Acts 5:1 KJV

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

Matthew Henry

  • The death of Ananias and SapphiraThe sin of Ananias and Sapphira was, that they were ambitious of being thought eminent disciples, when they were not true disciples. Hypocrites may deny...

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Cross References

  • Leviticus 10:1–3 And Nadab and Abihu, the sons of Aaron, took either of them his censer, and put fire therein, and put incense thereon, and offered strange fire before the LORD, which he commanded them not. …
  • Joshua 6:1 Now Jericho was straitly shut up because of the children of Israel: none went out, and none came in.
  • Matthew 13:47–48 Again, the kingdom of heaven is like unto a net, that was cast into the sea, and gathered of every kind: …
  • John 6:37 All that the Father giveth me shall come to me; and him that cometh to me I will in no wise cast out.
  • 2 Timothy 2:20 But in a great house there are not only vessels of gold and of silver, but also of wood and of earth; and some to honour, and some to dishonour.

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Topics

  • Ananias 2. A covetous member of church at Jerusalem. Falsehood and death of
  • Communism General scriptures concerning Communism
  • Deception Ananias and Sapphira
  • Falsehood Ananias and Sapphira falsely state that they had sold their land for a given sum
  • Hypocrisy Ananias and Sapphira

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Bible Dictionary

  • AnaniasA common Jewish name, the same as Hananiah. (1.) One of the members of the church at Jerusalem, who conspired with his wife Sapphira to...
  • SapphiraBeautiful, the wife of Ananias (q.v.). She was a partner in his guilt and also in his punishment (Acts 5:1–11).

Greek and Strong’s

  • But δέ de δέ Conjunction
  • a certain τις tis τὶς Article · nominative masculine singular
  • man Ἀνὴρ Anēr ἀνήρ Noun · nominative masculine singular
  • named ὀνόματι onomati ὄνομα Noun · dative neuter singular
  • Ananias Ἁνανίας Hananias Ἀνανίας Noun · nominative masculine singular
  • with σὺν syn σύν Preposition
  • Sapphira Σαπφείρῃ Sappheirē Σαπφείρη Noun · dative feminine singular
  • his αὐτοῦ autou αὐτός Pronoun · third person, genitive masculine singular
  • wife τῇ tē Article · dative feminine singular γυναικὶ gynaiki γυνή Noun · dative feminine singular
  • sold ἐπώλησεν epōlēsen πωλέω Verb · aorist active indicative, third person singular
  • a possession κτῆμα ktēma κτῆμα Noun · accusative neuter singular

Greek: KJTR, Alan Bunning, CNTR · CC BY 4.0

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