Acts 5:1

And a certain man, Ananias by name, with Sapphira his wife, sold a possession,

Young's Literal Translation

In The King James Version

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

In Context

2and did keep back of the price — his wife also knowing — and having brought a certain part, at the feet of the apostles he laid [it].

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Cross References

Leviticus 10:1And the sons of Aaron, Nadab and Abihu, take each his censer, and put in them fire, and put on it perfume, and bring near before Jehovah strange fire, which He hath not commanded them;

Matthew 13:47'Again, the reign of the heavens is like to a net that was cast into the sea, and did gather 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 honour, and some to dishonour:

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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