“Tell me,” said Peter, “is this the price you and your husband got for the land?” “Yes,” she answered, “that is the price.”
Parallel translations
- WEB Peter answered her, “Tell me whether you sold the land for so much.” She said, “Yes, for so much.”
- KJV And Peter answered unto her, Tell me whether ye sold the land for so much? And she said, Yea, for so much.
- NKJV And Peter answered her, “Tell me whether you sold the land for so much?” She said, “Yes, for so much.”
- NASB And Peter responded to her, “Tell me whether you sold the land for this price?” And she said, “Yes, for that price.”
- NLT Peter asked her, “Was this the price you and your husband received for your land?” “Yes,” she replied, “that was the price.”
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Peter gives Sapphira a chance to tell the truth, but she repeats the lie. She confirms her complicity in the deception.
Overview
Peter's question is an act of mercy, offering room for honesty before God. Sapphira's confident 'Yes, for so much' shows the lie was jointly planned, not pressured upon her. Her answer seals her guilt, demonstrating that hidden agreement in sin is still sin before the Spirit who sees all hearts.
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- Acts 5:2With his wife’s full knowledge, he kept back some of the proceeds for himself, but brought a portion and laid it at the apostles’ feet.
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