Act 5:1 | TNotes | STEP | Summary for Acts 5:1-11: 5:1-11 Luke is fond of balancing a positive example with a negative example. He has just recorded the remarkable story of Barnabas (4:36-37 ). Now Luke presents the opposite conduct of Ananias and Sapphira , who were tempted by the desire to be held in high regard. Ananias had not been forced to sell his property or to give the proceeds away. The couple’s sin was in their pretense and deception.

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Summary for Acts 5:1-11: 5:1-11 ^a Luke is fond of balancing a positive example with a negative example. He has just recorded the remarkable story of Barnabas (4:36-37 ^b). Now Luke presents the opposite conduct of Ananias and Sapphira, who were tempted by the desire to be held in high regard. Ananias had not been forced to sell his property or to give the proceeds away. The couple’s sin was in their pretense and deception.