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Peter said, "Ananias, why did you let Satan fill your mind with such an idea? You kept part of the money for yourself and lied about it to the Holy Spirit!
Then sayde Peter: Ananias how is it that Satan hath filled thyne hert that thou shuldest lye vnto the holy goost and kepe awaye parte of the pryce of the lyvelod:
But Kefa said, "Hananyah, why has Hasatan filled your heart to lie to the Ruach HaKodesh, and to keep back part of the price of the land?
Peter asked, "Ananias, why has Satan filled your heart so that you should lie to the Holy Spirit and keep back some of the money you got for the land?Numbers 30:2; Deuteronomy 23:21; Ecclesiastes 5:4; Luke 22:3;">[xr]
But Peter said, "Ananias, why has Satan filled your heart to lie to the Holy Spirit and to keep back some of the proceeds of the land?
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?
But Peter said, Ananias, why has Satan filled your heart to lie to the Holy Spirit, and to keep back [part] of the price of the land?
But Peter said, Ananias, Why hath Satan filled thy heart to lie to the Holy Spirit, and to keep back [part] of the price of the land?
But Peter said, "Ananias, why has Satan filled your heart to lie to the Holy Spirit and to keep back for yourself part of the proceeds of the land?
But Peter said, "Ananias, why has Satan filled your heart to lie to the Holy Spirit, and to keep back part of the price of the land?
But Peter said, Ananias, why hath Satan filled thy heart, to lie to the Holy Ghost?
"Ananias," said Peter, "why has Satan taken possession of your heart, that you should try to deceive the Holy Spirit and dishonestly keep back part of the price paid you for this land?
And Petre seide to hym, Anany, whi hath Sathanas temptid thin herte, that thou lye to the Hooli Goost, and to defraude of the prijs of the feeld?
But Peter said, Ananias, why hath Satan filled thy heart to lie to the Holy Ghost, and to keep back part of the price of the land?
Then Peter said, "Ananias, how is it that Satan has filled your heart to lie to the Holy Spirit and withhold some of the proceeds from the land?
Peter said, "Why has Satan made you keep back some of the money from the sale of the property? Why have you lied to the Holy Spirit?
But 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?
But Peter said, Ananias, why hath Satan filled thy heart to lie to the Holy Spirit, and to keep back part of the price of the land?
But Peter said, Ananias, why has the Evil One put it into your heart to be false to the Holy Spirit, and to keep back part of the price of the land?
Then Kefa said, "Why has the Adversary so filled your heart that you lie to the Ruach HaKodesh and keep back some of the money you received for the land?
But Peter said, Ananias, why has Satan filled thy heart that thou shouldest lie to the Holy Spirit, and put aside for thyself a part of the price of the estate?
And Shemun said to him, Hanania, how hath Satana thus filled thine heart that thou shouldest lie to the Spirit of Holiness, and conceal from the silver of the price of the field ?
And Simon said to him: Ananias, why hath Satan so filled thy heart, that thou shouldst lie against the Holy Spirit, and conceal of the money of the price of the field?
But Peter said, Ananias, Why hath Satan filled thine heart to lie to the holy Ghost, and to keepe backe part of the price of the land?
Then 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.
Peter said to Ananias, "Why did you let Satan fill your heart? He made you lie to the Holy Spirit. You kept back part of the money you got from your land.
"Ananias," Peter asked, "why has Satan filled your heart to lie to the Holy Spirit and to keep back part of the proceeds of the land?
Then saide Peter, Ananias, why hath Satan filled thine heart, that thou shouldest lye vnto the holy Ghost, and keepe away part of the price of this possession?
And Simon Peter said to him, An-a-ni''as, why has Satan so filled your heart that you should lie to the Holy Spirit and hide part of the money of the price of the field?
But Peter said - Ananias! wherefore did Satan fill thy heart, that thou shouldst deal falsely with the Holy Spirit, and keep back part of the price of the field?
But Peter said: Ananias, why hath Satan tempted thy heart, that thou shouldst lie to the Holy Ghost and by fraud keep part of the price of the land?
But Peter said, "Anani'as, why has Satan filled your heart to lie to the Holy Spirit and to keep back part of the proceeds of the land?
But Peter sayde: Ananias, howe is it, that Satan hath fylled thyne heart, that thou shouldest lye vnto the holy ghost, and kepe away part of the price of the lande?
Peter said to him, "Ananias, why did you let Satan take control of you and make you lie to the Holy Spirit by keeping part of the money you received for the property?
