Acts 5:2
1 Now a man named Ananias, together with his wife Sapphira, also sold a piece of property.
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?
4 Did it not belong to you before it was sold? And after it was sold, was it not at your disposal? How could you conceive such a deed in your heart? You have not lied to men, but to God!”
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
- 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.
- KJV
- And kept back part of the price, his wife also being privy to it, and brought a certain part, and laid it at the apostles’ feet.
- WEB
- and kept back part of the price, his wife also being aware of it, then brought a certain part and laid it at the apostles’ feet.
- ASV
- and kept back [part] of the price, his wife also being privy to it, and brought a certain part, and laid it at the apostles` feet.
- DARBY
- and put aside for himself part of the price, [his] wife also being privy to it; and having brought a certain part, laid it at the feet of the apostles.
- BLB
- and he kept back from the proceeds, also the wife being aware of [it], and having brought a certain portion, he laid [it] at the feet of the apostles.
- ÅB
- og han stakk til side noe av pengene med sin hustrus vitende, og bar fram en del og la det for apostlenes føtter.
- OTB
- Med full viten fra sin kone holdt han tilbake en del av inntektene for seg selv og brakte en del for å legge ved apostlenes føtter.
- B1930
- og han stakk til side noget av pengene med sin hustrus vitende, og bar frem en del og la det for apostlenes føtter.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Acts 4:37
sold a field he owned, brought the money, and laid it at the apostles’ feet.
Read in context2 Peter 2:14–15
Their eyes are full of adultery; their desire for sin is never satisfied; they seduce the unstable. They are accursed children with hearts trained in greed.
Read in contextActs 4:34–35
There were no needy ones among them, because those who owned lands or houses would sell their property, bring the proceeds from the sales,
Read in contextJoshua 7:11–12
Israel has sinned; they have transgressed My covenant that I commanded them, and they have taken some of what was devoted to destruction. Indeed, they have stolen and lied, and they have put these things with their own possessions.
Read in contextActs 5:3
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?
Read in contextMatthew 6:2–3
So when you give to the needy, do not sound a trumpet before you, as the hypocrites do in the synagogues and on the streets, to be honored by men. Truly I tell you, they already have their full reward.
Read in context2 Kings 5:21–25
So Gehazi pursued Naaman. And when Naaman saw him running toward him, he got down from the chariot to meet him and asked, “Is everything all right?”
Read in contextJohn 12:6
Judas did not say this because he cared about the poor, but because he was a thief. As keeper of the money bag, he used to take from what was put into it.
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