Acts 5:14

“And believers were the more added to the Lord, etc.] That is, to the church, as in (<440247>Acts 2:47) over which Christ was Lord and head; for they were added to the Lord before, by believing in him, when they gave up themselves to him, to be saved by him; and now to the apostles, and the church by the will of God; and this case of Ananias and Sapphira was so far from hindering persons from coming into the church, that there were greater additions made to it than before, even of such as were true believers in Christ. The Ethiopic version reads, “and many were added who believed in our Lord”; the Arabic version, “they that believed in the Lord increased”; the Syriac version, “and they more…”

“And believers - This is the name by which Christians were designated, because one of the main things that distinguished them was that they “believed” that Jesus was the Christ. It is also an incidental proof that none should join themselves to the church who are not “believers”; that is, who do not profess to be Christians in heart and in life. Were the more added - The effect of all these things was to increase the number of converts. Their persecutions, their preaching, and the judgment of God, “all” tended to impress the minds of the people, and to lead them to the Lord Jesus Christ. Compare Acts 4:4. Though the judgment of God had the effect of deterring hypocrites from entering the…”

“But so much the more were true believers added, because unbelievers kept at a distance. Acts 5:17”

“believers: Act 2:41, Act 2:47, Act 4:4, Act 6:7, Act 9:31, Act 9:35, Act 9:42; Isa 44:3-5, Isa 45:24, Isa 55:11-13 multitudes: Act 8:3, Act 8:12, Act 9:2, Act 22:4; Exo 35:22; Deu 29:11, Deu 29:12, Deu 31:11, Deu 31:12; Sa2 6:19; Ezr 10:1; Neh 8:2; Co1 11:11, Co1 11:12; Gal 3:28 Acts 5:15”