Acts 5:3-11
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.