Act 5:1-2 | MHM | STEP | The Case of Ananias and Sapphira This passage tells the story of Ananias and Sapphira, a married couple in the early church who pretended to give all the money from selling their land, but secretly kept back part of it. Their story is a warning about hypocrisy and lying to God within the church. While many early Christians were generous and honest, Ananias and Sapphira acted differently, and God showed that he will not allow such deceit among his people. v. 1–2 : Ananias and his wife Sapphira sold a piece of property. But instead of giving all the money to the apostles, as others had done, Ananias kept back part of the money for himself, with his wife’s knowledge. Then he brought only a part of the money and laid it at the apostles’ feet, pretending it was the full amount (Acts 5:1–2 ). Their main sin was pretending to be more generous than they really were, trying to look good in front of others while lying to the church and to God.

‏ Acts 5:1-2

The Case of Ananias and Sapphira

This passage tells the story of Ananias and Sapphira, a married couple in the early church who pretended to give all the money from selling their land, but secretly kept back part of it. Their story is a warning about hypocrisy and lying to God within the church. While many early Christians were generous and honest, Ananias and Sapphira acted differently, and God showed that he will not allow such deceit among his people.

v. 1–2: Ananias and his wife Sapphira sold a piece of property. But instead of giving all the money to the apostles, as others had done, Ananias kept back part of the money for himself, with his wife’s knowledge. Then he brought only a part of the money and laid it at the apostles’ feet, pretending it was the full amount (Acts 5:1–2 ^a). Their main sin was pretending to be more generous than they really were, trying to look good in front of others while lying to the church and to God.

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