Acts 5:2
And he, with his wife in collusion as to da'as, misappropriated from the price, and having brought a certain part, laid it at the feet of the Moshiachʼs Shlichim. + 5:2 Josh 7:11
Orthodox Jewish Bible
In The King James Version
In Context
1And a certain man by the name Chananyah, with his wife Shappira, sold property,
Cross References
2 Kings 5:21So Geichazi pursued after Na'aman. And when Na'aman saw him running after him, he got down from the merkavah to meet him, and said, HaShalom (is all well)?
Malachi 3:8Will a man rob G-d? 1 Yet ye have robbed Me. 1 But ye say: Wherein have we robbed Thee? 1 In ma'aser (tithes) and terumah (offerings, contributions). + 3:8 Ex 20:15 1
Matthew 23:5And all their ma'asei hamitzvot (works of the commandments) they do in order to be seen by Bnei Adam, for they broaden their tefillin and lengthen their tzitziyot,
Acts 4:34For there was no one needy among them, for as many as were owners of sadot or batim were selling them and were bringing the proceeds of the sale,
Acts 5:3But Kefa said, Chananyah, why has HaSatan filled your lev (heart) that you lied to the Ruach Hakodesh and misappropriated from the price of the land? + 5:3 Dt 23:21
1 Timothy 6:10For the ahavas hakesef (love of money) is the shoresh (root) of kol hara'ot (all evils), which some, craving, were thereby led away from the emunah + 6:10 of Rebbe, Melech HaMoshiach and pierced themselves with many machovim (sorrows).
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 →