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Ananias and Sapphira
Ananias and Sapphira sold property but conspired to misrepresent the amount they gave. Each lied to the Holy Spirit and fell dead when confronted, and great fear came over the whole church (Acts 5:1-11).
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📖 Acts 5:1–3
1Now a man named Ananias, together with his wife Sapphira, also sold a piece of property. 2With 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. 3Then 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?
Sources: Scripture — Acts 5:1-11
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