Acts 5:1

But a certain man named Ananias, with Sapphira his wife, got money for his 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 part of the price, his wife having knowledge of it, and took the rest and put it at the feet of the Apostles.

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Cross References

Leviticus 10:1And Nadab and Abihu, the sons of Aaron, took their vessels and put fire in them and perfume, burning strange fire before the Lord, which he had not given them orders to do.

Matthew 13:47Again, the kingdom of heaven is like a net, which was put into the sea and took in every sort of fish:

2 Timothy 2:20Now in a great house there are not only vessels of gold and silver, but others of wood and earth, and some which are honoured and some without honour.

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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