Bible Strands
Acts 5:8
“Tell me,” said Peter, “is this the price you and your husband got for the land?” “Yes,” she answered, “that is the price.”
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — Peter asks the wife to confirm the exact amount she and her husband received for the land, speaking to her as she enters the room roughly three hours after her husband’s burial.
The words — The narrative records her response with ἀπεκρίθη (apekrithē), literally “replied,” and εἶπεν (eipen), “said,” marking the exchange as a direct verbal confirmation of the transaction.
The thread — This dialogue directly follows the concealed deception described in Acts 5:2, where the couple withheld part of the proceeds while presenting the remainder. Peter’s warning in Acts 5:9 immediately follows her affirmation.
Why it lands — The verse requires readers to see that verbal confirmation of a partial offering directly triggers divine judgment. It demands that readers treat spiritual honesty as non-negotiable, since the wife’s brief reply seals the consequences detailed in the surrounding narrative.
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The Greek words
King James Version
And Peter answered unto her, Tell me whether ye sold the land for so much? And she said, Yea, for so much.
Cross-references
- Acts 5:2 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.