[In contrast to Barnabas and many others who lovingly "laid their gifts at the apostles' feet," see , a married couple appears to do the same thing. But something is not quite right. The unusual Greek word , which means "to set aside for oneself," is used here and in the Greek translation of the Old Testament in the story of how Achan and his family tried to steal what belonged to God, see . The stories have many similarities, and both occur when God has just begun a new phase for his people.]
But a man named Ananias, together with his wife Sapphira, sold a piece of property [a piece of land, see ].
