Acts 5:1
And a certain man, Ananias by name, with his wife Sapphira, sold a possession,
Literal Standard Version
In The King James Version
But a certain man named Ananias, with Sapphira his wife, sold a possession,
In Context
Cross References
Leviticus 10:1And the sons of Aaron, Nadab and Abihu, each take his censer, and put fire in them, and put incense on it, and bring strange fire near before YHWH, which He has not commanded them;
Matthew 13:47Again, the kingdom of the heavens is like to a net that was cast into the sea, and gathered together of every kind,
2 Timothy 2:20And in a great house there are not only vessels of gold and of silver, but also of wood and of earth, and some to honor, and some to dishonor:
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 →