Acts 5:3

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?

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  • Acts 5:9 : 9 Then Peter said to her, How is it that you have agreed together to test the Spirit of the Lord? Look, the feet of those who have buried your husband are at the door, and they will carry you out.
  • John 13:2 : 2 And supper being ended, the devil having now put it into the heart of Judas Iscariot, Simon's son, to betray him;
  • John 13:27 : 27 Now after the piece of bread, Satan entered him. Then Jesus said to him, What you do, do quickly.
  • Luke 22:3 : 3 Then Satan entered into Judas, called Iscariot, who was one of the twelve.
  • Matt 4:3-9 : 3 And when the tempter came to him, he said, If you are the Son of God, command that these stones be made bread. 4 But he answered and said, 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 into the holy city, and set him on a pinnacle of the temple, 6 And said to him, If you are the Son of God, throw yourself down, for it is written, He shall give his angels charge concerning you, and in their hands they shall bear you up, lest at any time you strike your foot against a stone. 7 Jesus said to him, It is written again, You shall not tempt the Lord your God. 8 Again, the devil took him up into an exceedingly high mountain, and showed him all the kingdoms of the world and their glory, 9 And said to him, All these things will I 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 only him shall you serve. 11 Then the devil left him, and behold, angels came and ministered to him.
  • Acts 5:2 : 2 And kept back part of the price, his wife also being aware of it, and brought a certain part and laid it at the apostles' feet.
  • Num 30:2 : 2 If a man makes a vow to the LORD, or swears an oath to bind his soul with a bond, he shall not break his word; he shall do according to all that proceeds out of his mouth.
  • Deut 23:21 : 21 When you shall vow a vow to the LORD your God, you shall not delay to pay it: for the LORD your God will surely require it of you; and it would be sin in you.
  • Eccl 5:4 : 4 When you vow a vow to God, do not delay to pay it, for He has no pleasure in fools; pay what you have vowed.
  • Isa 29:15 : 15 Woe to them that seek deep to hide their counsel from the LORD, and their works are in the dark, and they say, Who sees us? and who knows us?
  • Eph 6:11-16 : 11 Put on the whole armor of God, that you may be able to stand against the schemes of the devil. 12 For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high places. 13 Therefore, take up the whole armor of God, that you may be able to withstand in the evil day, and having done all, to stand. 14 Stand therefore, having your waist girded with truth, and having on the breastplate of righteousness; 15 And your feet fitted with the readiness of the gospel of peace; 16 Above all, taking the shield of faith, with which you shall be able to extinguish all the fiery darts of the wicked.
  • Jas 4:7 : 7 Submit yourselves therefore to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you.
  • 1 Pet 5:8 : 8 Be sober, be vigilant; because your adversary the devil, as a roaring lion, walks about, seeking whom he may devour:
  • Rev 12:9-9 : 9 And the great dragon was thrown down, the serpent of old who is called the devil and Satan, who deceives the whole world; he was thrown down to the earth, and his angels were thrown down with him. 10 And I heard a loud voice in heaven, saying, "Now the salvation and the power and the kingdom of our God and the authority of His Christ have come, for the accuser of our brethren has been thrown down, who accuses them before our God day and night." 11 And they overcame him because of the blood of the Lamb and because of the word of their testimony, and they did not love their lives even to death.
  • Rom 2:21-22 : 21 You therefore who teach another, do you not teach yourself? You who preach that a man should not steal, do you steal? 22 You who say a man should not commit adultery, do you commit adultery? You who abhor idols, do you commit sacrilege?
  • Jer 23:24 : 24 Can anyone hide himself in secret places that I shall not see him? says the LORD. Do I not fill heaven and earth? says the LORD.
  • Hos 11:12 : 12 Ephraim surrounds me with lies, and the house of Israel with deceit, but Judah still walks with God, and is faithful with the saints.
  • 1 Kgs 22:21-22 : 21 And there came forth a spirit, and stood before the Lord, and said, I will persuade him. 22 And the Lord said to him, How? And he said, I will go forth, and I will be a lying spirit in the mouth of all his prophets. And he said, You shall persuade him, and prevail also: go forth, and do so.
  • 1 Chr 21:1-3 : 1 And Satan rose up against Israel and incited David to count Israel. 2 And David said to Joab and to the leaders of the people, Go, count Israel from Beersheba to Dan; and bring the count to me, that I may know it. 3 And Joab answered, May the LORD make his people a hundred times more than they are: but, my lord the king, are they not all my lord's servants? why then does my lord require this thing? why will he bring guilt upon Israel?
  • Job 22:13 : 13 And you say, 'How does God know? Can He judge through the dense cloud?
  • Ps 94:7-9 : 7 Yet they say, The LORD shall not see, neither shall the God of Jacob regard it. 8 Understand, you senseless among the people: and you fools, when will you be wise? 9 He that planted the ear, shall he not hear? he that formed the eye, shall he not see?
  • Prov 20:25 : 25 It is a snare for a man to devour what is holy, and afterward to reconsider his vows.
  • Acts 5:4 : 4 While it remained, was it not your own? And after it was sold, was it not in your own power? Why have you conceived this thing in your heart? You have not lied to men, but to God.
  • 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.
  • Gen 3:13-17 : 13 And the LORD God said to the woman, What is this you have done? And the woman said, The serpent deceived me, and I ate. 14 And the LORD God said to the serpent, Because you have done this, you are cursed above all cattle, and above every beast of the field; on your belly you shall go, and you shall eat dust all the days of your life: 15 And I will put enmity between you and the woman, and between your seed and her seed; He shall bruise your head, and you shall bruise His heel. 16 To the woman He said, I will greatly multiply your pain in childbirth; in pain you shall bring forth children; your desire shall be for your husband, and he shall rule over you. 17 Then to Adam He said, Because you have heeded the voice of your wife, and have eaten from the tree of which I commanded you, saying, You shall not eat of it: cursed is the ground for your sake; in toil you shall eat of it all the days of your life;

