Acts 5:1

There was, however, a man named Ananias, who, with his wife Sapphira, sold some property,

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

In Context

2and, with her connivance, kept back some of the proceeds. He brought only a part and laid it at the apostles’ feet.

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Cross References

Matthew 13:47Or again, the kingdom of heaven is like a net which was cast into the sea, and caught fish of all kinds.

2 Timothy 2:20Now in a large house there are not only things of gold and silver, but also others of wood and earthenware, some for better and some for common use.

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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