Acts 5:8Peter answered her, "Tell me whether you sold the land for so much." She said, "Yes, for so much."
The setting
Jerusalem, ~33 AD. Peter looks directly at Sapphira and asks the exact price question, giving her one final chance to tell the truth about their land sale...
The emotion here: recording with tragic awareness that mercy was offered but refused
The original word
nai (ναί) — yes, her final word sealing her judgment with simple affirmation
Why it matters
Peter's question was a legal test — giving opportunity for repentance was required under Jewish law
Read with care
What most readers miss in Acts 5:8
Peter's question is phrased to give her an easy out — he could have asked 'Did you lie?' but asked about the price instead
Common misconceptionPeople think Peter was entrapping Sapphira, but he was actually giving her a gracious opportunity to confess that Ananias had refused to take.
The thread continues
Verses that echo Acts 5:8
Bible Genome reading
Acts 5:8 — Bible Genome reading
Emotional genome
Acts 5:8 comes from the book of Acts, written during the early_church period. These words are attributed to Peter. The dominant emotion in this verse is anxious, with a comfort power of 20% and a tone that is reflective. It belongs to the narrative genre of biblical literature. Key themes include questioning, deception. Notable phrases: tell me whether; for so much.
Emotionally similar
Verses that meet the same anxious
“And no wonder, for even Satan masquerades as an angel of light.”
— 2 Corinthians 11:14
“Yes, and all who desire to live godly in Christ Jesus will suffer persecution.”
— 2 Timothy 3:12
“The evil spirit answered, "Jesus I know, and Paul I know, but who are you?"”
— Acts 19:15
“I fell to the ground, and heard a voice saying to me, 'Saul, Saul, why are you persecuting me?'”
— Acts 22:7
“When we had all fallen to the earth, I heard a voice saying to me in the Hebrew language, 'Saul, Saul, why are you persecuting me? It is har…”
— Acts 26:14
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