New American Standard Bible 2020

Acts 5:1-8

1But a manἈνὴρAnērG435namedὀνόματιonomatiG3686AnaniasἉνανίαςHananiasG367,with his wifeγυναικὶgunaikiG1135SapphiraΣαπφίρῃSapphirēG4551,soldἐπώλησενepōlēsenG4453a pieceG2933ofG2933propertyG2933,

2andkeptG3557backἐνοσφίσατοenosphisatoG3557some of theproceedsτιμῆς,timēsG5092for himself, with his wife’sγυναικόςgunaikosG1135fullG4924knowledgeG4924,and bringingἐνέγκαςenegkasG5342a portionμέροςmerosG3313of it, helaidἔθηκεν.¶ethēkenG5087it at the apostles’ἀποστόλωνapostolōnG652feetπόδαςpodasG4228.

3But PeterΠέτρος·PetrosG4074saidG3004, “AnaniasἉνανία,HananiaG367,whyδιὰ τίdia tiG1223 G5101hasSatanσατανᾶςsatanasG4567filledἐπλήρωσενeplērōsenG4137your heartκαρδίανkardianG2588to lieψεύσασθαίpseusasthaiG5574to the HolyἅγιονhagionG40SpiritπνεῦμαpneumaG4151and tokeepG3557backνοσφίσασθαιnosphisasthaiG3557some of theproceedsτιμῆςtimēsG5092of the landχωρίου;chōriouG5564?

4While it remainedμένονmenonG3306unsold,did it not remainἔμενενemenenG3306your own? And after it was soldπραθὲνprathenG4097, was it notunderG1722your controlἐξουσίᾳexousiaG1849?WhyτίtiG5101is it that you haveconceivedἔθουethouG5087thisτοῦτο;toutoG3778deedπρᾶγμαpragmaG4229in your heartκαρδίᾳkardiaG2588?You have not liedἐψεύσωepseusōG5574to menἀνθρώποιςanthrōpoisG444, butto Godθεῷ.theōG2316.”

5And as he heardἀκούωνakouōnG191theseτούτουςtoutousG3778wordsλόγουςlogousG3056,AnaniasἉνανίαςHananiasG367collapsedπεσὼνpesōnG4098anddiedἐξέψυξεν.exepsuxenG1634; andgreatμέγαςmegasG3173fearφόβοςphobosG5401cameἐγένετοegenetoG1096overἐπὶepiG1909allπάνταςpantasG3956who heardἀκούονταςakouontasG191about it.

6The youngG3501menG3501gotG450upG450andcoveredG4958him upG4958,and after carryingG1627him outG1627,they buriedἔθαψαν.ethapsanG2290him.

7NowδὲdeG1161an intervalδιάστημαdiastēmaG1292of aboutὡςhōsG5613threeτριῶνtriōnG5140hoursὡρῶνhōrōnG5610elapsedἐγένετοegenetoG1096,and his wifeγυνὴgunēG1135cameG1525inG1525,not knowingG3609what had happenedγεγονὸςgegonosG1096.

8And PeterΠέτρος·PetrosG4074respondedἀπεκρίθηapekrithēG611to her, “TellG3004me whetherεἰeiG1487you soldἀπέδοσθε;apedostheG591the landχωρίονchōrionG5564forthisG5118priceG5118?”And she saidG3004, “YesναὶnaiG3483, forthatG5118priceG5118.”

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