Acts 5:8

And Peter said to her, Give me an answer: was this amount of money the price of the land? And she said, Yes, it was.

Bible in Basic English

In The King James Version

And Peter answered unto her, Tell me whether ye sold the land for so much? And she said, Yea, for so much.

In Context

7And about three hours after, his wife, having no knowledge of what had taken place, came in.

9But Peter said to her, Why have you made an agreement together to be false to the Spirit of the Lord? See, the feet of the young men who have put the body of your husband in the earth, are at the door, and they will take you out.

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Cross References

Acts 5:2And 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.

Matthew Henry on Acts 5:2-12

The Case of Ananias and Sapphira. 1 But a certain man named Ananias, with Sapphira his wife, sold a possession, 2 And kept back part of the price, his wife also being privy to it, and brought a certain part, and laid it at the apostles' feet. 3 But Peter said, Ananias, why hath Satan filled thine heart to lie to the Holy Ghost, and to keep back part of the price of the land? 4 Whiles it remained, was it not thine own? and after it was sold, was it not in thine own power? why hast thou conceived this thing in thine… Read the whole commentary →

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