
Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Masculine 3rd Person Singular
Strong's 846: He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons.

and
καὶ (kai)
Conjunction
Strong's 2532: And, even, also, namely.

carried [him] out
ἐξενέγκαντες (exenenkantes)
Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Plural
Strong's 1627: To bring out, carry out, sometimes out of the city for burial; I bring forth, bear, produce. From ek and phero; to bear out.

[and] buried [him].
ἔθαψαν (ethapsan)
Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural
Strong's 2290: To bury. A primary verb; to celebrate funeral rites, i.e. Inter.


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