Acts 5:4

Peter points out that the property and its proceeds were Ananias's own to keep; his sin was lying not to men but to God. The offense was deliberate deceit before God himself.

Cross-references · 25

• Acts 5:3But Peter said, “Ananias, why has Satan filled your heart to lie to the Holy Spirit, and to keep back part of the price of the land?
• 2 Kgs 5:25–27But he went in, and stood before his master. Elisha said to him, “Where did you come from, Gehazi?” He said, “Your servant went nowhere.”
• 1 Chr 29:3In addition, because I have set my affection on the house of my God, since I have a treasure of my own of gold and silver, I give it to the house of my God, over and above all that I have prepared for the holy house,
• 1 Th 4:8Therefore he who rejects this doesn’t reject man, but God, who has also given his Holy Spirit to you.
• Josh 7:25–26Joshua said, “Why have you troubled us? Yahweh will trouble you today.” All Israel stoned him with stones, and they burned them with fire and stoned them with stones.
• Luke 10:16Whoever listens to you listens to me, and whoever rejects you rejects me. Whoever rejects me rejects him who sent me.”
• Acts 5:9But Peter asked her, “How is it that you have agreed together to tempt the Spirit of the Lord? Behold, the feet of those who have buried your husband are at the door, and they will carry you out.”
• Ezek 38:10Thus says the Lord Yahweh: It shall happen in that day, that things shall come into your mind, and you shall devise an evil device:
• Ps 139:4For there is not a word on my tongue, but, behold, Yahweh, you know it altogether.
• Acts 8:21–22You have neither part nor lot in this matter, for your heart isn’t right before God.
• Isa 59:4No one sues in righteousness, and no one pleads in truth. They trust in vanity, and speak lies. They conceive mischief, and give birth to iniquity.
• Exod 35:21–22They came, everyone whose heart stirred him up, and everyone whom his spirit made willing, and brought Yahweh’s offering, for the work of the Tent of Meeting, and for all of its service, and for the holy garments.
• Exod 16:8Moses said, “Now Yahweh shall give you meat to eat in the evening, and in the morning bread to satisfy you; because Yahweh hears your murmurings which you murmur against him. And who are we? Your murmurings are not against us, but against Yahweh.”
• Ps 7:14Behold, he travails with iniquity. Yes, he has conceived mischief, and brought out falsehood.
• Exod 35:29The children of Israel brought a freewill offering to Yahweh; every man and woman, whose heart made them willing to bring for all the work, which Yahweh had commanded to be made by Moses.
• 1 Chr 29:17I know also, my God, that you try the heart, and have pleasure in uprightness. As for me, in the uprightness of my heart I have willingly offered all these things. Now I have seen with joy your people, who are present here, offer willingly to you.
• 1 Chr 29:5of gold for the things of gold, and of silver for the things of silver, and for all kinds of work to be made by the hands of artisans. Who then offers willingly to consecrate himself today to Yahweh?”
• 1 Sam 8:7Yahweh said to Samuel, “Listen to the voice of the people in all that they tell you; for they have not rejected you, but they have rejected me as the king over them.
• 1 Chr 29:9Then the people rejoiced, because they offered willingly, because with a perfect heart they offered willingly to Yahweh; and David the king also rejoiced with great joy.
• Jas 1:15Then the lust, when it has conceived, bears sin; and the sin, when it is full grown, produces death.
• Phlm 1:14But I was willing to do nothing without your consent, that your goodness would not be as of necessity, but of free will.
• Num 16:11Therefore you and all your company have gathered together against Yahweh! What is Aaron that you murmur against him?”
• 1 Cor 8:8But food will not commend us to God. For neither, if we don’t eat, are we the worse; nor, if we eat, are we the better.
• Job 15:35They conceive mischief, and produce iniquity. Their heart prepares deceit.”
• 1 Cor 9:5–17Have we no right to take along a wife who is a believer, even as the rest of the apostles, and the brothers of the Lord, and Cephas?

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