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and kept back part of the price, his wife also being aware of it, and brought a certain part, and laid it at the apostles` feet.
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The Sin Was Deception, Not Retention
Commentators unanimously clarify that Ananias's sin was not keeping part of the money, which was his right. The sin was the deception. By laying a portion at the apostles' feet, he was acting out a lie, pretending it was the full amount. Scholars describe this as a 'profound hypocrisy' intended to gain a reputation for holiness without the actual sacrifice.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
And kept back. The word here used means, properly, to separate, to part; and then it means to separate surreptitious…
Kept back (ενοσφισατο). First aorist middle indicative of νοσφιζω, old verb from νοσφ, afar, apart, and so to set apart, to separa…
19th Century
Anglican
A certain man named Ananias.—We encounter the name again as belonging to the high priest in Acts 23:2; it was the Greek form of th…
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The details of the conspiracy are concisely stated. A certain Christian man named Ananias (meaning “God is gracious” in Hebrew) and his wife, Sapph…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
And kept back part of the price At which the possession was sold; he reserved it for his own use, after he had given…
The sin of Ananias and Sapphira was that they were ambitious to be thought eminent disciples when they were not true disciples. Hypocrites may deny…
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