And they began selling their property and possessions and were sharing the proceeds with all [the other believers], as anyone had need.

sold a field belonging to him and brought the money and set it at the apostles’ feet.

Now a man named Ananias, with his wife Sapphira, sold a piece of property,

As long as it remained [unsold], did it not remain your own [to do with as you pleased]? And after it was sold, was the money not under your control? Why is it that you have conceived this act [of hypocrisy and deceit] in your heart? You have not [simply] lied to people, but to God.”

“The [ten elder] patriarchs, overwhelmed with jealousy, sold [their younger brother] Joseph into [slavery in] Egypt; but God was with him,