“And Peter answered unto her, Tell me whether ye sold the land for so much? And she said, Yea, for so much.”
Peter asked her, 'Tell me, is this the price of the land?' 'Yes,' she said, 'that is the price' - Peter's question is a test, giving Sapphira the opportunity to break from the conspiracy and confess. Her affirmation ('Yes, that is the price,' Nai, tosoutou) seals her complicity; she repeats the lie without hesitation. Luke shows no sign of mercy here; she walks into judgment with open eyes, choosing the deception even when given a moment to retreat.
Church Fathers on Acts 5:8
And great fear came on all them that heard these things. And the young men arose, and wound him up, and carried him out, and buried him. And it was about the space of three hours after, when his wife, not knowing what was done, came in. And Peter answered unto her, Tell me whether ye sold the land for so much? Acts 5:6-8 The woman he would fain save, for the man had been the author of the sin: therefore he gives her time to clear herself, and opportunity for repentance,…
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