Acts 5:7
5 And Ananias hearing these words fell down, and gave up the ghost: and great fear came on all them that heard these things.
6 And the young men arose, wound him up, and carried him out, and buried him.
And it was about the space of three hours after, when his wife, not knowing what was done, came in.
8 And Peter answered unto her, Tell me whether ye sold the land for so much? And she said, Yea, for so much.
9 Then Peter said unto her, How is it that ye have agreed together to tempt the Spirit of the Lord? behold, the feet of them which have buried thy husband are at the door, and shall carry thee out.
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.
Compare
- BSB
- About three hours later his wife also came in, unaware of what had happened.
- KJV
- And it was about the space of three hours after, when his wife, not knowing what was done, came in.
- WEB
- About three hours later, his wife, not knowing what had happened, came in.
- ASV
- And it was about the space of three hours after, when his wife, not knowing what was done, came in.
- DARBY
- And it came to pass about three hours afterwards, that his wife, not knowing what had happened, came in.
- BLB
- Now it came to pass about three hours afterward [that] his wife also came in, not knowing that having happened.
- ÅB
- Så gikk det omkring tre timer; da trådte hans hustru inn, uten å vite hva som var skjedd.
- OTB
- Omtrent tre timer senere kom hans kone inn, uvitende om hva som hadde skjedd.
- B1930
- Så gikk det omkring tre timer; da trådte hans hustru inn, uten å vite hvad som var skjedd.