Acts 5
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But a certain man named Ananias, with Sapphira his wife, sold a possession,
And kept back part of the price, his wife also being privy to it, and brought a certain part, and laid it at the apostles' feet.
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?

why.

Genesis 3:13-17 And the LORD God said to the woman, What is this that you have done? …

1 Kings 22:21,22 And there came forth a spirit, and stood before the LORD, and said, …

1 Chronicles 21:1-3 And Satan stood up against Israel, and provoked David to number Israel…

Matthew 4:3-11 And when the tempter came to him, he said, If you be the Son of God, …

Matthew 13:19 When any one hears the word of the kingdom, and understands it not, …

Luke 22:3 Then entered Satan into Judas surnamed Iscariot, being of the number …

John 13:2,27 And supper being ended, the devil having now put into the heart of …

Ephesians 6:11-16 Put on the whole armor of God, that you may be able to stand against …

James 4:7 Submit yourselves therefore to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you.

1 Peter 5:8 Be sober, be vigilant; because your adversary the devil, as a roaring …

Revelation 12:9-11 And the great dragon was cast out, that old serpent, called the Devil, …

lie to. or, deceive.

Acts 5:9 Then Peter said to her, How is it that you have agreed together to …

Job 22:13 And you say, How does God know? can he judge through the dark cloud?

Psalm 94:7-9 Yet they say, The LORD shall not see, neither shall the God of Jacob …

Isaiah 29:15 Woe to them that seek deep to hide their counsel from the LORD, and …

Jeremiah 23:24 Can any hide himself in secret places that I shall not see him? said …

Hosea 11:12 Ephraim compasses me about with lies, and the house of Israel with …

to keep.

Numbers 30:2 If a man vow a vow to the LORD, or swear an oath to bind his soul …

Deuteronomy 23:21 When you shall vow a vow to the LORD your God, you shall not slack …

Proverbs 20:25 It is a snare to the man who devours that which is holy, and after …

Ecclesiastes 5:4 When you vow a vow to God, defer not to pay it; for he has no pleasure …

Romans 2:21,22 You therefore which teach another, teach you not yourself? you that …

Whiles it remained, was it not thine own? and after it was sold, was it not in thine own power? why hast thou conceived this thing in thine heart? thou hast not lied unto men, but unto God.

was it not thine.

Exodus 35:21,22,29 And they came, every one whose heart stirred him up, and every one …

1 Chronicles 29:3,5,9,17 Moreover, because I have set my affection to the house of my God, …

1 Corinthians 8:8 But meat commends us not to God: for neither, if we eat, are we the …

1 Corinthians 9:5-17 Have we not power to lead about a sister, a wife, as well as other …

Philemon 1:14 But without your mind would I do nothing; that your benefit should …

why.

Acts 8:21,22 You have neither part nor lot in this matter: for your heart is not …

Joshua 7:25,26 And Joshua said, Why have you troubled us? the LORD shall trouble …

Job 15:35 They conceive mischief, and bring forth vanity, and their belly prepares deceit.

Psalm 7:14 Behold, he travails with iniquity, and has conceived mischief, and …

Isaiah 59:4 None calls for justice, nor any pleads for truth: they trust in vanity, …

Ezekiel 38:10 Thus said the Lord GOD; It shall also come to pass, that at the same …

James 1:15 Then when lust has conceived, it brings forth sin: and sin, when …

thou hast.

Acts 5:3 But Peter said, Ananias, why has Satan filled your heart to lie to …

Exodus 16:8 And Moses said, This shall be, when the LORD shall give you in the …

Numbers 16:11 For which cause both you and all your company are gathered together …

1 Samuel 8:7 And the LORD said to Samuel, Listen to the voice of the people in …

2 Kings 5:25-27 But he went in, and stood before his master. And Elisha said to him, …

Psalm 139:4 For there is not a word in my tongue, but, see, O LORD, you know it altogether.

Luke 10:16 He that hears you hears me; and he that despises you despises me; …

1 Thessalonians 4:8 He therefore that despises, despises not man, but God, who has also …

And Ananias hearing these words fell down, and gave up the ghost: and great fear came on all them that heard these things.

hearing.

