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Act 5:3 — But Peter said, Ananias, why hath Satan filled thine heart to lie to the Holy Ghost, and to keep back [part] of the price of the land?

Phrase of Scripture		Correlating Passages

why		Gen 3:13-17; 1Ki 22:21,22; 1Ch 21:1-3; Mat 4:3-11; Mat 13:19; Luk 22:3; Jhn 13:2,27; Eph 6:11-16; Jam 4:7; 1Pe 5:8; Rev 12:9-11
lie to		or, deceive. Act 5:9; Job 22:13; Psa 94:7-9; Isa 29:15; Jer 23:24; Hsa 11:12
to keep		Num 30:2; Deu 23:21; Pro 20:25; Ecc 5:4; Rom 2:21,22

Correlating Passages

why

	Gen 3:13	And the LORD God said unto the woman, What [is] this [that] thou hast done? And the woman said, The serpent beguiled me, and I did eat.
	Gen 3:14	And the LORD God said unto the serpent, Because thou hast done this, thou [art] cursed above all cattle, and above every beast of the field; upon thy belly shalt thou go, and dust shalt thou eat all the days of thy life:
	Gen 3:15	And I will put enmity between thee and the woman, and between thy seed and her seed; it shall bruise thy head, and thou shalt bruise his heel.
	Gen 3:16	Unto the woman he said, I will greatly multiply thy sorrow and thy conception; in sorrow thou shalt bring forth children; and thy desire [shall be] to thy husband, and he shall rule over thee.
	Gen 3:17	And unto Adam he said, Because thou hast hearkened unto the voice of thy wife, and hast eaten of the tree, of which I commanded thee, saying, Thou shalt not eat of it: cursed [is] the ground for thy sake; in sorrow shalt thou eat [of] it all the days of thy life;
	1Ki 22:21	And there came forth a spirit, and stood before the LORD, and said, I will persuade him.
	1Ki 22:22	And the LORD said unto him, Wherewith? And he said, I will go forth, and I will be a lying spirit in the mouth of all his prophets. And he said, Thou shalt persuade [him], and prevail also: go forth, and do so.
	1Ch 21:1	And Satan stood up against Israel, and provoked David to number Israel.
	1Ch 21:2	And David said to Joab and to the rulers of the people, Go, number Israel from Beersheba even to Dan; and bring the number of them to me, that I may know [it].
	1Ch 21:3	And Joab answered, The LORD make his people an hundred times so many more as they [be]: but, my lord the king, [are] they not all my lord's servants? why then doth my lord require this thing? why will he be a cause of trespass to Israel?
	Mat 4:3	And when the tempter came to him, he said, If thou be the Son of God, command that these stones be made bread.
	Mat 4:4	But he answered and said, It is written, Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceedeth out of the mouth of God.
	Mat 4:5	Then the devil taketh him up into the holy city, and setteth him on a pinnacle of the temple,
	Mat 4:6	And saith unto him, If thou be the Son of God, cast thyself down: for it is written, He shall give his angels charge concerning thee: and in [their] hands they shall bear thee up, lest at any time thou dash thy foot against a stone.
	Mat 4:7	Jesus said unto him, It is written again, Thou shalt not tempt the Lord thy God.
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	Mat 13:19	When any one heareth the word of the kingdom, and understandeth [it] not, then cometh the wicked [one], and catcheth away that which was sown in his heart. This is he which received seed by the way side.
	Luk 22:3	Then entered Satan into Judas surnamed Iscariot, being of the number of the twelve.
	Jhn 13:2	And supper being ended, the devil having now put into the heart of Judas Iscariot, Simon's [son], to betray him;
	Jhn 13:27	And after the sop Satan entered into him. Then said Jesus unto him, That thou doest, do quickly.
	Eph 6:11	Put on the whole armour of God, that ye may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil.
	Eph 6:12	For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high [places].
	Eph 6:13	Wherefore take unto you the whole armour of God, that ye may be able to withstand in the evil day, and having done all, to stand.
	Eph 6:14	Stand therefore, having your loins girt about with truth, and having on the breastplate of righteousness;
	Eph 6:15	And your feet shod with the preparation of the gospel of peace;
	Eph 6:16	Above all, taking the shield of faith, wherewith ye shall be able to quench all the fiery darts of the wicked.
	Jam 4:7	Submit yourselves therefore to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you.
	1Pe 5:8	Be sober, be vigilant; because your adversary the devil, as a roaring lion, walketh about, seeking whom he may devour:
	Rev 12:9	And the great dragon was cast out, that old serpent, called the Devil, and Satan, which deceiveth the whole world: he was cast out into the earth, and his angels were cast out with him.
	Rev 12:10	And I heard a loud voice saying in heaven, Now is come salvation, and strength, and the kingdom of our God, and the power of his Christ: for the accuser of our brethren is cast down, which accused them before our God day and night.
	Rev 12:11	And they overcame him by the blood of the Lamb, and by the word of their testimony; and they loved not their lives unto the death.

lie to

	Act 5:9	Then Peter said unto her, How is it that ye have agreed together to tempt the Spirit of the Lord? behold, the feet of them which have buried thy husband [are] at the door, and shall carry thee out.
	Job 22:13	And thou sayest, How doth God know? can he judge through the dark cloud?
	Psa 94:7	Yet they say, The LORD shall not see, neither shall the God of Jacob regard [it].
	Psa 94:8	Understand, ye brutish among the people: and [ye] fools, when will ye be wise?
	Psa 94:9	He that planted the ear, shall he not hear? he that formed the eye, shall he not see?
	Isa 29:15	Woe unto them that seek deep to hide their counsel from the LORD, and their works are in the dark, and they say, Who seeth us? and who knoweth us?
	Jer 23:24	Can any hide himself in secret places that I shall not see him? saith the LORD. Do not I fill heaven and earth? saith the LORD.
	Hsa 11:12	Ephraim compasseth me about with lies, and the house of Israel with deceit: but Judah yet ruleth with God, and is faithful with the saints.

to keep

	Num 30:2	If a man vow a vow unto the LORD, or swear an oath to bind his soul with a bond; he shall not break his word, he shall do according to all that proceedeth out of his mouth.
	Deu 23:21	When thou shalt vow a vow unto the LORD thy God, thou shalt not slack to pay it: for the LORD thy God will surely require it of thee; and it would be sin in thee.
	Pro 20:25	[It is] a snare to the man [who] devoureth [that which is] holy, and after vows to make enquiry.
	Ecc 5:4	When thou vowest a vow unto God, defer not to pay it; for [he hath] no pleasure in fools: pay that which thou hast vowed.
	Rom 2:21	Thou therefore which teachest another, teachest thou not thyself? thou that preachest a man should not steal, dost thou steal?
	Rom 2:22	Thou that sayest a man should not commit adultery, dost thou commit adultery? thou that abhorrest idols, dost thou commit sacrilege?

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Scott, Thomas. "Acts 5:3," The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge. Blue Letter Bible. 1836. 9 Jul 2004. .
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