Acts 5:1
Now a man named Ananias, together with his wife Sapphira, also sold a piece of property.
2 With his wife’s full knowledge, he kept back some of the proceeds for himself, but brought a portion and laid it at the apostles’ feet.
3 Then Peter said, “Ananias, how is it that Satan has filled your heart to lie to the Holy Spirit and withhold some of the proceeds from the land?
Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
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- BSB
- Now a man named Ananias, together with his wife Sapphira, also sold a piece of property.
- KJV
- But a certain man named Ananias, with Sapphira his wife, sold a possession,
- WEB
- But a certain man named Ananias, with Sapphira his wife, sold a possession,
- ASV
- But a certain man named Ananias, with Sapphira his wife, sold a possession,
- DARBY
- But a certain man, Ananias by name, with Sapphira his wife, sold a possession,
- BLB
- Now a certain man named Ananias, with his wife Sapphira, sold a property,
- ÅB
- Men en mann ved navn Ananias og hans hustru Saffira solgte en eiendom,
- OTB
- En mann ved navn Ananias, sammen med sin kone Saffira, solgte en eiendom.
- B1930
- Men en mann ved navn Ananias og hans hustru Saffira solgte en eiendom,
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Leviticus 10:1–3
Now Aaron’s sons Nadab and Abihu took their censers, put fire in them and added incense, and offered unauthorized fire before the LORD, contrary to His command.
Read in context2 Timothy 2:20
A large house contains not only vessels of gold and silver, but also of wood and clay. Some indeed are for honorable use, but others are for common use.
Read in contextMatthew 13:47–48
Once again, the kingdom of heaven is like a net that was cast into the sea and caught all kinds of fish.
Read in contextJohn 6:37
Everyone the Father gives Me will come to Me, and the one who comes to Me I will never drive away.
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