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

They came, everyone whose heart stirred him up, and everyone whom his spirit made willing, and brought Yahweh's offering, for the work of the Tent of Meeting, and for all of its service, and for the holy garments.

In addition, because I have set my affection on the house of my God, since I have a treasure of my own of gold and silver, I give it to the house of my God, over and above all that I have prepared for the holy house,

But food will not commend us to God. For neither, if we don't eat, are we the worse; nor, if we eat, are we the better.

Have we no right to take along a wife who is a believer, even as the rest of the apostles, and the brothers of the Lord, and Cephas?

But I was willing to do nothing without your consent, that your goodness would not be as of necessity, but of free will.

Why

You have neither part nor lot in this matter, for your heart isn't right before God.

Joshua said, "Why have you troubled us? Yahweh will trouble you this day." All Israel stoned him with stones, and they burned them with fire and stoned them with stones.

They conceive mischief, and bring forth iniquity. Their heart prepares deceit."

Behold, he travails with iniquity. Yes, he has conceived mischief, and brought forth falsehood.

None sues in righteousness, and none pleads in truth: they trust in vanity, and speak lies; they conceive mischief, and bring forth iniquity.

Thus says the Lord Yahweh: It shall happen in that day, that things shall come into your mind, and you shall devise an evil device:

Thou hast

But Peter said, "Ananias, why has Satan filled your heart to lie to the Holy Spirit, and to keep back part of the price of the land?

Moses said, "Now Yahweh shall give you meat to eat in the evening, and in the morning bread to satisfy you; because Yahweh hears your murmurings which you murmur against him. And who are we? Your murmurings are not against us, but against Yahweh."

Therefore you and all your company are gathered together against Yahweh: and Aaron, what is he that you murmur against him?"

Yahweh said to Samuel, "Listen to the voice of the people in all that they tell you; for they have not rejected you, but they have rejected me, that I should not be king over them.

But he went in, and stood before his master. Elisha said to him, "Where did you come from, Gehazi?" He said, "Your servant went nowhere."

For there is not a word on my tongue, but, behold, Yahweh, you know it altogether.

Whoever listens to you listens to me, and whoever rejects you rejects me. Whoever rejects me rejects him who sent me."

Therefore he who rejects this doesn't reject man, but God, who has also given his Holy Spirit to you.

General references

It is better that you should not vow, than that you should vow and not pay.

So therefore whoever of you who doesn't renounce all that he has, he can't be my disciple.