Acts 5:4

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.

Was it not thine

Philemon 1:14

Why

Thou hast

General references

Ecclesiastes 5:5

Luke 14:33

Bible References

Was it not thine

And they came, every one whose heart stirred him up, and every one whom his spirit made willing, and they brought the LORD'S offering to the work of the tabernacle of the congregation, and for all his service, and for the holy garments.

Moreover, because I have set my affection to the house of my God, I have of mine own proper good, of gold and silver, which I have given to the house of my God, over and above all that I have prepared for the holy house,

But meat commendeth us not to God: for neither, if we eat, are we the better; neither, if we eat not, are we the worse.

Have we not power to lead about a sister, a wife, as well as other apostles, and as the brethren of the Lord, and Cephas?

But without thy mind would I do nothing; that thy benefit should not be as it were of necessity, but willingly.

Why

Thou hast neither part nor lot in this matter: for thy heart is not right in the sight of God.

And Joshua said, Why hast thou troubled us? the LORD shall trouble thee this day. And all Israel stoned him with stones, and burned them with fire, after they had stoned them with stones.

They conceive mischief, and bring forth vanity, and their belly prepareth deceit.

Behold, he travaileth with iniquity, and hath conceived mischief, and brought forth falsehood.

None calleth for justice, nor any pleadeth for truth: they trust in vanity, and speak lies; they conceive mischief, and bring forth iniquity.

Thus saith the Lord GOD; It shall also come to pass, that at the same time shall things come into thy mind, and thou shalt think an evil thought:

Thou hast

But Peter said, Ananias, why hath Satan filled thine heart to lie to the Holy Ghost, and to keep back part of the price of the land?

And Moses said, This shall be, when the LORD shall give you in the evening flesh to eat, and in the morning bread to the full; for that the LORD heareth your murmurings which ye murmur against him: and what are we? your murmurings are not against us, but against the LORD.

For which cause both thou and all thy company are gathered together against the LORD: and what is Aaron, that ye murmur against him?

And the LORD said unto Samuel, Hearken unto the voice of the people in all that they say unto thee: for they have not rejected thee, but they have rejected me, that I should not reign over them.

But he went in, and stood before his master. And Elisha said unto him, Whence comest thou, Gehazi? And he said, Thy servant went no whither.

For there is not a word in my tongue, but, lo, O LORD, thou knowest it altogether.

He that heareth you heareth me; and he that despiseth you despiseth me; and he that despiseth me despiseth him that sent me.

He therefore that despiseth, despiseth not man, but God, who hath also given unto us his holy Spirit.

General references

Better is it that thou shouldest not vow, than that thou shouldest vow and not pay.

So likewise, whosoever he be of you that forsaketh not all that he hath, he cannot be my disciple.