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Fate of Ananias and Sapphira

Now a man named Ananias, with his wife Sapphira, sold a piece of property, and with his wife’s full knowledge [and complicity] he kept back some of the proceeds, bringing only a [a]portion of it, and set it at the apostles’ feet. But Peter said, “Ananias, why has Satan filled your heart to lie to the Holy Spirit and [secretly] keep back for yourself some of the proceeds [from the sale] of the land? As long as it remained [unsold], did it not remain your own [to do with as you pleased]? And after it was sold, was the money not under your control? Why is it that you have conceived this act [of hypocrisy and deceit] in your heart? You have not [simply] lied to people, but to God.” And hearing these words, Ananias fell down suddenly and died; and great fear and awe gripped those who heard of it. And the young men [in the congregation] got up and wrapped up the body, and carried it out and buried it.

Now after an interval of about three hours his wife came in, not knowing what had happened. Peter asked her, “Tell me whether you sold your land for so much?” And she said, “Yes, for so much.” Then Peter said to her, “How could you two have agreed together to put the Spirit of the Lord to the test? Look! The feet of those who have buried your husband are at the door, and they will carry you out also.” 10 And at once she fell down at his feet and died; and the young men came in and found her dead, and they carried her out and buried her beside her husband. 11 And great fear and awe gripped the whole church, and all who heard about these things.

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Footnotes

  1. Acts 5:2 Ananias wanted everyone to think that he had turned over all the money from the sale, so secretly holding some back was essentially embezzling. If he had been honest and told Peter that he had kept some of the money, he would have done nothing wrong.

Now de a tis man anēr named onoma Ananias Hananias, with syn Sapphira Sapphira · ho his autos wife gynē, sold pōleō a piece ktēma of property , and kai kept back nosphizō for himself some apo of the ho proceeds timē, with kai his ho wife’ s gynē knowledge synoida, and kai brought pherō only part meros of it tis and placed tithēmi it at para the ho apostles’ apostolos feet pous. · ho But de Peter Petros said legō, · ho Ananias Hananias, why dia tis did Satan Satanas fill plēroō · ho · ho your sy heart kardia to lie pseudomai to the ho Holy hagios Spirit pneuma · ho and kai to keep nosphizō back for yourself part apo of the ho proceeds timē of the ho field chōrion? While it remained menō unsold, did it menō not ouchi remain menō yours sy? And kai after it was sold pipraskō, was it hyparchō not under en · ho your sos control exousia? Why tis is it that hoti you have contrived tithēmi this houtos affair pragma in en · ho your sy heart kardia? · ho You have not ou lied pseudomai to men anthrōpos but alla to ho God theos!” When Ananias Hananias heard akouō · de · ho · ho these houtos words logos, he fell piptō down and breathed ekpsychō his last . · kai Great megas fear phobos gripped ginomai all pas who ho heard akouō about it. So de the ho young men neos came anistēmi forward , wrapped systellō him autos up, then kai carried ekpherō him out and buried thaptō him. After ginomai de an interval diastēma of about hōs three treis hours hōra · kai · ho his autos wife gynē came in eiserchomai, unaware of what ho had happened ginomai. And de Peter Petros addressed apokrinomai her autos, “ Tell legō me egō whether ei for so tosoutos much you sold apodidōmi the ho land chōrion And de she ho said legō, “ Yes nai, for so tosoutos much .” · ho And de Peter Petros said to pros her autos, “ Why tis is it that hoti you hymeis agreed symphōneō together to test peirazō the ho Spirit pneuma of the Lord kyrios? Look idou! The ho feet pous of those ho who buried thaptō · ho your sy husband anēr are at epi the ho door thura, and kai they will carry ekpherō you sy out .” 10 And de she fell piptō down immediately parachrēma at pros · ho his autos feet pous and kai breathed ekpsychō her last . When the ho young men neaniskos came eiserchomai in · de and found heuriskō her autos dead nekros, · kai they carried ekpherō her out and buried thaptō her beside pros · ho her autos husband anēr. 11 · kai Great megas fear phobos gripped ginomai the ho entire holos church ekklēsia, and kai all pas who ho heard akouō about these houtos things .

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