Acts 5:1

But a certain man named Ananias, with Sapphira his wife, sold property,

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In The King James Version

But a certain man named Ananias, with Sapphira his wife, sold a possession,

In Context

2and kept back from the price, his wife also having joint awareness. And having brought a certain part, he placed it at the apostles' feet.

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Cross References

Leviticus 10:1And Nadab and Abihu, the sons of Aaron, each of them took his censer, and put fire in it, and laid incense on it, and offered strange fire before LORD, which he had not commanded them.

Matthew 13:47Again, the kingdom of the heavens is like a net that was cast into the sea, and gathered from every kind,

2 Timothy 2:20Now in a great house there are not only gold and silver vessels, but also wood and earthen, and some for esteem and some for disesteem.

Matthew Henry on Acts 5:1

In this chapter we have, I. The sin and punishment of Ananias and Sapphira, who, for lying to the Holy Ghost, were struck dead at the word of Peter, ver. 1-11 . II. The flourishing state of the church, in the power that went along with the preaching of the gospel, ver. 12-16 . III. The imprisonment of the apostles, and their miraculous discharge out of prison, with fresh orders to go on to preach the gospel, which they did, to the great vexation of their persecutors, ver. 17-26 . IV. Their arraignment before the… Read the whole commentary →

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