“Ananias,” Peter asked, “why has Satan filled your heart to lie to the Holy Spirit and keep back part of the proceeds of the land?
But Peter said, Ananias, why hath Satan filled thine heart to lie to the Holy Ghost, and to keep back part of the price of the land?
But 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?
But Peter said, Ananias, why did Satan fill your heart for you to lie to the Holy Spirit and to secretly keep back from the price of the land?
And Peter said, `Ananias, wherefore did the Adversary fill thy heart, for thee to lie to the Holy Spirit, and to keep back of the price of the place?
But Peter sayde: Ananias, Wherfore hath Sathan fylled thine hert, that thou shuldest lye vnto the holy goost, and withdrawe awaye parte of the money of the lyuelod?
Peter said, "Ananias, how did Satan get you to lie to the Holy Spirit and secretly keep back part of the price of the field? Before you sold it, it was all yours, and after you sold it, the money was yours to do with as you wished. So what got into you to pull a trick like this? You didn't lie to men but to God."
But Peter said, "Ananias, why has Satan filled your heart to lie to the Holy Spirit and keep back for yourself part of the proceeds from the sale of the land?
But Peter said, "Ananias, why has Satan filled your heart to lie to the Holy Spirit and keep back part of the price of the land for yourself?
Then Pete said, "Ananias, I thought you were more of a man than that. You didn't just lie to us. You lied to God. You told him you'd sell that property and give all the money to help us spread the word.
But Peter said, "Ananias, why has Satan filled your heart to lie to the Holy Spirit and to keep back some of the price of the land?
But Peter said, "Ananias, why has Satan filled your heart to lie to the Holy Spirit and to keep back some of the price of the land?
Contextual Overview
Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
why: Genesis 3:13-17, 1 Kings 22:21, 1 Kings 22:22, 1 Chronicles 21:1-3, Matthew 4:3-11, Matthew 13:19, Luke 22:3, John 13:2, John 13:27, Ephesians 6:11-16, James 4:7, 1 Peter 5:8, Revelation 12:9-11
lie to: or, deceive, Acts 5:9, Job 22:13, Psalms 94:7-9, Isaiah 29:15, Jeremiah 23:24, Hosea 11:12
to keep: Numbers 30:2, Deuteronomy 23:21, Proverbs 20:25, Ecclesiastes 5:4, Romans 2:21, Romans 2:22
Reciprocal: Genesis 4:10 - crieth Exodus 8:29 - deal Leviticus 19:11 - lie one 1 Kings 14:6 - why feignest 2 Kings 1:10 - If I be a man 2 Kings 5:22 - My master 2 Kings 5:25 - Thy servant Esther 7:5 - that durst Job 15:12 - thine heart Psalms 139:3 - and art acquainted Proverbs 12:19 - but Isaiah 32:6 - and his heart Isaiah 57:11 - that thou Isaiah 59:13 - lying Ezekiel 38:10 - that at Matthew 9:4 - Wherefore Matthew 24:48 - say Matthew 26:72 - with Mark 2:8 - Why Mark 4:15 - Satan Luke 5:22 - What Luke 6:45 - and an Luke 11:39 - but John 8:44 - When John 14:26 - Holy Ghost Acts 5:4 - thou hast 1 Corinthians 12:10 - discerning 2 Corinthians 10:6 - in Ephesians 2:2 - the spirit Ephesians 4:25 - putting Ephesians 4:27 - General 1 Thessalonians 4:8 - who 2 Timothy 2:26 - at Titus 2:10 - purloining James 3:6 - it is
Cross-References
the angel answered her, "the holy spirit shall descend upon thee, and the power of the most high shall over-shadow thee: wherefore thy holy offspring shall be called the son of God.
the cleansing of the body is only external, but the purification of the spirit is spiritual.
Wherefore, as by one man sin entered into the world, so death by this sin; and thereby death passed upon all men, who all by his means became mortal.
All flesh is not of the same kind: but there is one kind that belongs to men, another to beasts, another to fishes, and another to birds.
of which number we all have formerly been, leading our dissolute lives in gratifying the desires of our sensual imaginations: and were indeed obnoxious to the divine displeasure, as other. Gentiles were:
Gill's Notes on the Bible
But Peter said, Ananias,.... Peter, by divine revelation, or by a spirit of discerning, such as Elisha had, who knew what his servant Gehazi had done, knowing what a reserve Ananias had made, calls him by his name, and says to him,
why hath Satan filled thine heart? or emboldened thee, given thee so much spirit and courage to act in such an impudent and audacious manner; so the phrase is used in Esther 7:5 see the Septuagint there, and often in Talmudic writings.