Acts 5:10,11 Then fell she down straightway at his feet, and yielded up the ghost: …

Acts 13:11 And now, behold, the hand of the Lord is on you, and you shall be …

Numbers 16:26-33 And he spoke to the congregation, saying, Depart, I pray you, from …

2 Kings 1:10-14 And Elijah answered and said to the captain of fifty, If I be a man …

2 Kings 2:24 And he turned back, and looked on them, and cursed them in the name …

Jeremiah 5:14 Why thus said the LORD God of hosts, Because you speak this word, …

1 Corinthians 4:21 What will you? shall I come to you with a rod, or in love, and in …

2 Corinthians 10:2-6 But I beseech you, that I may not be bold when I am present with …

2 Corinthians 13:2,10 I told you before, and foretell you, as if I were present, the second time…

Revelation 11:5 And if any man will hurt them, fire proceeds out of their mouth, …

great.

Acts 5:11,13 And great fear came on all the church, and on as many as heard these things…

Acts 2:43 And fear came on every soul: and many wonders and signs were done …

Leviticus 10:3 Then Moses said to Aaron, This is it that the LORD spoke, saying, …

Numbers 16:34 And all Israel that were round about them fled at the cry of them: …

Numbers 17:12,13 And the children of Israel spoke to Moses, saying, Behold, we die, …

Deuteronomy 13:11 And all Israel shall hear, and fear, and shall do no more any such …

Deuteronomy 21:21 And all the men of his city shall stone him with stones, that he …

Joshua 22:20 Did not Achan the son of Zerah commit a trespass in the accursed …

1 Samuel 6:19-21 And he smote the men of Bethshemesh, because they had looked into …

1 Chronicles 13:12 And David was afraid of God that day, saying, How shall I bring the …

1 Chronicles 15:13 For because you did it not at the first, the LORD our God made a …

Psalm 64:9 And all men shall fear, and shall declare the work of God; for they …

Psalm 119:120 My flesh trembles for fear of you; and I am afraid of your judgments.

2 Corinthians 7:11 For behold this selfsame thing, that you sorrowed after a godly sort, …

Revelation 11:13 And the same hour was there a great earthquake, and the tenth part …

And the young men arose, wound him up, and carried him out, and buried him.
And it was about the space of three hours after, when his wife, not knowing what was done, came in.
And Peter answered unto her, Tell me whether ye sold the land for so much? And she said, Yea, for so much.
Then Peter said unto her, How is it that ye have agreed together to tempt the Spirit of the Lord? behold, the feet of them which have buried thy husband are at the door, and shall carry thee out.

How.

Genesis 3:9-13 And the LORD God called to Adam, and said to him, Where are you…

Luke 16:2 And he called him, and said to him, How is it that I hear this of …

Romans 3:19 Now we know that what things soever the law said, it said to them …

have.

Acts 23:20-22 And he said, The Jews have agreed to desire you that you would bring …

Deuteronomy 13:6-8 If your brother, the son of your mother, or your son, or your daughter, …

Proverbs 11:21 Though hand join in hand, the wicked shall not be unpunished: but …

Proverbs 16:5 Every one that is proud in heart is an abomination to the LORD: though …

Psalm 50:18 When you saw a thief, then you consented with him, and have been …

Micah 7:3 That they may do evil with both hands earnestly, the prince asks, …

to tempt.

Acts 5:3,4 But Peter said, Ananias, why has Satan filled your heart to lie to …

Exodus 17:2,7 Why the people did chide with Moses, and said, Give us water that …

Numbers 14:22 Because all those men which have seen my glory, and my miracles, …

Psalm 78:18-20,40,41,56 And they tempted God in their heart by asking meat for their lust…

Psalm 95:8-11 Harden not your heart, as in the provocation, and as in the day of …

Matthew 4:7 Jesus said to him, It is written again, You shall not tempt the Lord your God.

1 Corinthians 10:9 Neither let us tempt Christ, as some of them also tempted, and were …

the feet.

Acts 5:6 And the young men arose, wound him up, and carried him out, and buried him.

