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Ananias and Sapphira. 5 Now a man named Ananias, together with his wife Sapphira, also sold a piece of property. 2 With his wife’s full knowledge he kept back part of the money for himself, but brought the rest and put it at the apostles’ feet.
Oct 2, 2023 · Peter knew instantly that Ananias was lying—not just to him but to God—and exposed his hypocrisy then and there. Ananias fell down and died (Acts 5:4). When Sapphira showed up, she, too, lied to Peter and to God, saying that they had donated the entire proceeds of the sale of the land to the church. When her lie had been exposed, she also ...
Ananias (/ ˌ æ n ə ˈ n aɪ. ə s /; Biblical Hebrew: חָנַנְיָהּ , romanized: Chānanyah) and his wife Sapphira (/ s ə ˈ f aɪ r ə /; סָפִירַה , Ṣafīrah) were, according to the biblical New Testament in Acts of the Apostles chapter 5, members of the early Christian church in Jerusalem.
May 18, 2021 · What is to be learned from the Gospel's story of Ananias and Sapphira? Ponder 5 interpretations of this unsettling passage on greed.
Jun 28, 2004 · Be Honest—The Story of Ananias and Sapphira. “We have each other, and that is all that matters,” the love-struck couple boasted shortly after their wedding. But they were to find that it can never be so. No Christian husband and wife can be an island to themselves.
Jun 25, 2019 · Ananias and Sapphira thought they could deceive God and get away with it. See why their shocking deaths became an example for the early church.
Why did Ananias and Sapphira die? Did God kill them or Peter? What crime did they commit? The answers to these questions and more!
Ananias and Sapphira - Now a man named Ananias, together with his wife Sapphira, also sold a piece of property. With his wife’s full knowledge he kept back part of the money for himself, but brought the ...
Acts 5:1-11. King James Version. 5 But a certain man named Ananias, with Sapphira his wife, sold a possession, 2 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.
In Acts 5:1-11, Luke introduces Ananias and Sapphira, a married couple within the congregation of new Christians in Jerusalem. Ananias and Sapphira were land owners, which indicates their financial security (Acts 5:1). Acts 5 is the only place where the Bible mentions this couple.
