Acts 5:7

Study note

Setting — The narrator records the wife entering the room approximately three hours after her husband’s burial, positioned between the young men’s departure and Peter’s direct inquiry.

The words — διάστημα (diastēma) denotes a measurable interval, and ὡρῶν (hōrōn) specifies the unit of time, together rendering the literal phrase “about three hours afterward.”

The thread — This verse anchors the immediate narrative sequence, linking the burial in Acts 5:6 to Peter’s confrontation in Acts 5:8. The precise timing marks the boundary between the husband’s death and the wife’s arrival, structuring the unfolding judgment.

Why it lands — It establishes the exact interval before Peter’s question, leaving the text’s plain claim of her ignorance unqualified by later revelation. The reader must note the factual gap between the burial and her entrance before evaluating her subsequent deception.

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