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Acts 5:4 — King James Version← Study notes

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.


Acts 5:4Greek Interlinear

Greek · Acts 5:427 words
GreekMeaning
οὐχὶouchi
SurelyparticleG3780
μένονmenon
remainingverbG3306
σοὶsoi
to youpronounG4771
ἔμενενemenen
it was remainingverbG3306
καὶkai
AndwordG2532
πραθὲνprathen
having been soldverbG4097
ἐνen
inprepositionG1722
τῇ
thearticleG3588
σῇ
ownadjectiveG4674
ἐξουσίᾳexousia
authoritynounG1849
ὑπῆρχενhypērchen
it was?verbG5225
τίti
WhypronounG5100
ὅτιhoti
forwordG3754
ἔθουethou
did you purposeverbG5087
ἐνen
inprepositionG1722
τῇ
thearticleG3588
καρδίᾳkardia
heartnounG2588
σουsou
of youpronounG4771
τὸto
thearticleG3588
πρᾶγμαpragma
deednounG4229
τοῦτοtouto
this?demonstrativeG3778
οὐκouk
NotadverbG3756
ἐψεύσωepseusō
you have liedverbG5574
ἀνθρώποιςanthrōpois
to mennounG444
ἀλλὰalla
butwordG235
τῷ
thearticleG3588
θεῷtheō
to GodnounG2316
Greek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.

Church Fathers on Acts 5:4

But Peter said, Ananias, why has Satan filled your heart to lie to the Holy Ghost, and to keep back part of the price of the land? Acts 5:3 Observe even in this, a great miracle performed, greater far than the former. Whiles it remained, says he, was it not your own? And after it was sold, was it not in your own power? Acts 5:4 That is,

Chrysostom · 4th century · Homily 12 on Acts
Nicene & Post-Nicene / Ante-Nicene Fathers translations · public domain
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