Acts 5:2
and carried away part of the price and concealed it, his wife consenting; and he brought a part of the money, and laid it before the feet of the legates.
James Murdock's Translation of the Syriac Peshitta
In The King James Version
In Context
1And a certain man whose name was Ananias, with his wife whose name was Sapphira, sold his field,
Cross References
Matthew 23:5And all their works they do, to be seen of men: for they make their phylacteries broad, and extend the fringes of their garments.
Acts 4:34And no one among them was destitute; for those who possessed lands or houses, sold, and brought the price of what was sold,
Acts 5:3And Simon said to him: Ananias, why hath Satan so filled thy heart, that thou shouldst lie against the Holy Spirit, and conceal of the money of the price of the field?
1 Timothy 6:10for the love of money is the root of all these evils. And there are some who, coveting it, have erred from the faith, and brought themselves into many 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 →