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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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Ananias and Sapphira

But there was a certain man named Ananias who, with his wife, Sapphira, sold some property. He brought part of the money to the apostles, claiming it was the full amount. With his wife’s consent, he kept the rest.

Then Peter said, “Ananias, why have you let Satan fill your heart? You lied to the Holy Spirit, and you kept some of the money for yourself. The property was yours to sell or not sell, as you wished. And after selling it, the money was also yours to give away. How could you do a thing like this? You weren’t lying to us but to God!”

As soon as Ananias heard these words, he fell to the floor and died. Everyone who heard about it was terrified. Then some young men got up, wrapped him in a sheet, and took him out and buried him.

About three hours later his wife came in, not knowing what had happened. Peter asked her, “Was this the price you and your husband received for your land?”

“Yes,” she replied, “that was the price.”

And Peter said, “How could the two of you even think of conspiring to test the Spirit of the Lord like this? The young men who buried your husband are just outside the door, and they will carry you out, too.”

10 Instantly, she fell to the floor and died. When the young men came in and saw that she was dead, they carried her out and buried her beside her husband. 11 Great fear gripped the entire church and everyone else who heard what had happened.

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