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 excited him, 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 my own possessions, 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 food 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 I would 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 thy heart to lie to the Holy Spirit, 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 assembled against the LORD: and what is Aaron, that ye murmur against him?

And the LORD said to Samuel, Hearken to the voice of the people in all that they say to 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 to him, Whence comest thou Gehazi? and he said, Thy servant went no whither.

For there is not a word on 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 to us his holy Spirit.

General references

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

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