2 Kings 6:32 But Elisha sat in his house, and the elders sat with him; and the …

Romans 10:15 And how shall they preach, except they be sent? as it is written, …

Then fell she down straightway at his feet, and yielded up the ghost: and the young men came in, and found her dead, and, carrying her forth, buried her by her husband.
And great fear came upon all the church, and upon as many as heard these things.
And by the hands of the apostles were many signs and wonders wrought among the people; (and they were all with one accord in Solomon's porch.
And of the rest durst no man join himself to them: but the people magnified them.
And believers were the more added to the Lord, multitudes both of men and women.)

believers.

Acts 2:41,47 Then they that gladly received his word were baptized: and the same …

Acts 4:4 However, many of them which heard the word believed; and the number …

Acts 6:7 And the word of God increased; and the number of the disciples multiplied …

Acts 9:31,35,42 Then had the churches rest throughout all Judaea and Galilee and …

Isaiah 44:3-5 For I will pour water on him that is thirsty, and floods on the dry …

Isaiah 45:24 Surely, shall one say, in the LORD have I righteousness and strength: …

Isaiah 55:11-13 So shall my word be that goes forth out of my mouth: it shall not …

multitudes.

Acts 8:3,12 As for Saul, he made havoc of the church, entering into every house, …

Acts 9:2 And desired of him letters to Damascus to the synagogues, that if …

Acts 22:4 And I persecuted this way to the death, binding and delivering into …

Exodus 35:22 And they came, both men and women, as many as were willing hearted, …

Deuteronomy 29:11,12 Your little ones, your wives, and your stranger that is in your camp, …

Deuteronomy 31:11,12 When all Israel is come to appear before the LORD your God in the …

2 Samuel 6:19 And he dealt among all the people, even among the whole multitude …

Ezra 10:1 Now when Ezra had prayed, and when he had confessed, weeping and …

Nehemiah 8:2 And Ezra the priest brought the law before the congregation both …

1 Corinthians 11:11,12 Nevertheless neither is the man without the woman, neither the woman …

Galatians 3:28 There is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither bond nor free, there …

Insomuch that they brought forth the sick into the streets, and laid them on beds and couches, that at the least the shadow of Peter passing by might overshadow some of them.
There came also a multitude out of the cities round about unto Jerusalem, bringing sick folks, and them which were vexed with unclean spirits: and they were healed every one.
Then the high priest rose up, and all they that were with him, (which is the sect of the Sadducees,) and were filled with indignation,

the high.

Acts 4:26 The kings of the earth stood up, and the rulers were gathered together …

Psalm 2:1-3 Why do the heathen rage, and the people imagine a vain thing…

John 11:47-49 Then gathered the chief priests and the Pharisees a council, and …

John 12:10,19 But the chief priests consulted that they might put Lazarus also to death…

all.

Acts 4:1,2,6 And as they spoke to the people, the priests, and the captain of …

Acts 23:6-8 But when Paul perceived that the one part were Sadducees, and the …

indignation. or, envy.

Acts 7:9 And the patriarchs, moved with envy, sold Joseph into Egypt: but …

Acts 13:45 But when the Jews saw the multitudes, they were filled with envy, …

Acts 17:5 But the Jews which believed not, moved with envy, took to them certain …

1 Samuel 18:12-16 And Saul was afraid of David, because the LORD was with him, and …

Job 5:2 For wrath kills the foolish man, and envy slays the silly one.

Proverbs 14:30 A sound heart is the life of the flesh: but envy the rottenness of the bones.

Proverbs 27:4 Wrath is cruel, and anger is outrageous; but who is able to stand before envy?

Ecclesiastes 4:4 Again, I considered all travail, and every right work, that for this …

Matthew 27:18 For he knew that for envy they had delivered him.

