Acts 5:7

And it was about the space of three hours after, when his wife, not knowing what had happened, came in.

Douay-Rheims 1899

In The King James Version

And it was about the space of three hours after, when his wife, not knowing what was done, came in.

In Context

6And the young men rising up, removed him, and carrying him out, buried him.

8And Peter said to her: Tell me, woman, whether you sold the land for so much? And she said: Yea, for so much.

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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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