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Acts 5:8

King James Version (KJV)

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Acts 5:8

Verse 8 of 42

Scripture focus

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

Acts 5:8 — KJV

Commentary

Commentary on Acts 5:8

Theological / Devotional

Answered unto her. Possibly, “addressed her.” Peter’s question was not to trap a conspirator, but to give Sapphira an opportunity to show repentance. She could have prevented her husband’s trespass, but had failed to do so. She now had the chance to clear her own conscience by confession. She had misused the previous opportunity; now she failed again.

Tell me. Peter’s forthright question might have warned Sapphira that their scheme was known, but she maintained the lie upon which she and her husband had agreed. She answered glibly, “Yea, for so much.” Peter may have mentioned the sum that Ananias had brought in.

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