Acts 5:8

Amplified Bible

Peter asked her, "Tell me whether you sold your land for so much?" And she said, "Yes, for so much."

Parallel Translations

Easy-to-Read Version
Peter said to her, "Tell me how much money you got for your field. Was it this much?" Sapphira answered, "Yes, that was all we got for the field."

Tyndale New Testament (1525)
And Peter sayde vnto her: Tell me gave ye the londe for so moche? And she sayde: ye for so moche

Hebrew Names Version
Kefa answered her, "Tell me whether you sold the land for so much." She said, "Yes, for so much."

International Standard Version
So Peter asked her, "Tell me, did you sell the land for that price?" She answered, "Yes, that was the price."

New American Standard Bible
And Peter responded to her, "Tell me whether you sold the land for this price?" And she said, "Yes, for that price."

New Century Version
Peter said to her, "Tell me, was the money you got for your field this much?" Sapphira answered, "Yes, that was the price."

Update Bible Version
And Peter answered to her, Tell me whether you sold the land for so much. And she said, Yes, for so much.

Webster's Bible Translation
And Peter answered to her, Tell me whether ye sold the land for so much? And she said, Yes, for so much.

English Standard Version
And Peter said to her, "Tell me whether you sold the land for so much." And she said, "Yes, for so much."

World English Bible
Peter answered her, "Tell me whether you sold the land for so much." She said, "Yes, for so much."

Wesley's New Testament (1755)
And Peter said to her, Tell me, if ye sold the land for so much? And she said, Yea, for so much.

Weymouth's New Testament
Peter at once questioned her. "Tell me," he said, "whether you sold the land for so much." "Yes," she replied, "for so much."

Wycliffe Bible (1395)
And Petre answerde to hir, Womman, seie to me, whether ye seelden the feeld for so mych? And sche seide, Yhe, for so mych.

English Revised Version
And Peter answered unto her, Tell me whether ye sold the land for so much. And she said, Yea, for so much.

Berean Standard Bible
"Tell me," said Peter, "is this the price you and your husband got for the land?" "Yes," she answered, "that is the price."

Contemporary English Version
Peter asked her, "Tell me, did you sell the property for this amount?" "Yes," she answered, "that's the amount."

American Standard Version
And Peter answered unto her, Tell me whether ye sold the land for so much. And she said, Yea, for so much.

Bible in Basic English
And Peter said to her, Give me an answer: was this amount of money the price of the land? And she said, Yes, it was.

Complete Jewish Bible
Kefa challenged her: "Tell me, is it true that you sold the land for such-and-such a price?" "Yes," she answered, "that is what we were paid for it."

Darby Translation
And Peter answered her, Tell me if ye gave the estate for so much? And she said, Yes, for so much.

Etheridge Translation
Shemun said to her, Tell me if for these prices you sold the field ? But she said, Yes: for these prices.

Murdock Translation
Simon said to her: Tell me, if ye sold the field for this price? And she said: Yes, for this price.

King James Version (1611)
And Peter answered vnto her, Tell me whether ye sold the land for so much. And she saide, Yea, for so much.

New Living Translation
Peter asked her, "Was this the price you and your husband received for your land?" "Yes," she replied, "that was the price."

New Life Bible
Peter said to her, "Tell me, did you sell the land for this amount of money?" She said, "Yes."

New Revised Standard
Peter said to her, "Tell me whether you and your husband sold the land for such and such a price." And she said, "Yes, that was the price."

Geneva Bible (1587)
And Peter sayd vnto her, Tell me, solde ye the land for so much? And she sayd, Yea, for so much.

George Lamsa Translation
Simon Peter said to her, Tell me if you sold the field for this price? She said, Yea, for this price.

J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
And Peter began to say unto her - Tell me! was it, for so much, ye gave up the field? And she said - Yea! for so much.

Douay-Rheims Bible
And Peter said to her: Tell me, woman, whether you sold the land for so much? And she said: Yea, for so much.

Revised Standard Version
And Peter said to her, "Tell me whether you sold the land for so much." And she said, "Yes, for so much."

