5Now a certain man named^a Ananias, together with his wife Sapphira, sold a piece of property, ²and he kept back for himself some of the proceeds, and his^* wife was aware of it.^* And he brought a certain part and^* placed it^* at the feet of the apostles. ³But Peter said, “Ananias, for what reason has Satan filled your heart, that you lied to the Holy Spirit and kept back for yourself some of the proceeds of the piece of land? ⁴When it^* remained to you, did it not remain yours? And when it^* was sold, was it at your disposal? How is it that you have contrived this deed in your heart? You have not lied to people, but to God!”

⁵And when^* Ananias heard these words, he fell down and^* died. And great fear came on all those who heard about it.^* ⁶So the young men stood up, wrapped him up, and carried him^* out and^* buried him.^* ⁷And it happened that there was an interval of about three hours, and his wife came in, not knowing what had happened. ⁸And Peter said to her, “Tell me whether you both^* were paid this much for the piece of land.” And she said, “Yes, this much.” ⁹So Peter said to her, “How is it that it was agreed by you two^* to test the Spirit of the Lord? Behold, the feet of those who buried your husband are at the door, and they will carry you out!” ¹⁰And immediately she fell down at his feet and died. So when^* the young men came in, they found her dead, and carried her^* out and^* buried her^* with her husband. ¹¹And great fear came on the whole church and on all who heard about these things.

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Footnotes

aLiterally “by name”
*Literally “the”; the Greek article is used here as a possessive pronoun
*Here the participle “was aware of” in this genitive absolute construction has been translated as a finite verb in keeping with English style
*Here “and” is supplied because the previous participle (“brought”) has been translated as a finite verb
*Here the direct object is supplied from context in the English translation
*Here “when” is supplied as a component of the participle (“remained”) which is understood as temporal
*Here “when” is supplied as a component of the participle (“was sold”) which is understood as temporal
*Here “when” is supplied as a component of the participle (“heard”) which is understood as temporal
*Here “and” is supplied because the previous participle (“fell down”) has been translated as a finite verb
*Here the direct object is supplied from context in the English translation
*Here the direct object is supplied from context in the English translation
*Here “and” is supplied because the previous participle (“carried … out”) has been translated as a finite verb
*Here the direct object is supplied from context in the English translation
*Here “both” reflects the second person plural verb, which refers to both Ananias and Sapphira
*Here “two” is supplied in the translation to indicate that the pronoun (“you”) is plural in the Greek text
*Here “when” is supplied as a component of the participle (“came in”) which is understood as temporal
*Here the direct object is supplied from context in the English translation
*Here “and” is supplied because the previous participle (“carried … out”) has been translated as a finite verb
*Here the direct object is supplied from context in the English translation