Acts 5:3

Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

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?

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

Εἶπεν δὲ Πέτρος, Ἁνανία, διὰ τί ἐπλήρωσεν ὁ Σατανᾶς τὴν καρδίαν σου ψεύσασθαί σε τὸ Πνεῦμα τὸ Ἅγιον, καὶ νοσφίσασθαι ἀπὸ τῆς τιμῆς τοῦ χωρίου;

Transliteration

Eipen de Petros, Hanania, dia what eplērōsen the Satanas the kardian of you pseusasthai you the Pneuma the Hagion, and nosphisasthai from the timēs of the chōriou?

Grammar Details

• *Eipen*: aorist, active, indicative, 3rd singular - said
• *de*: postpositive conjunction - but/and
• *Petros*: nominative, masculine, singular - Peter
• *Hanania*: vocative, masculine, singular - Ananias
• *dia*: preposition + accusative - because of/through
• *eplērōsen*: aorist, active, indicative, 3rd singular - filled
• *Satanas*: nominative, masculine, singular - Satan
• *kardian*: accusative, feminine, singular - heart
• *pseusasthai*: aorist, middle, infinitive - to lie to
• *Pneuma*: accusative, neuter, singular - Spirit
• *Hagion*: accusative, neuter, singular - Holy
• *nosphisasthai*: aorist, middle, infinitive - to keep back/embezzle
• *timēs*: genitive, feminine, singular - price/value
• *chōriou*: genitive, neuter, singular - piece of land/property

Word Meanings

• *Pneuma*: Spirit/breath/wind
• *Hagion*: Holy/set apart/consecrated
• *nosphisasthai*: to keep back/to embezzle/to misappropriate
• *chōriou*: land/property/field

Other Translations

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  But Peter said, Ananias, why hath Satan filled thine heart to lie to the Holy Ghost, and to keep bk part of the price of the land?

• KJV1611 – Modern English

  But 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?

• King James Version 1611 (Original)

  But Peter said, Ananias, why hath Satan filled thine heart to lie to the Holy Ghost, and to keep back part of the price of the land?

• American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

  But{G1161} Peter{G4074} said,{G2036} Ananias,{G1223} why{G5101} hath{G4137} Satan{G4567} filled{G4137} thy{G4675} heart{G2588} to lie{G5574} {G4571} to the{G4151} Holy{G40} Spirit,{G4151} and{G2532} to keep back{G3557} [part] of{G575} the price{G5092} of the land?{G5564}

• King James Version with Strong's Numbers

  But{G1161} Peter{G4074} said{G2036}{(G5627)}, Ananias{G367}, why{G1302} hath Satan{G4567} filled{G4137}{(G5656)} thine{G4675} heart{G2588}{G4571} to lie{G5574}{(G5664)} to the Holy{G40} Ghost{G4151}, and{G2532} to keep back{G3557}{(G5670)} part of{G575} the price{G5092} of the land{G5564}?

• Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

  Then sayde Peter: Ananias how is it that Satan hath filled thyne hert that thou shuldest lye vnto the holy goost and kepe awaye parte of the pryce of the lyvelod:

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  But Peter sayde: Ananias, Wherfore hath Sathan fylled thine hert, that thou shuldest lye vnto the holy goost, and withdrawe awaye parte of the money of the lyuelod?

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  Then saide Peter, Ananias, why hath Satan filled thine heart, that thou shouldest lye vnto the holy Ghost, and keepe away part of the price of this possession?

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  But Peter sayde: Ananias, howe is it, that Satan hath fylled thyne heart, that thou shouldest lye vnto the holy ghost, and kepe away part of the price of the lande?

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  But Peter said, Ananias, why hath Satan filled thine heart to lie to the Holy Ghost, and to keep back [part] of the price of the land?

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  But 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?

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  And Peter said, `Ananias, wherefore did the Adversary fill thy heart, for thee to lie to the Holy Spirit, and to keep back of the price of the place?

• American Standard Version (1901)

  But Peter said, Ananias, why hath Satan filled thy heart to lie to the Holy Spirit, and to keep back `part' of the price of the land?

• American Standard Version (1901)

  But Peter said, Ananias, why hath Satan filled thy heart to lie to the Holy Spirit, and to keep back [part] of the price of the land?

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  But Peter said, Ananias, why has the Evil One put it into your heart to be false to the Holy Spirit, and to keep back part of the price of the land?

• World English Bible (2000)

  But 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?

