Acts 5:3 “Then Peter said, “Ananias, how is it that Satan has filled your heart…”

Acts 5:3

Then Peter said, “Ananias, how is it that Satan has filled your heart to lie to the Holy Spirit and withhold some of the proceeds from the land?

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

But Peter said, Ananias, why hath Satan filled thine heart to lie to the Holy Ghost, and to keep back part of the price of the land?

World English Bible

But 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?

American Standard Version

But Peter said, Ananias, why hath Satan filled thy heart to lie to the Holy Spirit, and to keep back part of the price of the land?

Geneva Bible 1599

Then saide Peter, Ananias, why hath Satan filled thine heart, that thou shouldest lye vnto the holy Ghost, and keepe away part of the price of this possession?

Darby Translation

But Peter said, Ananias, why has Satan filled thy heart that thou shouldest lie to the Holy Spirit, and put aside for thyself a part of the price of the estate?

Young's Literal Translation

And Peter said, 'Ananias, wherefore did the Adversary fill thy heart, for thee to lie to the Holy Spirit, and to keep back of the price of the place?

Bible in Basic English

But Peter said, Ananias, why has the Evil One put it into your heart to be false to the Holy Spirit, and to keep back part of the price of the land?

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Cross references

“why”

John 13:2 John 13:27 1 Peter 5:8 Ephesians 6:11–16 James 4:7 Luke 22:3

John 13:2 · BSB

The evening meal was underway, and the devil had already put into the heart of Judas, the son of Simon Iscariot, to betray Jesus.

John 13:27 · BSB

And when Judas had taken the morsel, Satan entered into him. Then Jesus said to Judas, “What you are about to do, do quickly.”

1 Peter 5:8 · BSB

Be sober-minded and alert. Your adversary the devil prowls around like a roaring lion, seeking someone to devour.

Ephesians 6:11–16 · BSB

Put on the full armor of God, so that you can make your stand against the devil’s schemes.

James 4:7 · BSB

Submit yourselves, then, to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you.

Luke 22:3 · BSB

Then Satan entered Judas Iscariot, who was one of the Twelve.

“lie to”

Jeremiah 23:24 Isaiah 29:15 Acts 5:9 Job 22:13 Psalm 94:7–9 Hosea 11:12

Jeremiah 23:24 · BSB

“Can a man hide in secret places where I cannot see him?” declares the LORD. “Do I not fill the heavens and the earth?” declares the LORD.

Isaiah 29:15 · BSB

Woe to those who dig deep to hide their plans from the LORD. In darkness they do their works and say, “Who sees us, and who will know?”

Acts 5:9 · BSB

“How could you agree to test the Spirit of the Lord?” Peter replied. “Look, the feet of the men who buried your husband are at the door, and they will carry you out also.”

Job 22:13 · BSB

Yet you say: ‘What does God know? Does He judge through thick darkness?

Psalm 94:7–9 · BSB

They say, “The LORD does not see; the God of Jacob pays no heed.”

Hosea 11:12 · BSB

Ephraim surrounds Me with lies, the house of Israel with deceit; but Judah still walks with God and is faithful to the Holy One.

“to keep”

Ecclesiastes 5:4 Numbers 30:2 Deuteronomy 23:21 Proverbs 20:25 Romans 2:21 Romans 2:22

Ecclesiastes 5:4 · BSB

When you make a vow to God, do not delay in fulfilling it, because He takes no pleasure in fools. Fulfill your vow.

Numbers 30:2 · BSB

If a man makes a vow to the LORD or swears an oath to obligate himself by a pledge, he must not break his word; he must do everything he has promised.

Deuteronomy 23:21 · BSB

If you make a vow to the LORD your God, do not be slow to keep it, because He will surely require it of you, and you will be guilty of sin.

Proverbs 20:25 · BSB

It is a trap for a man to dedicate something rashly, only later to reconsider his vows.

Romans 2:21 · BSB

you, then, who teach others, do you not teach yourself? You who preach against stealing, do you steal?

Romans 2:22 · BSB

You who forbid adultery, do you commit adultery? You who abhor idols, do you rob temples?

Also

Acts 5:2 Acts 5:4

Acts 5:2 · BSB

With 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.

Acts 5:4 · BSB

Did it not belong to you before it was sold? And after it was sold, was it not at your disposal? How could you conceive such a deed in your heart? You have not lied to men, but to God!”

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

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.

4Did it not belong to you before it was sold? And after it was sold, was it not at your disposal? How could you conceive such a deed in your heart? You have not lied to men, but to God!”

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