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But a man named Ananias, with his wife Sapphira, sold a piece of property,

But a certain man named Ananias, with Sapphira his wife, sold a possession,

and kept back some of the proceeds for himself, with his wife's full knowledge, and bringing a portion of it, he laid it at the apostles' feet.

And kept back part of the price, his wife also being privy to it, and brought a certain part, and laid it at the apostles' feet.

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?

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?

"While it remained unsold, did it not remain your own? And after it was sold, was it not under your control? Why is it that you have conceived this deed in your heart? You have not lied to men, but to God."

Whiles it remained, was it not thine own? and after it was sold, was it not in thine own power? why hast thou conceived this thing in thine heart? thou hast not lied unto men, but unto God.

And as he heard these words, Ananias collapsed and died; and great fear came over all who heard about it.

And Ananias hearing these words fell down, and gave up the ghost: and great fear came on all them that heard these things.

The young men got up and covered him up, and after carrying him out, they buried him.

And the young men arose, wound him up, and carried him out, and buried him.

Now an interval of about three hours elapsed, and his wife came in, not knowing what had happened.

And it was about the space of three hours after, when his wife, not knowing what was done, came in.

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

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

Then Peter said to her, "Why is it that you have agreed together to put the Spirit of the Lord to the test? Behold, the feet of those who have buried your husband are at the door, and they will carry you out as well."

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.

And immediately she collapsed 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.

Then fell she down straightway at his feet, and yielded up the ghost: and the young men came in, and found her dead, and, carrying her forth, buried her by her husband.

And great fear came over the whole church, and over all who heard about these things.

And great fear came upon all the church, and upon as many as heard these things.