Galatians 5:21 Contentions, murders, drunkenness, revelings, and such like: of the …

James 3:14-16 But if you have bitter envying and strife in your hearts, glory not, …

James 4:5 Do you think that the scripture said in vain, The spirit that dwells …

1 Peter 2:1 Why laying aside all malice, and all guile, and hypocrisies, and …

And laid their hands on the apostles, and put them in the common prison.
But the angel of the Lord by night opened the prison doors, and brought them forth, and said,
Go, stand and speak in the temple to the people all the words of this life.
And when they heard that, they entered into the temple early in the morning, and taught. But the high priest came, and they that were with him, and called the council together, and all the senate of the children of Israel, and sent to the prison to have them brought.
But when the officers came, and found them not in the prison, they returned, and told,
Saying, The prison truly found we shut with all safety, and the keepers standing without before the doors: but when we had opened, we found no man within.
Now when the high priest and the captain of the temple and the chief priests heard these things, they doubted of them whereunto this would grow.
Then came one and told them, saying, Behold, the men whom ye put in prison are standing in the temple, and teaching the people.
Then went the captain with the officers, and brought them without violence: for they feared the people, lest they should have been stoned.
And when they had brought them, they set them before the council: and the high priest asked them,
Saying, Did not we straitly command you that ye should not teach in this name? and, behold, ye have filled Jerusalem with your doctrine, and intend to bring this man's blood upon us.
Then Peter and the other apostles answered and said, We ought to obey God rather than men.
The God of our fathers raised up Jesus, whom ye slew and hanged on a tree.
Him hath God exalted with his right hand to be a Prince and a Saviour, for to give repentance to Israel, and forgiveness of sins.

hath.

Acts 2:33,36 Therefore being by the right hand of God exalted, and having received …

Acts 4:11 This is the stone which was set at nothing of you builders, which …

Psalm 89:19,24 Then you spoke in vision to your holy one, and said, I have laid …

Psalm 110:1,2 The LORD said to my Lord, Sit you at my right hand, until I make …

Ezekiel 17:24 And all the trees of the field shall know that I the LORD have brought …

Matthew 28:18 And Jesus came and spoke to them, saying, All power is given to me …

Ephesians 1:20-23 Which he worked in Christ, when he raised him from the dead, and …

Philippians 2:9-11 Why God also has highly exalted him, and given him a name which is …

Hebrews 2:10 For it became him, for whom are all things, and by whom are all things, …

Hebrews 12:2 Looking to Jesus the author and finisher of our faith; who for the …

1 Peter 3:22 Who is gone into heaven, and is on the right hand of God; angels …

a Prince.

Acts 3:15 And killed the Prince of life, whom God has raised from the dead; …

Psalm 2:6-12 Yet have I set my king on my holy hill of Zion…

Isaiah 9:6 For to us a child is born, to us a son is given: and the government …

Ezekiel 34:24 And I the LORD will be their God, and my servant David a prince among …

Ezekiel 37:25 And they shall dwell in the land that I have given to Jacob my servant, …

Daniel 9:25 Know therefore and understand…

Daniel 10:21 But I will show you that which is noted in the scripture of truth: …

Revelation 1:5 And from Jesus Christ, who is the faithful witness, and the first …

a Saviour.

Acts 13:23 Of this man's seed has God according to his promise raised to Israel …

Isaiah 43:3,11 For I am the LORD your God, the Holy One of Israel, your Savior: …

Isaiah 45:21 Tell you, and bring them near; yes, let them take counsel together: …

Isaiah 49:26 And I will feed them that oppress you with their own flesh; and they …

Matthew 1:21 And she shall bring forth a son, and you shall call his name JESUS: …

Luke 2:11 For to you is born this day in the city of David a Savior, which …

Philippians 3:20 For our conversation is in heaven; from where also we look for the …

Titus 1:4 To Titus, my own son after the common faith: Grace, mercy, and peace, …

Titus 2:10,13 Not purloining, but showing all good fidelity; that they may adorn …

Titus 3:4-6 But after that the kindness and love of God our Savior toward man appeared…

2 Peter 1:1,11 Simon Peter, a servant and an apostle of Jesus Christ…

2 Peter 2:20 For if after they have escaped the pollutions of the world through …

2 Peter 3:18 But grow in grace, and in the knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus …

1 John 4:14 And we have seen and do testify that the Father sent the Son to be …

Jude 1:25 To the only wise God our Savior, be glory and majesty, dominion and …

to give.

