And Peter said to her, “Tell me whether you sold the land for so much.” And she said, “Yes, for so much.”
8. Tell me. We see that God doth not by and by “Subito impetu,” by sudden impulse. punish her, but first he trieth the matter thoroughly, lest he should send vengeance upon any save the obstinate, and those which will not be pardoned. “Qui sibi veniam praecidunt,” who cut themselves off from pardon.
The chapter begins with a melancholy but, which puts a stop to the pleasant and agreeable prospect of things which we had in the foregoing chapters; as every man, so every church, in its best state has its but. 1.
Commenting on Acts 5:1-11
And Peter answered unto her,.... Who might be inquiring for her husband; though such a way of speaking was common with the Jews, when nothing goes before to which the answer is made; of which there are frequent instances in the sacred writings: tell me whether ye sold the land for so much; naming the sum of money which Ananias had brought; though the historian does not mention it.