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Sapphira
"Sapphire; beautiful"
Acts 5:1
Who they were
Her story is cautionary — she and her husband Ananias lied about a donation to the church. But her name itself is beautiful, meaning sapphire.
Themes
beautycautiontruthintegrity
Read their story
Sapphira's story begins in Acts.
The full passage is at Acts 5:1. Any modern translation will do — the NLT and NIV are the most readable; the ESV and NKJV stay close to the wording the church has used for centuries.
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