Acts 5:2 - An Understandable Version (2005 edition)

² and brought [only] a part of the selling price and gave it to the apostles; but the man and his wife had kept this a secret.

More versions

King James Version (Oxford) 1769

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.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

² And with his wife's knowledge and connivance he kept back and wrongfully appropriated some of the proceeds, bringing only a part and putting it at the feet of the apostles.

American Standard Version (1901)

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.

Common English Bible

² With his wife’s knowledge, he withheld some of the proceeds from the sale. He brought the rest and placed it in the care and under the authority of the apostles.

Catholic Public Domain Version

² and he was deceitful about the price of the field, with his wife's consent. And bringing only part of it, he placed it at the feet of the Apostles.

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

² And by fraud kept back part of the price of the land, his wife being privy thereunto: and bringing a certain part of it, laid it at the feet of the apostles.

Acts 5:2 Cross References

Matthew 23:5

But they do all their deeds just to be seen by people. They wear elaborate Scripture texts displayed on their clothing and enlarge [conspicuously] the fringes of their robes.

John 12:6

Now he did not say this because he cared about poor people, but because he was in charge of the money bag, and being a thief, he used to steal from it.

Acts 2:44

And all the believers [in Jesus] were together and shared everything.

Acts 4:37

He owned a field, but [due to the great need] sold it and brought the money and gave it to the apostles [for distribution].

Acts 5:1

Now a certain married couple named Ananias and Sapphira sold a piece of property

Acts 5:3

But Peter said to Ananias, “Why has Satan filled your heart [causing you] to deceive the Holy Spirit by keeping back part of the selling price of the land [while representing it as the full price]?

Acts 5:8

And Peter said to her, “Tell me, did you sell the land for such and such a price?” She answered, “Yes, we did.”

Philippians 2:3

Do not do anything from rivalry or from empty conceit, but in humility, consider others better than yourselves.

1 Timothy 6:10

For, loving money is a source of all kinds of evil, [and] some people who crave it have been led astray from the faith, and have stabbed themselves [in the heart] with many sorrows.