Verse 3
Acts 5:3
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Then Peter asked him, “Ananias, why did you let Satan convince you to lie to the Holy Spirit and keep back some of the money from the land you sold?
Original Language Text
greek
εἶπεν δὲ ⸀ὁ Πέτρος· Ἁνανία, διὰ τί ἐπλήρωσεν ὁ Σατανᾶς τὴν καρδίαν σου, ψεύσασθαί σε τὸ πνεῦμα τὸ ἅγιον καὶ ⸀νοσφίσασθαι ἀπὸ τῆς τιμῆς τοῦ χωρίου;
English Translation
And Peter said, "Ananias, why has Satan filled your heart to lie to the Holy Spirit and to keep back part of the price of the land?"
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Chapter 5 Context
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Now a man called Ananias, with his wife Sapphira, sold some property.
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He kept back some of the money he received for himself, and brought the rest to present to the apost...
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Then Peter asked him, “Ananias, why did you let Satan convince you to lie to the Holy Spirit and kee...
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While you had the land, didn't it belong to you? And after you sold it, didn't you still have contro...
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Hearing these words, Ananias fell down and died. Everyone who heard what happened was terrified.
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Some of the young men got up and wrapped him in a shroud. Then they carried him out and buried him.
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About three hours later his wife arrived, not knowing what had happened.
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Peter asked her, “Tell me, did you sell the land for this price?” “Yes, that was the price,” she rep...
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Then Peter told her, “How could you agree together to swindle the Spirit of the Lord? Look, those wh...
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Immediately she fell down dead at his feet. The young men came back in and found her dead, so they c...
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Great fear spread through the whole church, as well as among everyone who heard what had happened.
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Many miraculous signs were performed among the people by the apostles. All the believers used to mee...
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However, many men and women came to believe in the Lord.
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As a result, people brought those who were sick into the streets and laid them on beds and mats so t...
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Crowds from the towns around Jerusalem brought their sick and those afflicted by evil spirits. They...
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However, the high priest and those with him (who were Sadducees) became very jealous and decided to...
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“Go to the Temple and tell the people everything about this new way of life!” he told them.
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They did as they were told and went into the Temple at around dawn and began teaching. Then the high...
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But when the officials went to the prison they couldn't find the apostles so they went back and told...
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“We found the prison all locked up, with guards at the doors. But when we had them open up, we could...
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Now when the captain of the Temple guards and the chief priests heard this they were totally baffled...
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Then someone came in and said, “Look, the men you put in prison are right there in the Temple teachi...
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So the captain went with his guards and brought them in, but did not use force because they were afr...
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“Didn't we order you not to teach in this name?” the high priest demanded to know. “Now look—you've...
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But Peter and the apostles answered, “We have to obey God (Elohim) rather than men.
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The God (Elohim) of our forefathers raised Yashua (Jesus) from the dead—the one you killed by hangin...
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God (Elohim) exalted him to a position of honor at his right hand as Prince and Savior, as a way to...
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We are witnesses of what happened, and so is the Holy Spirit, whom God (Elohim) has given to those w...
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But then one of the council members stood up to speak. He was Gamaliel, a Pharisee and a doctor of l...
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Gamaliel addressed the council: “Leaders of Israel, be careful what you plan to do to these men.
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Some time ago Theudas tried to make a name for himself, and about four hundred men joined him. He wa...
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Then after him Judas of Galilee came along at the time of the census, and he attracted some follower...
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So in the current case I recommend that you leave these men alone, and just let them go. If what the...
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But if it comes from God (Elohim), you won't be able to defeat them. You could even find yourselves...
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They were convinced by what he said. So they called the apostles back in, had them whipped, and orde...
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The apostles left the council, happy to be considered worthy to suffer shame for the name of Yashua...
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Every day they continued to teach and proclaim Yashua (Jesus) as the Messiah, in the Temple and from...
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