Acts 5:2

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and he kept back part of the proceeds for himself with his wife's knowledge. He brought a portion and laid it at the apostles' feet.

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  • Acts 4:37 : 37 sold a field he owned, brought the money, and laid it at the apostles' feet.
  • Acts 5:3 : 3 But Peter said, 'Ananias, why has Satan filled your heart to lie to the Holy Spirit and keep back part of the proceeds from the land?
  • Phil 2:3 : 3 Do nothing out of selfish ambition or vain conceit, but in humility consider others as more important than yourselves.
  • 1 Tim 6:10 : 10 For the love of money is a root of all kinds of evil, and by craving it, some have wandered away from the faith and pierced themselves with many pains.
  • 2 Pet 2:14-15 : 14 They have eyes full of adultery, never ceasing from sin. They entice unstable souls and have hearts trained in greed. They are accursed children. 15 They have abandoned the straight way and gone astray. They have followed the way of Balaam, son of Bosor, who loved the wages of unrighteousness.
  • Josh 7:11-12 : 11 Israel has sinned; they have violated my covenant, which I commanded them to keep. They have taken some of the devoted things; they have stolen, they have lied, and they have put them with their own possessions. 12 That is why the Israelites cannot stand against their enemies; they turn their backs and run because they have been made liable to destruction. I will not be with you anymore unless you destroy whatever among you is devoted to destruction.
  • 2 Kgs 5:21-25 : 21 So Gehazi pursued Naaman. When Naaman saw someone running after him, he got down from his chariot to meet him and asked, 'Is everything all right?' 22 Gehazi replied, 'Everything is all right. My master has sent me to say, “Two young men from the company of the prophets in the hill country of Ephraim have just come to me. Please give them a talent of silver and two sets of clothes.”' 23 Naaman said, 'Please take two talents.' He urged Gehazi, tied up two talents of silver in two bags, along with two sets of clothes, and gave them to his two servants, who carried them ahead of Gehazi. 24 When Gehazi came to the hill, he took the gifts from the servants and stored them inside the house. Then he sent the men away, and they left. 25 When Gehazi went inside and stood before his master, Elisha asked him, 'Where have you been, Gehazi?' He answered, 'Your servant didn’t go anywhere.'
  • Mal 1:14 : 14 Cursed is the deceiver who has a male animal in his flock and vows to give it, but instead sacrifices a blemished animal to the Lord. For I am a great King, says the LORD of Hosts, and my name is to be feared among the nations.
  • Mal 3:8-9 : 8 Will a man rob God? Yet you are robbing me. But you ask, 'How have we robbed you?' In tithes and offerings. 9 You are under a curse—your whole nation—because you are robbing me.
  • Matt 6:2-3 : 2 So, when you give to the needy, do not announce it with trumpets, as the hypocrites do in the synagogues and on the streets, to be honored by others. Truly, I tell you, they have received their reward in full. 3 But when you give to the needy, do not let your left hand know what your right hand is doing,
  • Matt 23:5 : 5 They do all their deeds to be seen by others. They make their phylacteries broad and their tassels long.
  • John 12:6 : 6 He said this not because he cared about the poor, but because he was a thief; he kept the money box and would steal from what was put into it.
  • Acts 4:34-35 : 34 There was no one in need among them, for those who owned lands or houses sold them and brought the proceeds from the sale. 35 They laid it at the apostles' feet, and it was distributed to each as they had need.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Acts 5:1
    90%

    1But a man named Ananias, along with his wife Sapphira, sold a piece of property,

  • Acts 5:3-12
    10 verses
    86%

    3But Peter said, 'Ananias, why has Satan filled your heart to lie to the Holy Spirit and keep back part of the proceeds from the land?

    4'Did it not remain yours while it was unsold? And after it was sold, was it not under your control? Why have you conceived this thing in your heart? You have not lied to people, but to God.'

    5When Ananias heard these words, he fell down and died. And great fear came upon all who heard about it.

    6The young men arose, wrapped his body, carried him out, and buried him.

    7About three hours later, his wife came in, not knowing what had happened.

    8Peter asked her, 'Tell me, is this the price you and your husband got for the land?' She answered, 'Yes, that is the price.'

    9Then Peter said to her, 'Why did you agree together to test the Spirit of the Lord? Listen! The feet of those who buried your husband are at the door, and they will carry you out as well.'

    10At that moment she fell down at his feet and died. When the young men came in, they found her dead, carried her out, and buried her beside her husband.

    11Great fear came upon the whole church and upon all who heard these events.

    12Through the hands of the apostles, many signs and wonders were being performed among the people. And they were all gathered together in Solomon's Colonnade with one accord.

  • Acts 4:37
    75%

    37sold a field he owned, brought the money, and laid it at the apostles' feet.

