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# General Information:
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Here the word "you" is plural and refers to both Ananias and Sapphira. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-you]])
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# Connecting Statement:
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This is the end of the part of the story about Ananias and Sapphira.
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# How is it that you have agreed together to test the Spirit of the Lord?
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Peter asks this question to rebuke Sapphira. Alternate translation: "You should not have agreed together to test the Spirit of the Lord!" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-rquestion]])
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# you have agreed together
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"the two of you have agreed together"
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# to test the Spirit of the Lord
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Here the word "test" means to challenge or to prove. They were trying to see if they could get away with lying to God without receiving punishment.
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# the feet of the men who buried your husband
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Here the phrase "the feet" refers to the men. Alternate translation: "the men who have buried your husband" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-synecdoche]])
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