King James Version
Acts 5:6 in the King James Version says “And the young men arose, wound him up, and carried him out, and buried him.” — study this verse from Acts chapter 5 with commentary, cross-references, and original Greek word analysis.
“And the young men arose, wound him up, and carried him out, and buried him.”
Acts 5:6 · KJV
Whiles it remained, was it not thine own ? and after it was sold, was it not in thine own power? why hast thou conceived this thing in thine heart? thou hast not lied unto men, but unto God.
And Ananias hearing these words fell down, and gave up the ghost: and great fear came on all them that heard these things.
And the young men arose, wound him up, and carried him out, and buried him.
And it was about the space of three hours after, when his wife, not knowing what was done, came in.
And Peter answered unto her, Tell me whether ye sold the land for so much? And she said, Yea, for so much.
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“the young men”
G3501"new", i.e., (of persons) youthful, or (of things) fresh; figuratively, regenerate
“up”
G4958to send (draw) together, i.e., enwrap (enshroud a corpse for burial), contract (an interval)
“him”
G846the reflexive pronoun self, used (alone or in the comparative g1438) of the third person, and (with the proper personal pronoun) of the other persons
“and”
G2532and, also, even, so then, too, etc.; often used in connection (or composition) with other particles or small words
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