# Acts 5:4

> Did it not belong to you before it was sold? And after it was sold, was it not at your disposal? How could you conceive such a deed in your heart? You have not lied to men, but to God!”

— Acts 5:4, Berean Standard Bible

## When

- c. AD 30-35 (counted from the text)
- Date source: Counted forward from Pentecost to the death of Stephen, which comes before the conversion of Saul.

## Who ruled

- **Tiberius**, emperor of Rome, AD 14-37 · Source: Tacitus, Annals I-VI; Suetonius, Tiberius
- **Pontius Pilate**, prefect of Judea, AD 26-36 · Source: Josephus, Antiquities XVIII.3-4; Tacitus, Annals XV.44; the Caesarea inscription, which carries his name and office in stone
- **Herod Antipas**, tetrarch of Galilee, 4 BC – AD 39 · Source: Josephus, Antiquities XVII.8-XVIII.7
- **Philip**, tetrarch of Ituraea, 4 BC – AD 34 · Source: Josephus, Antiquities XVII.8, XVIII.4
- **Caiaphas**, high priest, AD 18-36 · Source: Josephus, Antiquities XVIII.2.2 and XVIII.4.3; the ossuary of "Joseph, son of Caiaphas," found in Jerusalem in 1990

## See also

- Acts 5:3 — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/acts/5/3
- Joshua 7:25-26 — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/joshua/7/25
- 2 Kings 5:25-27 — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/2-kings/5/25
- 1 Chronicles 29:3 — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/1-chronicles/29/3
- 1 Thessalonians 4:8 — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/1-thessalonians/4/8
- Luke 10:16 — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/luke/10/16
- Exodus 35:21-22 — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/exodus/35/21
- Psalms 139:4 — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/psalms/139/4

Cross-references: OpenBible.info, CC BY 4.0.

## This document

- Canonical: https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/acts/5/4
- Whole chapter: https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/acts/5
- License: Scripture: Berean Standard Bible (BSB), public domain. Source: Scriptoria (scriptoria.digital).