Acts 3:26 To you first God, having raised up his Son Jesus, sent him to bless …

Acts 11:18 When they heard these things, they held their peace, and glorified …

Jeremiah 31:31-33 Behold, the days come, said the LORD, that I will make a new covenant …

Ezekiel 36:25-38 Then will I sprinkle clean water on you, and you shall be clean: …

Zechariah 12:10 And I will pour on the house of David, and on the inhabitants of …

Luke 24:47 And that repentance and remission of sins should be preached in his …

Romans 11:26,27 And so all Israel shall be saved: as it is written, There shall come …

2 Timothy 2:25,26 In meekness instructing those that oppose themselves; if God peradventure …

forgiveness.

Acts 3:19 Repent you therefore, and be converted, that your sins may be blotted out…

Acts 13:38,39 Be it known to you therefore, men and brothers, that through this …

Mark 2:10 But that you may know that the Son of man has power on earth to forgive …

Mark 4:12 That seeing they may see, and not perceive; and hearing they may …

John 20:21-23 Then said Jesus to them again, Peace be to you: as my Father has …

2 Corinthians 2:10 To whom you forgive any thing, I forgive also: for if I forgave any …

Ephesians 1:7 In whom we have redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of …

Colossians 1:14 In whom we have redemption through his blood, even the forgiveness of sins:

And we are his witnesses of these things; and so is also the Holy Ghost, whom God hath given to them that obey him.
When they heard that, they were cut to the heart, and took counsel to slay them.
Then stood there up one in the council, a Pharisee, named Gamaliel, a doctor of the law, had in reputation among all the people, and commanded to put the apostles forth a little space;
And said unto them, Ye men of Israel, take heed to yourselves what ye intend to do as touching these men.
For before these days rose up Theudas, boasting himself to be somebody; to whom a number of men, about four hundred, joined themselves: who was slain; and all, as many as obeyed him, were scattered, and brought to nought.
After this man rose up Judas of Galilee in the days of the taxing, and drew away much people after him: he also perished; and all, even as many as obeyed him, were dispersed.
And now I say unto you, Refrain from these men, and let them alone: for if this counsel or this work be of men, it will come to nought:
But if it be of God, ye cannot overthrow it; lest haply ye be found even to fight against God.

if.

Acts 6:10 And they were not able to resist the wisdom and the spirit by which he spoke.

Genesis 24:50 Then Laban and Bethuel answered and said, The thing proceeds from …

2 Samuel 5:2 Also in time past, when Saul was king over us, you were he that led …

1 Kings 12:24 Thus said the LORD, You shall not go up, nor fight against your brothers …

Job 34:29 When he gives quietness, who then can make trouble? and when he hides …

Isaiah 43:13 Yes, before the day was I am he; and there is none that can deliver …

Isaiah 46:10 Declaring the end from the beginning, and from ancient times the …

Daniel 4:35 And all the inhabitants of the earth are reputed as nothing: and …

Matthew 16:18 And I say also to you, That you are Peter, and on this rock I will …

Luke 21:15 For I will give you a mouth and wisdom, which all your adversaries …

1 Corinthians 1:25 Because the foolishness of God is wiser than men; and the weakness …

Revelation 17:12-14 And the ten horns which you saw are ten kings, which have received …

to fight.

Acts 7:51 You stiff necked and uncircumcised in heart and ears, you do always …

Acts 9:5 And he said, Who are you, Lord? And the Lord said, I am Jesus whom …

Acts 23:9 And there arose a great cry: and the scribes that were of the Pharisees' …

Exodus 10:3-7 And Moses and Aaron came in to Pharaoh, and said to him, Thus said …

2 Kings 19:22 Whom have you reproached and blasphemed? and against whom have you …

Job 15:25-27 For he stretches out his hand against God, and strengthens himself …

Job 40:9-14 Have you an arm like God? or can you thunder with a voice like him…

Isaiah 45:9 Woe to him that strives with his Maker! Let the potsherd strive with …

1 Corinthians 10:22 Do we provoke the Lord to jealousy? are we stronger than he?

And to him they agreed: and when they had called the apostles, and beaten them, they commanded that they should not speak in the name of Jesus, and let them go.
And they departed from the presence of the council, rejoicing that they were counted worthy to suffer shame for his name.
And daily in the temple, and in every house, they ceased not to teach and preach Jesus Christ.
Treasury of Scriptural Knowledge by R. A. Torrey [ca. 1880]
Expanded version courtesy INT Bible ©2013, Used by permission

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