2and kept back some of the 5:2 Lit priceproceeds for himself, with his wife’s 5:2 Or collusionfull knowledge, and bringing a portion of it, he laid it at the apostles’ feet.
2and with his wife’s full knowledge [and complicity] he kept back some of the proceeds, bringing only a 5:2 Ananias wanted everyone to think that he had turned over all the money from the sale, so secretly holding some back was essentially embezzling. If he had been honest and told Peter that he had kept some of the money, he would have done nothing wrong.portion of it, and set it at the apostles’ feet.