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

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

Referenced Verses

• Acts 5:9 : 9 Then 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.'
• John 13:2 : 2 During supper, the devil had already put it into the heart of Judas Iscariot, the son of Simon, to betray Him.
• John 13:27 : 27 After the piece of bread, Satan entered him. So Jesus told him, 'What you’re about to do, do quickly.'
• Luke 22:3 : 3 Then Satan entered Judas, called Iscariot, who was one of the Twelve.
• Acts 5:2 : 2 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.
• Num 30:2 : 2 Moses spoke to the leaders of the tribes of Israel, saying, 'This is what the LORD has commanded:'
• Deut 23:21 : 21 You may charge interest to a foreigner, but not to a fellow Israelite, so that the LORD your God may bless you in all your undertakings in the land you are about to enter and possess.
• Eccl 5:4 : 4 It is better not to make a vow than to make one and not fulfill it.
• Isa 29:15 : 15 Woe to those who go to great depths to hide their plans from the LORD, who do their work in darkness and think, 'Who sees us? Who knows us?'
• Matt 4:3-9 : 3 Then the tempter approached Him and said, 'If You are the Son of God, tell these stones to become bread.' 4 But He answered, 'It is written: Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that comes from the mouth of God.' 5 Then the devil took Him to the holy city and set Him on the pinnacle of the temple. 6 He said to Him, 'If You are the Son of God, throw Yourself down, for it is written: He will command His angels concerning You, and they will lift You up in their hands so that You will not strike Your foot against a stone.' 7 Jesus said to him, 'Again it is written: You shall not put the Lord your God to the test.' 8 Again, the devil took Him to a very high mountain and showed Him all the kingdoms of the world and their glory. 9 And he said to Him, 'All these I will give You if You will fall down and worship me.' 10 Then Jesus said to him, 'Go away, Satan! For it is written: You shall worship the Lord your God, and Him only shall you serve.' 11 Then the devil left Him, and behold, angels came and ministered to Him.
• Eph 6:11-16 : 11 Put on the full armor of God, so that you may be able to stand against the schemes of the devil. 12 For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against rulers, against authorities, against cosmic powers of this present darkness, and against spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly places. 13 Therefore, take up the full armor of God so that you may be able to resist in the evil day, and having done everything, to stand firm. 14 Stand, then, with the belt of truth fastened around your waist and the breastplate of righteousness in place. 15 And as shoes for your feet, put on the readiness that comes from the gospel of peace. 16 In addition to all this, take up the shield of faith, with which you can extinguish all the flaming arrows of the evil one.
• Jas 4:7 : 7 Submit yourselves, then, to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you.
• 1 Pet 5:8 : 8 Be sober-minded and alert. Your adversary, the devil, prowls around like a roaring lion, seeking someone to devour.
• Rev 12:9-9 : 9 The great dragon was hurled down—that ancient serpent called the devil, or Satan, who leads the whole world astray. He was hurled to the earth, and his angels with him. 10 Then I heard a loud voice in heaven say: 'Now have come the salvation and the power and the kingdom of our God, and the authority of His Messiah. For the accuser of our siblings, who accuses them before our God day and night, has been hurled down.' 11 They triumphed over him by the blood of the Lamb and by the word of their testimony; they did not love their lives so much as to shrink from death.
• Matt 13:19 : 19 When anyone hears the word of the kingdom and does not understand it, the evil one comes and snatches away what was sown in their heart. This is the seed sown along the path.
• Jer 23:24 : 24 Can anyone hide in secret places where I cannot see him? declares the LORD. Do I not fill the heavens and the earth? declares the LORD.
• 1 Kgs 22:21-22 : 21 Finally, a spirit came forward, stood before the LORD, and said, ‘I will entice him.’ 22 ‘By what means?’ the LORD asked. 'I will go and be a lying spirit in the mouths of all his prophets,' he said. The LORD replied, 'You will succeed in enticing him. Go and do it.'
• 1 Chr 21:1-3 : 1 Satan rose up against Israel and incited David to take a census of Israel. 2 So David said to Joab and the commanders of the army, "Go and count the people of Israel from Beersheba to Dan, and report back to me so that I may know their number." 3 But Joab replied, "May the LORD multiply His people a hundred times over. My lord the king, are they not all servants of yours? Why does my lord require this? Why should it bring guilt upon Israel?"
• Job 22:13 : 13 But you say, 'What does God know? Can He judge through such thick darkness?'
• Ps 94:7-9 : 7 They say, "The LORD does not see; the God of Jacob does not perceive." 8 Understand this, you brutish people! Fools, when will you understand? 9 Does He who formed the ear not hear? Does He who formed the eye not see?
• Prov 20:25 : 25 It is a trap for someone to dedicate something rashly and only later to reconsider their vows.
• Acts 5:4 : 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.'
• Gen 3:13-17 : 13 Then the LORD God said to the woman, 'What is this you have done?' The woman said, 'The serpent deceived me, and I ate.' 14 So the LORD God said to the serpent, 'Because you have done this, cursed are you above all livestock and all wild animals. You will crawl on your belly and eat dust all the days of your life.' 15 'And I will put enmity between you and the woman, and between your offspring and her offspring; he will crush your head, and you will strike his heel.' 16 To the woman He said, 'I will greatly increase your pain in childbearing; in pain you shall bring forth children. Your desire will be for your husband, and he will rule over you.' 17 To Adam He said, 'Because you listened to your wife and ate from the tree about which I commanded you, saying, "You must not eat from it," cursed is the ground because of you; through painful toil you will eat of it all the days of your life.'
• Rom 2:21-22 : 21 You then, who teach others, do you not teach yourself? You who preach against stealing, do you steal? 22 You who say that people should not commit adultery, do you commit adultery? You who abhor idols, do you rob temples?