"Says R. Joshua, I never ×××× × ×××, "filled my heart"; or my heart never filled me to say to a man, go and take the change of these three things, c. d.''
And says another Rabbi e,
"though I say so, ×× ×××× × ×××, "I never filled my heart", or my heart never filled me to transgress the words of the companions''
that is, I never durst do so. And again f, it being observed, that Isaiah should say, "hear, O heavens!" it is said,
"who, or what is this, who ×××× ×××, "hath filled his heart", or whose heart has filled him to call to the heavens to hear.''
But this instance of Ananias was such, that none but Satan could have put him upon, or emboldened him to have done; who from hence appeared to have the power over him, and to have possessed him, to have great access to him, even to his heart, and great influence upon it, so as to prompt him
to lie to the Holy Ghost; who was in the apostles, and by whom they were acted, and to whom he had given a discerning of spirits; so that it was a daring action, and downright madness, to go about to deceive them: or he pretended he had an impulse from the Spirit of God to sell his estate, and give the whole price of it to the apostles, and yet kept back part of it; which was acting contrary to that Spirit he pretended to be influenced by.
And to keep back part of the price of the land: that is, he lied against the Holy Ghost, by keeping back part of the price the land was sold for; when he had declared he sold it with this view, to give the whole for charitable uses, and affirmed that what he brought was the whole.
d T. Hieros. Maaserot, fol. 48. 4. e Sabbat, fol. 14. 3. f Tzeror Hammor, fol. 160. 1. Vid. Shaare ora, fol. 2. 1.
Barnes' Notes on the Bible
But Peter said ... - Peter could have known this only by ârevelation.â It was the manifest design of Ananias to deceive; nor was there any way of detecting him but by its being revealed to him by the Spirit of God. As it was an instance of enormous wickedness, and as it was very important to detect and punish the crime, it was made known to Peter directly by God.
Why hath Satan - Great deeds of wickedness in the Scripture are traced to the influence of Satan. Compare Luke 23:3; John 13:27. Especially is Satan called the âfather of lies,â John 8:44-45. Compare Genesis 3:1-5. As this was an act of âfalsehood,â or an attempt to deceive, it is with great propriety traced to the influence of Satan. The sin of Ananias consisted in his âyieldingâ to the temptation. Nowhere in the Bible are people supposed to be free from guilt from the mere fact that they have been âtemptedâ to commit it. God requires them to âresistâ temptation; and if they âyieldâ to it, they must be punished.
Filled thine heart - A manâs âheartâ or âmindâ is âfullâ of a thing when he is âintent on itâ; when he is strongly âimpelled to itâ; or when he is fully occupied with it. The expression here means that he was âstrongly impelledâ or âexcitedâ by Satan to this crime.
To lie to - To attempt to deceive. The deception which he meant to practice was to keep back a âpartâ of the price, while he âpretendedâ to bring the whole of it; thus âtemptingâ God, and supposing that he could not detect the fraud.
The Holy Ghost - ÏÎ¿Ì ÏÎ½ÎµÏ Íμα ÏÎ¿Ì Î±ÌÌγιον to pneuma to hagion. The main inquiry here is, whether the apostle Peter intended to designate in this place the âthird personâ of the Trinity; or whether he meant to speak of God âas God,â without any reference to the distinction of persons; or whether he referred to the âdivine influenceâ which inspired the apostles, without reference to the special offices which are commonly ascribed to the Holy Spirit. Or, in other words, is there a âdistinctionâ here recognized between the Father and the Holy Spirit? That there âis,â will be apparent from the following considerations:
(1) If no such distinction is âintended,â it is remarkable that Peter did not use the usual and customary ânameâ of God. It does not appear why he guarded it so carefully as to denote that this offence was committed against the âHoly Spirit,â and âthe Spirit of the Lord,â Acts 5:9.
(2) The name used here is the one employed in the Scriptures to designate the third person of the Trinity, as implying a distinction from the Father. See Matthew 3:16; Matthew 1:18, Matthew 1:20; Matthew 3:11; Matthew 12:32; Matthew 28:19; Mark 1:8; Mark 3:29; Mark 12:36; Luke 12:10; John 14:26; John 7:39; John 20:22; Acts 4:8; Acts 5:32, etc.
