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Acts 5:1

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KJV ORIGINAL

But a certain man named Ananias, with Sapphira his wife, sold a possession,

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✦ MADE SIMPLE

There was this guy named Ananias and his wife Sapphira who decided to sell some property they owned.

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But Peter said, 'Ananias, why did you let Satan convince you to lie to the Holy Spirit and hold back some of the money from selling your land?'

There was this guy named Ananias who was super devoted to following God's law, and honestly everyone in the Jewish community there had nothing but good things to say about him.

When Ananias heard what Peter said, he collapsed and died right there on the spot. Everyone who witnessed it was absolutely terrified.

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