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Text -- Acts 5:1-11 (NET)
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The Judgment on Ananias and Sapphira
5:1 Now a man named Ananias , together with Sapphira his wife , sold a piece of property .
5:2 He kept back for himself part of the proceeds with his wife’s knowledge ; he brought only part of it and placed it at the apostles ’ feet .
5:3 But Peter said , “Ananias , why has Satan filled your heart to lie to the Holy Spirit and keep back for yourself part of the proceeds from the sale of the land ?
5:4 Before it was sold , did it not belong to you ? And when it was sold , was the money not at your disposal ? How have you thought up this deed in your heart ? You have not lied to people but to God !”
5:5 When Ananias heard these words he collapsed and died , and great fear gripped all who heard about it.
5:6 So the young men came , wrapped him up , carried him out , and buried him.
5:7 After an interval of about three hours , his wife came in , but she did not know what had happened .
5:8 Peter said to her , “Tell me , were the two of you paid this amount for the land ?” Sapphira said , “Yes , that much .”
5:9 Peter then told her , “Why have you agreed together to test the Spirit of the Lord ? Look ! The feet of those who have buried your husband are at the door , and they will carry you out !”
5:10 At once she collapsed at his feet and died . So when the young men came in , they found her dead , and they carried her out and buried her beside her husband .
5:11 Great fear gripped the whole church and all who heard about these things .
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Names, People and Places, Dictionary Themes and Topics
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Names, People and Places:
Dictionary Themes and Topics:
Sapphira |
Ananias |
Burial |
COVETOUSNESS |
Church |
LIE; LYING |
PETER, THE FIRST EPISTLE OF |
Peter |
Vows |
Community |
Judgments of God |
ANANIAS (1) |
Hypocrisy |
Lies and Deceits |
Women |
Death |
TEXT AND MANUSCRIPTS OF THE NEW TESTAMENT |
PAPYRUS |
Land |
DEAD |
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NET Notes: Act 5:2 The participle ἐνέγκας (enenka") has been translated as a finite verb due to requirements of contemporary Eng...
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NET Notes: Act 5:3 The words “from the sale of” are not in the Greek text, but are supplied to clarify the meaning, since the phrase “proceeds from the...
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NET Notes: Act 5:4 Grk “to men.” If Peter’s remark refers only to the apostles, the translation “to men” would be appropriate. But if (as i...
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NET Notes: Act 5:6 Buried. Same day burial was a custom in the Jewish world of the first century (cf. also Deut 21:23).
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NET Notes: Act 5:7 Grk “came in, not knowing.” The participle has been translated with concessive or adversative force: “although she did not know.R...
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NET Notes: Act 5:8 Grk “She”; the referent (Sapphira) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
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NET Notes: Act 5:10 Grk “And at once.” Because of the difference between Greek style, which often begins sentences or clauses with “and,” and Engl...
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