(3) Peter intended, doubtless, to designate an offence as committed particularly against the person, or influence, by which he and the other apostles were inspired. Ananias supposed that he could escape detection, and the offence was one, therefore, against the Inspirer of the apostles. Yet that was the Holy Spirit as âdistinct from the Father.â See John 14:16-17, John 14:26; John 15:26; John 16:7-11; John 20:22. Compare Acts 5:32. The offence, therefore, being against him who was âsentâ by the Father, and who was appointed to a particular work, clearly supposes that the Holy Spirit is distinct from the Father.
(4) A further incidental proof of this may be found in the fact that the sin here committed was one of special magnitude - so great as to be deemed worthy of the immediate and signal vengeance of God. Yet the sin against the Holy Spirit is uniformly represented to be of this description. Compare Matthew 12:31-32; Mark 3:28-29. As these sins evidently coincide in enormity, it is clear that the same class of sins is referred to in both places; or, in other words, the sin of Ananias was against the third person of the Trinity. Two remarks may be made here:
(1) The Holy Spirit is a distinct Person from the Father and the Son; or, in other words, there is a distinction of some kind in the divine nature that may be designated by the word âperson.â This is clear from the fact that sin is said to have been committed against him - a sin which it was supposed could not be detected. âSinâ cannot be committed against an âattributeâ of God, or an âinfluenceâ from God. We cannot âlie untoâ an attribute, or against wisdom, or power, or goodness; nor can we âlie untoâ an âinfluence,â merely, of the Most High. Sin is committed against a âBeing,â not against an âattributeâ; and as a sin is here charged on Ananias against âthe Holy Spirit,â it follows that the Holy Spirit has a âpersonalâ existence, or that there is such a distinction in the divine essence that it may be proper to âspecifyâ a sin as committed especially against him. In the same way sin may be represented as committed especially against the âFatherâ when his ânameâ is blasphemed; when his âdominionâ is denied; when his mercy in sending his Son is called in question. Sin may be represented as committed against âthe Sonâ when his atonement is denied; his divinity assailed; his character derided, or his invitations slighted. And thus sin may be represented as committed against âthe Holy Spiritâ when his office of renewing the heart, or sanctifying the soul, is called in question, or when âhisâ work is ascribed to some malign or other influence. See Mark 3:22-30. And as sin against the Son proves that he is in some sense distinct from the Father, so does sin against the Holy Spirit prove that in some sense he is distinct from the Father and the Son.
(2) The Holy Spirit is divine. This is proved, because he is represented here as being able to search the heart, and to detect insincerity and hypocrisy. Compare Jeremiah 17:10; 1Ch 28:9; 1 Corinthians 2:10, âThe Spirit searcheth all things, yea, the deep things of Godâ; Revelation 2:23. And he is expressly âcalledâ God. See the notes on Acts 5:4.
Clarke's Notes on the Bible
Verse Acts 5:3. Why hath Satan filled thine heart — The verb ÏληÏοειν, which we translate to fill, Kypke has showed by many examples to signify, to instigate, excite, impel, c., and it was a common belief, as well among the heathens as among the Jews and Christians, that, when a man did evil, he was excited to it by the influence and malice of an evil spirit. It is strange that, by the general consent of mankind, sin against God has been ever considered so perfectly unnatural, and so evil in itself, that no man would commit it unless impelled to it by the agency of the devil. The words of St. Peter here prove that such an agency is not fictitious: if there had been no devil, as some wish and perhaps feel it their interest to believe, or if this devil had no influence on the souls of men, Peter, under the agency of the Holy Spirit, would not have expressed himself in this way for, if the thing were not so, it would have been the most direct means to lead the disciples to form false opinions, or to confirm them in old and absurd prejudices.
To lie to the Holy Ghost — Î¨ÎµÏ ÏαÏθαι Ïο Î Î½ÎµÏ Î¼Î± Ïο ÎÌγιον, To deceive the Holy Spirit. Every lie is told with the intention to deceive; and they wished to deceive the apostles, and, in effect, that Holy Spirit under whose influence they professed to act. Lying against the Holy Ghost is in the next verse said to be lying against God; therefore the Holy Ghost is GOD.
To keep back part of the price] ÎοÏÏιÏαÏθαι αÏο ÏÎ·Ï ÏιμηÏ. The verb νοÏÏιζειν, νοÏÏιζεÏθαι, is used by the Greek writers to signify purloining part of the public money, peculation. The word is used here with great propriety, as the money for which the estate was sold was public property; as it was for this purpose alone that the sale was made.
