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Acts 5:9
9And Peter said, “How could the two of you even think of conspiring to test the Spirit of the Lord like this? The young men who buried your husband are just outside the door, and they will carry you out, too.”
Acts 5:9 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Then Peter said unto her, How is it that ye have agreed together to tempt the Spirit of the Lord? behold, the feet of them which have buried thy husband are at the door, and shall carry thee out.
- New International Version (NIV)Peter said to her, “How could you conspire to test the Spirit of the Lord? Listen! The feet of the men who buried your husband are at the door, and they will carry you out also.”
- English Standard Version (ESV)But Peter said to her, "How is it that you have agreed together to test 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."
- New King James Version (NKJV)Then Peter said to her, “How is it that you have agreed together to test the Spirit of the Lord? Look, the feet of those who have buried your husband are at the door, and they will carry you out.”
Context of Acts 5:9
7About three hours later his wife came in, not knowing what had happened. 8Peter asked her, “Was this the price you and your husband received for your land?” “Yes,” she replied, “that was the price.” And Peter said, “How could the two of you even think of conspiring to test the Spirit of the Lord like this? The young men who buried your husband are just outside the door, and they will carry you out, too.” 10Instantly, she fell to the floor and died. When the young men came in and saw that she was dead, they carried her out and buried her beside her husband. 11Great fear gripped the entire church and everyone else who heard what had happened.
Read all of Acts 5Acts 5:9 word by word
ὁ δὲ Πέτρος πρὸς αὐτήν· τί ὅτι συνεφωνήθη ὑμῖν πειράσαι τὸ πνεῦμα κυρίου; ἰδοὺ οἱ πόδες τῶν θαψάντων τὸν ἄνδρα σου ἐπὶ τῇ θύρᾳ καὶ ἐξοίσουσίν σε.Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- ·ὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
- Thenδέde · thenG1161
- PeterΠέτροςPetros · PeterG4074
- saidλέγωlegō · to sayG3004
- untoπρόςpros · to/withG4314
- herαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
- How is itτίςtis · which?G5101
- thatὅτιhoti · that/since: sinceG3754
- yeσύsu · youG4771
- have agreed togetherσυμφωνέωsumphōneō · to agree withG4856
- to temptπειράζωpeirazō · to test/tempt: testG3985
- the Spiritπνεῦμαpneuma · spirit/breath: spiritG4151
- of the Lordκύριοςkurios · lord: GodG2962
- beholdὁράωhoraō · to see: seeG3708
- the feetπούςpous · footG4228
- which have buriedθάπτωthaptō · to buryG2290
- husbandἀνήρanēr · man: husbandG435
- atἐπίepi · upon/to/againstG1909
- the doorθύραthura · doorG2374
- andκαίkai · andG2532
- shall carryἐκφέρωekpherō · to bring/carry outG1627
Cross-references for Acts 5:9
- Genesis 3:9Then the Lord God called to the man, “Where are you?”
- Luke 16:2So the employer called him in and said, ‘What’s this I hear about you? Get your report in order, because you are going to be fired.’
- Romans 3:19Obviously, the law applies to those to whom it was given, for its purpose is to keep people from having excuses, and to show that the entire world is guilty before God.
- Acts 23:20Paul’s nephew told him, “Some Jews are going to ask you to bring Paul before the high council tomorrow, pretending they want to get some more information.
- Deuteronomy 13:6“Suppose someone secretly entices you—even your brother, your son or daughter, your beloved wife, or your closest friend—and says, ‘Let us go worship other gods’—gods that neither you nor your ancestors have known.
- Proverbs 11:21Evil people will surely be punished, but the children of the godly will go free.
- Proverbs 16:5The Lord detests the proud; they will surely be punished.
- Psalms 50:18When you see thieves, you approve of them, and you spend your time with adulterers.
- Micah 7:3Both their hands are equally skilled at doing evil! Officials and judges alike demand bribes. The people with influence get what they want, and together they scheme to twist justice.
- Acts 5:3Then Peter said, “Ananias, why have you let Satan fill your heart? You lied to the Holy Spirit, and you kept some of the money for yourself.
- Exodus 17:2So once more the people complained against Moses. “Give us water to drink!” they demanded. “Quiet!” Moses replied. “Why are you complaining against me? And why are you testing the Lord?”
- Numbers 14:22not one of these people will ever enter that land. They have all seen my glorious presence and the miraculous signs I performed both in Egypt and in the wilderness, but again and again they have tested me by refusing to listen to my voice.
- Psalms 78:18They stubbornly tested God in their hearts, demanding the foods they craved.
- Psalms 95:8The Lord says, “Don’t harden your hearts as Israel did at Meribah, as they did at Massah in the wilderness.
- Matthew 4:7Jesus responded, “The Scriptures also say, ‘You must not test the Lord your God.’”
- 1 Corinthians 10:9Nor should we put Christ to the test, as some of them did and then died from snakebites.
Commentaries on Acts 5:9
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 9To tempt the Spirit of the Lord? - So the Holy Ghost, God, and the Spirit of the Lord, are the same person.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 9Agreed together - Conspired, or laid a plan. From this it seems that Sapphira was as guilty as her husband, To tempt - To try; to endeavor to impose on, or to deceive; that is, to act as if the Spirit of the Lord could not detect the crime. They did this by trying to see whether the Spirit of God could detect hypocrisy. At the door - Are near at hand. They had not yet returned. The dead were buried without the walls of cities; and the space of three…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1-11Luke likes to balance a positive example with a negative one. He just shared the remarkable and positive story of Barnabas (4:36–37). Now, Luke shows the opposite behavior of Ananias and Sapphira. This couple desired to earn status in the community and for others to admire them. Ananias did not have to sell his property or give away the money. Their sin was pretending and dishonesty.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 7-117-11. Tell me whether ye sold the land for so much--naming the sum.Read the comment
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Commentaries on Acts 5
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Illustrated New Testament
- Burkitt’s Expository Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Family Bible Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- The People’s New Testament
- Robertson’s Word Pictures
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- The Fourfold Gospel and Commentary on Acts
- Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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