Bishop's Bible (1568)
And Peter sayde vnto her: Tell me, Solde ye not the lande for so much? And she sayde: Yea, for so much.

Good News Translation
Peter asked her, "Tell me, was this the full amount you and your husband received for your property?" "Yes," she answered, "the full amount."

Christian Standard Bible®
“Tell me,” Peter asked her, “did you sell the land for this price?”

King James Version
And Peter answered unto her, Tell me whether ye sold the land for so much? And she said, Yea, for so much.

Lexham English Bible
And Peter said to her, "Tell me whether you both were paid this much for the piece of land." And she said, "Yes, this much."

Literal Translation
And Peter answered her, Tell me if you gave over the land for so much? And she said, Yes, for so much.

Young's Literal Translation
and Peter answered her, `Tell me if for so much ye sold the place;' and she said, `Yes, for so much.'

Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
But Peter answered vnto her. Tell me, solde ye the londe for somoch? She sayde: Yee, for so moch.

Mace New Testament (1729)
when Peter addressing himself to her, tell me, said he, have you sold the land for such a price? yes, said she, for so much.

New English Translation
Peter said to her, "Tell me, were the two of you paid this amount for the land?" Sapphira said, "Yes, that much."

New King James Version
And Peter answered her, "Tell me whether you sold the land for so much?" She said, "Yes, for so much."

Simplified Cowboy Version
Pete showed her the money Ananias had given him and asked, "Is this the price y'all got for the land?""Yes, sir," she said quickly.

New American Standard Bible (1995)
And Peter responded to her, "Tell me whether you sold the land for such and such a price?" And she said, "Yes, that was the price."

Legacy Standard Bible
And Peter responded to her, "Tell me whether you were paid this much for the land?" And she said, "Yes, that much."

Contextual Overview

¹Now a man named Ananias, with his wife Sapphira, sold a piece of property, ²and with his wife's full knowledge [and complicity] he kept back some of the proceeds, bringing only a portion of it, and set it at the apostles' feet. ³But Peter said, "Ananias, why has Satan filled your heart to lie to the Holy Spirit and [secretly] keep back for yourself some of the proceeds [from the sale] of the land? ⁴"As long as it remained [unsold], did it not remain your own [to do with as you pleased]? And after it was sold, was the money not under your control? Why is it that you have conceived this act [of hypocrisy and deceit] in your heart? You have not [simply] lied to people, but to God." ⁵And hearing these words, Ananias fell down suddenly and died; and great fear and awe gripped those who heard of it. ⁶And the young men [in the congregation] got up and wrapped up the body, and carried it out and buried it. ⁷Now after an interval of about three hours his wife came in, not knowing what had happened. ⁸Peter asked her, "Tell me whether you sold your land for so much?" And she said, "Yes, for so much."⁹Then Peter said to her, "How could you two have agreed together to put the Spirit of the Lord to the test? Look! The feet of those who have buried your husband are at the door, and they will carry you out also." ¹⁰And at once she fell down at his feet and died; and the young men came in and found her dead, and they carried her out and buried her beside her husband.

Bible Verse Review
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Reciprocal: Job 31:33 - covered Ecclesiastes 8:3 - stand

Gill's Notes on the Bible

And Peter answered unto her,.... Who might be inquiring for her husband; though such a way of speaking was common with the Jews, when nothing goes before to which the answer is made; of which there are frequent instances in the sacred writings:

tell me whether ye sold the land for so much; naming the sum of money which Ananias had brought; though the historian does not mention it. The Vulgate Latin and Ethiopic versions read, "tell me, O woman", c. not calling her by her name, as he did her husband, Acts 5:3

yea, she said for so much just that sum, and no more.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

For so much - That is, for the sum which Ananias had presented. This was true, that this sum had been received for it; but it was also true that a larger sum had been received. It is as really a falsehood to deceive in this manner, as it would have been to have affirmed that they received much “more” than they actually did for the land. Falsehood consists in making an erroneous representation of a thing in any way for the purpose of deceiving. And “this” species is much more common than an open and bold lie, affirming what is in no sense true.