Ananias and Sapphira Get Caught Lying

A married couple lies about their donation and deadass drops dead on the spot — one at a time.

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What Happened

Ananias and Sapphira sell some property and pretend they're giving the full amount to the church while secretly pocketing some. Peter calls out Ananias for lying to the Holy Spirit and the man drops dead immediately. Three hours later Sapphira comes in, tells the same lie, and same thing happens. The whole church was lowkey terrified after that.

Read It

Acts

The Chapter Where People Literally Died for Lying

Two people get caught lying to the Holy Spirit and it doesn't end well for either of them. The apostles keep healing people left and right, get thrown in prison (again), and an angel literally breaks them out overnight. Then Peter delivers a fire speech to the council and a Pharisee named Gamaliel drops some unexpected wisdom.

Key People

AnaniasSapphiraPeter

Key Places

Jerusalem

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