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1. But a man named Ananias and his wife Sapphira sold some land.
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1. But G1161 a certain G5100 man G435 named G3686 Ananias G367 , with G4862 Sapphira G4551 his G848 wife G1135 , sold G4453 a possession G2933 ,
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2. He kept back part of the money for himself; his wife knew about this and agreed to it. But he brought the rest of the money and gave it to the apostles.
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2. And G2532 kept back G3557 part of G575 the G3588 price G5092 , his G846 wife G1135 also G2532 being privy G4894 to it, and G2532 brought G5342 a certain G5100 part G3313 , and laid G5087 it at G3844 the G3588 apostles G652 ' feet G4228 .
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3. Peter said, "Ananias, why did you let Satan rule your thoughts to lie to the Holy Spirit and to keep for yourself part of the money you received for the land?
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3. But G1161 Peter G4074 said G2036 , Ananias G367 , why G1302 hath Satan G4567 filled G4137 thine G4675 heart G2588 to lie G5574 to the G3588 Holy G40 Ghost G4151 , and G2532 to keep back G3557 part of G575 the G3588 price G5092 of the G3588 land G5564 ?
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4. Before you sold the land, it belonged to you. And even after you sold it, you could have used the money any way you wanted. Why did you think of doing this? You lied to God, not to us!"
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4. While it remained G3306 , was it not thine own G3306 G3780 G4671 ? and G2532 after it was sold G4097 , was G5225 it not in G1722 thine own G4674 power G1849 G3754 ? why G5101 hast thou conceived G5087 this G5124 thing G4229 in G1722 thine G4675 heart G2588 ? thou hast not G3756 lied G5574 unto men G444 , but G235 unto God G2316 .
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