Acts 5:3

Good News Translation

Peter said to him, “Ananias, why did you let Satan take control of you and make you lie to the Holy Spirit by keeping part of the money you received for the property?

Cross References

Job 22:13

And yet you ask, “What does God know? He is hidden by clouds—how can he judge us?”

Proverbs 20:25

Think carefully before you promise an offering to God. You might regret it later.

Ecclesiastes 5:4

So when you make a promise to God, keep it as quickly as possible. He has no use for a fool. Do what you promise to do.

Isaiah 29:15

Those who try to hide their plans from the Lord are doomed! They carry out their schemes in secret and think no one will see them or know what they are doing.

Jeremiah 23:24

No one can hide where I cannot see them. Do you not know that I am everywhere in heaven and on earth?

Hosea 11:12

The Lord says, “The people of Israel have surrounded me with lies and deceit, and the people of Judah are still rebelling against me, the faithful and holy God.

Numbers 30:2

When a man makes a vow to give something to the Lord or takes an oath to abstain from something, he must not break his promise, but must do everything that he said he would.

Matthew 13:19

Those who hear the message about the Kingdom but do not understand it are like the seeds that fell along the path. The Evil One comes and snatches away what was sown in them.

Luke 22:3

Then Satan entered into Judas, called Iscariot, who was one of the twelve disciples.

John 13:2

Jesus and his disciples were at supper. The Devil had already put into the heart of Judas, the son of Simon Iscariot, the thought of betraying Jesus.

John 13:27

As soon as Judas took the bread, Satan entered into him. Jesus said to him, “Hurry and do what you must!”

Acts 5:2

But with his wife's agreement he kept part of the money for himself and turned the rest over to the apostles.

Acts 5:4

Before you sold the property, it belonged to you; and after you sold it, the money was yours. Why, then, did you decide to do such a thing? You have not lied to people—you have lied to God!”

Acts 5:9

So Peter said to her, “Why did you and your husband decide to put the Lord's Spirit to the test? The men who buried your husband are at the door right now, and they will carry you out too!”

Deuteronomy 23:21

“When you make a vow to the Lord your God, do not put off doing what you promised; the Lord will hold you to your vow, and it is a sin not to keep it.

James 4:7

So then, submit yourselves to God. Resist the Devil, and he will run away from you.

1 Peter 5:8

Be alert, be on watch! Your enemy, the Devil, roams around like a roaring lion, looking for someone to devour.