and defrauded of the price of the field; and his wife was witting. And he brought a part, and laid [it] before the feet of the apostles.
Cursed is the guileful, that hath in his flock a male beast, and he making a vow, offereth a feeble beast to the Lord; for I am a great king, saith the Lord of hosts, and my name is dreadful among folks.
Therefore they do all their works to be seen of men; for they draw abroad their phylacteries, and magnify [their] hems.
But he said this thing, not for it pertained to him of needy men, but for he was a thief, and had the purses, and bare those things that were sent.
And all that believed were together, and had all things common.
when he had a field, sold it, and brought the price, and laid it before the feet of the apostles.
But a man, Ananias by name, with Sapphira, his wife, sold a field,
And Peter said to him, Ananias, why hath Satan tempted thine heart, that thou lie to the Holy Ghost, and to defraud of the price of the field?
And Peter answered to her, Woman, say to me, whether ye sold the field for so much? And she said, Yea, for so much.
nothing [doing] by strife, neither by vain glory, but in meekness, deeming each other to be higher [in virtue] than himself;
For the root of all evils is covetousness, which some men coveting erred from the faith, and besetted them with many sorrows.