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    4While it remained, was it not your own? And after it was sold, was it not in your own power? Why have you conceived this thing in your heart? You have not lied to men, but to God.

    5And Ananias hearing these words fell down and breathed his last, and great fear came on all who heard these things.

    6And the young men arose, wrapped him up, and carried him out, and buried him.

    7And it was about the space of three hours later, when his wife, not knowing what had happened, came in.

    8And Peter answered her, Tell me whether you sold the land for so much? And she said, Yes, for so much.

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    1But a certain man named Ananias, with Sapphira his wife, sold a possession,

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    20But Peter said to him, Your money perish with you, because you thought that the gift of God could be purchased with money.

    21You have neither part nor portion in this matter, for your heart is not right in the sight of God.

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    37Having land, sold it, and brought the money and laid it at the apostles’ feet.

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    37Now when they heard this, they were cut to the heart, and said to Peter and the rest of the apostles, 'Men and brethren, what shall we do?'

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    18Now this man purchased a field with the reward of iniquity; and falling headlong, he burst open in the middle and all his bowels gushed out.

    19And it became known to all those dwelling in Jerusalem, so that the field is called in their own language, Akeldama, that is, Field of Blood.

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    34Nor was there anyone among them who lacked; for all who were possessors of lands or houses sold them, and brought the proceeds of the things that were sold,

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    19But Peter and John answered and said to them, Whether it is right in the sight of God to listen to you more than to God, you judge.

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    14But Peter, standing with the eleven, lifted up his voice and said to them, 'Men of Judea and all who dwell in Jerusalem, let this be known to you, and listen to my words:

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    4But Peter explained the matter from the beginning and described it in order to them, saying,

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    29Then Peter and the other apostles answered and said, We ought to obey God rather than men.

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    33When they heard that, they were furious and took counsel to kill them.

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    44While Peter was still speaking these words, the Holy Spirit fell on all who heard the word.

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    2Speaking lies in hypocrisy, having their conscience seared with a hot iron;

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    32Now the multitude of those who believed were of one heart and one soul; neither did anyone say that any of the things he possessed was his own, but they had all things in common.

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    2Shepherd the flock of God which is among you, taking the oversight thereof, not by compulsion, but willingly; not for dishonest gain, but with a ready mind;

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    13And he showed us how he had seen an angel in his house, which stood and said to him, Send men to Joppa, and call for Simon, whose surname is Peter;

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    8And God, who knows the hearts, bore them witness, giving them the Holy Spirit, even as He did to us;

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    11And great fear came upon all the church, and upon as many as heard these things.

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    2And the high priest Ananias commanded those who stood by him to strike him on the mouth.

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    23For I perceive that you are in the gall of bitterness and in the bond of iniquity.

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    5And he gave his attention to them, expecting to receive something from them.

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    7For if the truth of God has increased through my lie to His glory, why am I also still judged as a sinner?

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    11But when Peter came to Antioch, I opposed him to his face, because he was to be blamed.

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    5And now send men to Joppa, and call for one Simon, whose surname is Peter:

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