Then Peter said, “Ananias, how has Satan so filled your heart that you have lied to the Holy Spirit? You’ve kept some of the money you received for your land.
Peter asked her, “How could the two of you agree to test the Spirit of the Lord? Listen! Those footsteps you hear are of the men coming back from burying your husband. They’re going to carry you out too.”
They were having their evening meal. The devil had already put in the mind of Judas, the son of Simon Iscariot, the scheme of handing Jesus over to his enemies.
Didn’t the land belong to you before it was sold? And after it was sold, you could have used the money any way you wanted. How could you do such a thing? You haven’t just lied to people, you’ve lied to God.”
When people hear the message about the kingdom, but they don’t understand it, the evil one comes and steals what was planted in their hearts. Those people are like the seed that landed on the path.