  • Acts 4:34-35
    2 verses
    69%

    34There was no one in need among them, for those who owned lands or houses sold them and brought the proceeds from the sale.

    35They laid it at the apostles' feet, and it was distributed to each as they had need.

  • Acts 2:44-45
    2 verses
    68%

    44All the believers were united and had everything in common.

    45They sold their possessions and goods and distributed the proceeds to everyone, as anyone had need.

  • Acts 8:18-21
    4 verses
    68%

    18When Simon saw that the Spirit was given through the laying on of the apostles' hands, he offered them money.

    19He said, 'Give me this authority too, so that everyone I lay my hands on may receive the Holy Spirit.'

    20But Peter said to him, 'May your money perish with you, because you thought you could buy the gift of God with money!'

    21You have no part or share in this ministry because your heart is not right before God.

  • Acts 4:32
    66%

    32The multitude of believers were of one heart and soul, and no one claimed that any of their possessions was their own, but they had everything in common.

  • Num 5:11-13
    3 verses
    66%

    11The Lord spoke to Moses, saying:

    12Speak to the Israelites: If a man’s wife goes astray and is unfaithful to him,

    13and another man has sexual relations with her secretly, and it is hidden from her husband, and she is not caught but has become defiled, even though there is no witness against her,

  • Acts 1:18
    65%

    18(With the reward he received for his wickedness, Judas bought a field; and falling headlong, his body burst open and all his intestines spilled out.)

  • 1 Cor 7:4-5
    2 verses
    65%

    4The wife does not have authority over her own body, but the husband does. Likewise, the husband does not have authority over his own body, but the wife does.

    5Do not deprive one another, except by mutual agreement for a time, so that you may devote yourselves to prayer. Then come together again so that Satan will not tempt you because of your lack of self-control.

  • 1 Cor 5:1-2
    2 verses
    65%

    1It is actually reported that there is sexual immorality among you, and a kind of immorality that is not even found among the Gentiles—a man is sleeping with his father’s wife.

    2And you are proud! Shouldn't you rather have mourned so that the one who has done this would be removed from among you?

  • Titus 2:5
    65%

    5to be self-controlled, pure, committed to their homes, kind, and submissive to their own husbands, so that the word of God may not be slandered.

  • Lev 6:2
    64%

    2Command Aaron and his sons, saying: This is the law of the burnt offering. The burnt offering shall remain on the hearth of the altar all night until morning, and the fire on the altar must be kept burning.

  • 1 Cor 9:5
    64%

    5Do we not have the right to take along a believing wife, as do the other apostles and the brothers of the Lord, and Cephas?

  • Acts 5:14-15
    2 verses
    64%

    14Nevertheless, more and more men and women believed in the Lord and were being added to their number.

    15As a result, people brought the sick into the streets and laid them on beds and mats so that at least Peter's shadow might fall on some of them as he passed by.

  • 1 Pet 5:2
    64%

    2Shepherd the flock of God that is among you, watching over them—not under compulsion, but freely; not for dishonest gain, but eagerly.

  • 1 Tim 5:15-16
    2 verses
    64%

    15For some have already turned away to follow Satan.

    16If any believing man or woman has widows, let them help them and not let the church be burdened, so that it may assist those who are truly widows.

  • Acts 5:18
    64%

    18They arrested the apostles and put them in the public jail.

  • Acts 3:5
    64%

    5So the man gave them his attention, expecting to receive something from them.

  • Luke 22:5
    64%

    5They were glad and agreed to give him money.

  • Mark 1:30
    63%

    30Simon's mother-in-law was lying in bed with a fever, and they immediately told Jesus about her.

  • Gen 2:25
    63%

    25The man and his wife were both naked, and they felt no shame.

  • Acts 5:27
    63%

    27Having brought the apostles, they made them appear before the Sanhedrin to be questioned by the high priest.

  • Eph 5:22
    63%

    22Wives, submit to your own husbands as to the Lord.

  • Acts 9:13
    63%

    13Ananias answered, "Lord, I have heard from many about this man, how much harm he has done to Your saints in Jerusalem.

  • Acts 22:12
    63%

    12A man named Ananias, a devout observer of the law who was well spoken of by all the Jews living there,

  • Luke 21:4
    63%

    4For they all gave out of their abundance, but she, out of her poverty, put in all she had to live on.

  • 2 Pet 2:3
    63%

    3In their greed, they will exploit you with deceptive words. Their condemnation has long been hanging over them, and their destruction has not been sleeping.

  • John 12:5
    63%

    5"Why wasn’t this perfume sold for three hundred denarii and given to the poor?"

  • Luke 21:2
    63%

    2He also saw a poor widow putting in two small coins.