And it happened that there was an interval of about three hours, and his wife came in, not knowing what had happened. And Peter said to her, “Tell me whether you both[a] were paid this much for the piece of land.” And she said, “Yes, this much.” So Peter said to her, “How is it that it was agreed by you two[b] to test the Spirit of the Lord? Behold, the feet of those who buried your husband are at the door, and they will carry you out!”

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Footnotes

  1. Acts 5:8 Here “both” reflects the second person plural verb, which refers to both Ananias and Sapphira
  2. Acts 5:9 Here “two” is supplied in the translation to indicate that the pronoun (“you”) is plural in the Greek text