Acts 5:11
And great fear came upon all the church, and upon as many as heard these things.
Cross-reference
Acts 5:5 first records 'great fear' after Ananias's death; Acts 5:11 repeats it after Sapphira's, showing escalation of the same response.
In Acts 2:43, fear comes upon every soul at the apostles' signs — directly parallel to the great fear in Acts 5:11 after judgment.
In Acts 19:17, fear falls on all after a miraculous event—similar to the fear in the church after the deaths of Ananias and Sapphira.
Revelation 15:4 declares all nations will fear and glorify God — the universal awe that began to be realized in the church's response here.
1 Peter 1:17 instructs believers to live in fear during their exile — the same reverent fear of the impartial Judge that seized the early church.
Hebrews 12:28 calls for worship with reverence and awe — the same godly fear that filled the church after witnessing God's holiness in judgment.
Hebrews 11:7 says Noah, moved with fear, built the ark — the same reverential fear of God's warning that produced action in the early church.
Philippians 2:12 calls for salvation worked out with fear and trembling — the same reverent awe that gripped the church after God's judgment.
Jeremiah 32:40 promises God will put a fear in hearts that prevents turning away — the same reverential fear seen here after divine judgment.
In Luke 7:16, fear comes on all after Jesus raises the widow's son — same reverential fear as in Acts 5:11.
In Luke 5:26, the crowd is filled with fear after Jesus heals the paralytic — parallel to the fear in Acts 5:11 after divine judgment.
In Luke 1:65, fear comes on all around Zechariah after John's birth — akin to the fear in Acts 5:11 after God's judgment.
In Jonah 1:16, the sailors fear the Lord exceedingly after the storm — a parallel to the great fear in Acts 5:11 after judgment.
In 1 Timothy 5:20, public rebuke of sinners makes others fear — same principle of fear resulting from church discipline as in Acts 5:11.
In Numbers 17:13, the people fear approaching the tabernacle after Korah's rebellion — same fear after divine judgment as in Acts.
In Leviticus 10:3, God's judgment on Nadab and Abihu causes Aaron to hold his peace — a parallel fear of the Lord after divine judgment.
1 Corinthians 10:12 warns the self-confident to take heed — echoing the lesson from Ananias and Sapphira that no one is safe from God's discipline.
Psalm 89:7 declares that God is feared in the assembly of saints—the principle behind the reverent fear described in Acts 5:11.
In Revelation 11:11, the same phrase 'great fear' describes the response to the two witnesses' resurrection, mirroring the awe after divine judgment here.
Hebrews 4:1 urges fear of falling short of God's rest — parallel to the fear that follows divine judgment, prompting self-examination.