Thematic Bible


Thematic Bible







So, Jesus again felt distressed within Himself [as He] went to the grave site, which was a cave with a stone [slab] across its entrance. Verse ConceptsCavesBurials, Places OfTombsCaves For BuryingCaves Used As Graves




















And no one lacked anything, for all who owned property or houses sold [some of] them and brought the money Verse ConceptsLackBuying and sellingMoney, Uses OfSacrificial GivingPlenty For The PoorAvoiding PovertyGiving Money To The ChurchSharingsales


Now a certain married couple named Ananias and Sapphira sold a piece of property and brought [only] a part of the selling price and gave it to the apostles; but the man and his wife had kept this a secret. But Peter said to Ananias, "Why has Satan filled your heart [causing you] to deceive the Holy Spirit by keeping back part of the selling price of the land [while representing it as the full price]? read more.
While you owned it, was it not yours? Then after you sold it, did you not [still] have control over [what you did with] the money? Why did you decide in your heart to do such a thing? You [really] have not lied to men, but to God [about this matter]." When Ananias heard these words he fell dead [instantly] and his spirit left his body, [causing] everyone who heard [about it] to be gripped with fear. Then young men wrapped up his body and took him out and buried him. About three hours later Sapphira came in, not knowing what had happened [to her husband]. And Peter said to her, "Tell me, did you sell the land for such and such a price?" She answered, "Yes, we did."









And a large number of them, who had been involved in occultic practices, brought their books [on the occult] and began burning them publicly. When they calculated the cost [of the books] it came to fifty thousand pieces of silver. [Note: The actual amount was approximately years of a farm laborer's pay, or more than Verse ConceptsMagical Arts, Practice OfCoinageSorcery And MagicOccultismSorceryWorthValuemagicwitchesartistsOccultism Being Forbidden

Do not take [any] gold, silver or copper [coinage] in your money belts, Verse ConceptsCopperBeltsPursesBrassLacking MoneyMoney Boxcats

And when they [i.e., the leading priests] realized this, they were very pleased and promised to give him money. So, Judas began looking for a convenient way to turn Jesus over to these Jewish leaders. Verse ConceptsOpportunities, In LifeConnivanceJudas Betraying ChristRight Time For PeopleRejoicing In EvilPrice Set On Individuals

and said, "What would you give me if I turned Jesus over to you?" And they weighed out thirty silver coins [Note: This amount was equivalent to about five months of a farm laborer's wages, or approximately $7,000 in 1994], and promised [See Mark 14:11] to give him that much money. Verse ConceptsLove, Abuse OfProphecies Concerning ChristCoinsThirtyJudas Betraying ChristPrice Set On Individuals