Acts 5:9

Translations

Modern

“How could you agree to test the Spirit of the Lord?” Peter replied. “Look, the feet of the men who buried your husband are at the door, and they will carry you out also.”

Traditional

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.

Literal

But Peter said to her, “Why is it that you have agreed together to test the Spirit of the Lord? Behold, the feet of those having buried your husband are at the door, and they will carry you out.”

Latin

Petrus autem ad eam: Quid utique convenit vobis tentare Spiritum Domini? Ecce pedes eorum qui sepelierunt virum tuum ad ostium, et efferent te.

Original

Greek

English

“How could you agree to test the Spirit of the Lord?” Peter replied. “Look, the feet of the men who buried your husband are at the door, and they will carry you out also.”

Notes

Acts 5:1–11

Luke likes to balance a positive example with a negative one. He just shared the remarkable and positive story of Barnabas (4:36–37). Now, Luke shows the opposite behavior of Ananias and Sapphira. This couple desired to earn status in the community and for others to admire them. Ananias did not have to sell his property or give away the money. Their sin was pretending and dishonesty.

Theme notes and profiles

Simon Peter Clean, Unclean, and Holy Remove the Evil The Plagues

Events

Ananias and Sapphira lie to Godc. AD 30

Related verses

1 Corinthians 10:9
We should not test Christ, as some of them did, and were killed by snakes.
Psalm 95:8–11
…do not harden your hearts as you did at Meribah, in the day at Massah in the wilderness,
Acts 5:3–4
Then Peter said, “Ananias, how is it that Satan has filled your heart to lie to the Holy Spirit and withhold some of the proceeds from the land?
Psalm 78:56
But they tested and disobeyed God Most High, for they did not keep His decrees.
Psalm 78:40–41
How often they disobeyed Him in the wilderness and grieved Him in the desert!
Acts 15:10
Now then, why do you test God by placing on the necks of the disciples a yoke that neither we nor our fathers have been able to bear?
Psalm 78:18–20
They willfully tested God by demanding the food they craved.
Proverbs 11:21
Be assured that the wicked will not go unpunished, but the offspring of the righteous will escape.
Numbers 14:22
…not one of the men who have seen My glory and the signs I performed in Egypt and in the wilderness—yet have tested Me and disobeyed Me these ten times—
Luke 16:2
So he called him in to ask, ‘What is this I hear about you? Turn in an account of your management, for you cannot be manager any longer.’
Romans 3:19
Now we know that whatever the law says, it says to those who are under the law, so that every mouth may be silenced and the whole world held accountable to God.
Exodus 17:7
He named the place Massah and Meribah because the Israelites quarreled, and because they tested the LORD, saying, “Is the LORD among us or not?”

People

Peter: Apostle of Jesus, leader in the early church

Glossary

Bible, Manuscripts and Text of the (New Testament) Book of the Acts of the Apostles Mourning Peter, the Apostle

Topics

Ananias: A Covetous Member of Church at Jerusalem--Falsehood and Death of Burial: Soon After Death Communism: General Scriptures Concerning Covetousness: Ananias Death of the Wicked Falsehood: Ananias and Sapphira Falsely State That They had Sold Their Land for a Given Sum Holy Spirit: General Scriptures Concerning Holy Spirit: Sin Against Hypocrisy: Ananias and Sapphira Judgments: Upon Individuals - Exemplified: Ananias Offenses Against the Holy Spirit: Exhibited in Tempting Him Peter: Foretells the Death of Ananias and Sapphira Reproof of Those Who offend, a Warning to Others Sapphira: Falsehood and Death of The Death of the Wicked: Ananias the Personality of Holy Spirit: He Can be Tempted Titles and Names of the Holy Spirit: Spirit of the Lord Vows of Ananias and Sapphira, in the Dedication of the Proceeds of the Sale of Their Land Women: Sapphira, in Her Blasphemous Falsehood

Acts 5:9

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