Acts 5:2

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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.

Cross References

Malachi 1:14

Cursed is the deceitful, who holds in his flock a male, and, when making a vow, offers in sacrifice that which is feeble to the Lord. For I am a great King, says the Lord of hosts, and my name is dreadful among the Gentiles.

Matthew 23:5

Truly, they do all their works so that they may be seen by men. For they enlarge their phylacteries and glorify their hems.

John 12:6

Now he said this, not out of concern for the needy, but because he was a thief and, since he held the purse, he used to carry what was put into it.

Acts 2:44

And then all who believed were together, and they held all things in common.

Acts 4:37

since he had land, he sold it, and he brought the proceeds and placed these at the feet of the Apostles.

Acts 5:1

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

Acts 5:3

But Peter said: "Ananias, why has Satan tempted your heart, so that you would lie to the Holy Spirit and be deceitful about the price of the land?

Acts 5:8

And Peter said to her, "Tell me, woman, if you sold the field for this amount?" And she said, "Yes, for that amount."

Philippians 2:3

Let nothing be done by contention, nor in vain glory. Instead, in humility, let each of you esteem others to be better than himself.

1 Timothy 6:10

For desire is the root of all evils. Some persons, hungering in this way, have strayed from the faith and have entangled themselves in many sorrows.