Ezekiel 38:10

38:10 “‘This is what the sovereign Lord says: On that day thoughts will come into your mind, ¹  and you will devise an evil plan.

Acts 5:3-4

5:3 But Peter said, “Ananias, why has Satan filled ²  your heart to lie to the Holy Spirit and keep back for yourself part of the proceeds from the sale of ³  the land? 5:4 Before it was sold, ⁴  did it not ⁵  belong to you? And when it was sold, was the money ⁶  not at your disposal? How have you thought up this deed in your heart? ⁷  You have not lied to people ⁸  but to God!”

Acts 5:9

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!”

Acts 8:20-22

8:20 But Peter said to him, “May your silver perish with you, ⁹  because you thought you could acquire ¹⁰  God’s gift with money! 8:21 You have no share or part ¹¹  in this matter ¹²  because your heart is not right before God! 8:22 Therefore repent of this wickedness of yours, and pray to the Lord ¹³  that he may perhaps forgive you for the intent of your heart. ¹⁴ 

[38:10]  ¹ tn Heb “words will go up upon your heart.”

[5:3]  ² sn This is a good example of the Greek verb fill (πληρόω, plhrow) meaning “to exercise control over someone’s thought and action” (cf. Eph 5:18).

[5:3]  ³ tn 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 land” could possibly be understood as crops rather than money from the sale.

[5:4]  ⁴ tn Grk “Remaining to you.”

[5:4]  ⁵ tn The negative interrogative particle οὐχί (ouci) expects a positive reply to this question and the following one (“And when it was sold, was it not at your disposal?”).

[5:4]  ⁶ tn Grk “it”; the referent of the pronoun (the money generated from the sale of the land) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[5:4]  ⁷ tn Grk “How is it that you have [or Why have you] placed this deed in your heart?” Both of these literal translations differ from the normal way of expressing the thought in English.

[5:4]  ⁸ tn Grk “to men.” If Peter’s remark refers only to the apostles, the translation “to men” would be appropriate. But if (as is likely) the action was taken to impress the entire congregation (who would presumably have witnessed the donation or been aware of it) then the more general “to people” is more appropriate, since the audience would have included both men and women.

[8:20]  ⁹ tn Grk “May your silver together with you be sent into destruction.” This is a strong curse. The gifts of God are sovereignly bestowed and cannot be purchased.

[8:20]  ¹⁰ tn Or “obtain.”

[8:21]  ¹¹ tn The translation “share or part” is given by L&N 63.13.

[8:21]  ¹² tn Since the semantic range for λόγος (logos) is so broad, a number of different translations could be given for the prepositional phrase here. Something along the lines of “in this thing” would work well, but is too colloquial for the present translation.

[8:22]  ¹³ tn Or “and implore the Lord.”

[8:22]  ¹⁴ tn Grk “that if possible the intent of your heart may be forgiven you.” The passive construction is somewhat awkward in contemporary English and has thus been converted to an active construction in the translation.