Bible verse
With his wife’s full knowledge, he kept back some of the proceeds for himself, but brought a portion and laid it at the apostles’ feet.
Acts 5:2 · BSB
The verses around it, from Acts 5.
1 Now a man named Ananias, together with his wife Sapphira, also sold a piece of property.
2 With his wife’s full knowledge, he kept back some of the proceeds for himself, but brought a portion and laid it at the apostles’ feet.
3 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?
4 Did it not belong to you before it was sold? And after it was sold, was it not at your disposal? How could you conceive such a deed in your heart? You have not lied to men, but to God!”
5 On hearing these words, Ananias fell down and died. And great fear came over all who heard what had happened.
6 Then the young men stepped forward, wrapped up his body, and carried him out and buried him.
KJV
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.
ASV
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.
ERV
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.
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