Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

Whiles it remained, was it not thine own? and after it was sold, was it not in thine own power? why hast thou conceived this thing in thine heart? thou hast not lied unto men, but unto God.

Why

General references

Bible References

Was it not thine

1 Corinthians 8:8
But meat commends us not to God; for, neither if we eat are we better, nor, if we eat not, are we worse.
1 Corinthians 9:5
Have we not the right to lead about a sister wife, as the other apostles, and the brothers of the Lord, and Cephas?
Philemon 1:14
but, without your consent, I was not willing to do any thing, that your good deed might not be as a matter of necessity, but one of free-will.

Why

Acts 8:21
You have neither part nor share in this matter; for your heart is not right in the sight of God.

Thou hast

Acts 5:3
But Peter said: Ananias, why has Satan filled your heart, that you should at tempt to deceive the Holy Spirit, and keep back part of the price of the land?
Luke 10:16
He that hears you, hears me; and he that rejects you, rejects me; and he that rejects me, rejects him that sent me.
1 Thessalonians 4:8
Therefore, he that despises, despises not man, but God, who has given us his Holy Spirit.

General references

Luke 14:33
So, then, whoever of you does not forsake all that he has, can not be my disciple.