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NASB | Acts 5:3 But Peter said, "Ananias, why has Satan filled your heart to lie to the Holy Spirit and to keep back some of the price of the land? |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Acts 5:3 But Peter said, "Ananias, why has Satan filled your heart to lie to the Holy Spirit and [secretly] keep back for yourself some of the proceeds [from the sale] of the land? |
Bible Question: In Acts5:1-11 Peter and John addressed the congregation and instructed them to sell their possessions and bring them the proceeds. A man named Ananias and his wife Sapphira sold their land but withheld “some” of the proceeds. When questioned by Peter they each lied and said they had given over all the money. Both were struck dead. At no time in the life of Christ did he ever so much as harm anyone, let alone strike them dead. He scolded them, showed them their evil ways with parables and most importantly, offered them the opportunity to repent. Why then this intolerance and angry retribution from Peter (or God)? |
Bible Answer: You have the story a little wrong. First scripture does not say that Peter and John addressed the congregation to sell their possessions and to bring them the proceeds. Ananias and Sapphira tried to pretend they were something they were not. They lied about their giving. I believe the seemingly drastic action that occured was because the church was in it's early days of development and had to be kept pure. Had this small amount of leaven had been allowed in the church it would have spread throughout the church in no time. |
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