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But
a certain
man named Ananias, with Sapphira
his wife, sold a possession,
Now
a man named Ananias, together
with his wife Sapphira
, also
sold a piece
of
property.
and
kept back `part'
of the price,
his
wife
also
being
privy
to
it
, and
brought a certain
part,
and laid it at the apostles '
feet.
With
his
wife’s
full
knowledge,
he
kept back some
of the proceeds
for
himself
, but
brought a portion
and laid it at the apostles ’
feet.
But
Peter said, Ananias, why
hath
Satan filled thy
heart to lie to the Holy Spirit ,
and to
keep
back
`part'
of the price
of
the land?
Then
Peter said, “
Ananias, how
is
it
that
Satan has
filled your
heart to lie to the Holy Spirit and withhold
some
of the proceeds
from
the land?
While
it
remained,
did it not remain
thine
own
? and after it was sold, was it not in
thy
power
? How is
it
that
thou
hast
conceived
this
thing
in thy
heart? thou
has
not lied unto
men, but unto
God .
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 !”
And
Ananias
hearing these words fell down and gave
up
the
ghost:
and great fear came upon
all that
heard it
.
On
hearing these words ,
Ananias
fell down and died.
And great fear came over
all who
heard what
had
happened
.
And
the young men arose
and
wrapped him
round
, and they
carried him out and buried him.
Then
the young men stepped
forward,
wrapped up
his
body
, and carried him out and buried him.
And
it
was
about the
space
of
three hours after,
when
his wife ,
not
knowing
what
was
done,
came in.
About three hours later
his wife also
came in ,
unaware
of
what
had
happened
.
And
Peter
answered
unto
her,
Tell me whether
ye
sold
the land
for
so
much.
And she
said
, Yea
, for
so
much
.
“
Tell me ,”
said
Peter,
“is
this
the price
you
and your
husband
got
for
the
land?”
“Yes
, ”
she
answered
, “that
is
the
price
. ”
But
Peter
`said'
unto
her,
How is
it
that
ye
have
agreed
together
to try
the Spirit of the Lord? behold
, the feet of them
that
have
buried thy
husband are at the door, and they shall
carry thee
out.
“
How could
you
agree
to test
the Spirit of the Lord? ”
Peter
replied.
“Look
, the feet of the
men
who
buried your
husband are at the door, and they will
carry you
out also
. ”
And
she fell down immediately
at his feet ,
and gave
up
the
ghost:
and
the young men came in and found
her dead, and
they
carried her out and buried her by
her husband.
At
that
instant
she fell down at his feet and died.
Then
the young men came in and ,
finding
her dead, carried her out and buried her beside
her husband.
And great fear came upon
the whole church ,
and upon
all that
heard these things
.
And great fear came over
the whole church and all who
heard about
these events
.
And
by
the hands
of
the
apostles were
many signs and wonders wrought
among the people ;
and they
were
all
with one accord in Solomon's
porch
.
The apostles performed
many signs and wonders among the people ,
and with one accord the
believers
gathered
together
in Solomon’s
Colonnade
.
But
of
the rest
durst
no man
join
himself
to them:
howbeit
the
people
magnified
them ;
Although
the people
regarded
them
highly,
no one
else
dared
to join
them .
and believers were the
more
added
to the Lord ,
multitudes
both
of them
and women ;
Yet
more
and more
believers were brought
to the Lord —large
numbers
of both
men
and women .
insomuch
that
they
even
carried
out
the sick into the streets ,
and laid them on beds
and couches
, that ,
as
Peter
came
by,
at the
least his
shadow might overshadow
some one
of them.
As
a
result,
people
brought
the sick into the streets and laid them on cots
and mats
, so
that at least Peter’s
shadow might fall
on
some of them as
he
passed
by
.
And
there
also came
together
the
multitudes
from the cities
round
about
Jerusalem, bring
sick folk,
and them
that
were
vexed
with
unclean spirits :
and they
were healed every
one
.
Crowds
also gathered
from the towns
around
Jerusalem, bringing
the
sick and those
tormented
by
unclean spirits ,
and all
of
them
were healed.
But
the high priest rose
up,
and all they
that
were
with
him
(which
is
the sect
of the Sadducees )
, and
they
were filled with jealousy ,
Then
the high priest and all his
associates,
who
belonged
to
the party
of the Sadducees, were filled with jealousy .
They
went
out
and laid
hands
on
the apostles ,
and put them in public ward
.
and arrested
the apostles and put them in the
public jail
.
But an angel of the Lord by
night
opened the prison
doors ,
and brought them out, and
said
,
But during
the
night
an angel of the Lord opened the doors of
the
jail
and brought them out, saying
,
Go ye
, and
stand and
speak
in the temple to
the people all
the words
of this Life.
“
Go, stand in the temple courts
and
tell
the people the full
message
of this new
life. ”
And
when
they
heard
`this',
they
entered into
the temple about
daybreak,
and taught
. But
the high priest came,
and they
that
were
with
him
, and
called
the council
together,
and
all
the senate
of the children
of Israel ,
and sent to the prison-house
to
have
them
brought
.
At
daybreak
the
apostles
entered the temple courts
as
they
had
been
told
and began
to
teach
the
people
. When
the high priest and his
associates
arrived
, they
convened
the Sanhedrin—
the full
assembly
of the elders
of Israel —
and sent to the jail
for
the
apostles
.
But the officers that
came
found
them
not in
the
prison;
and
they returned ,
and
told,
But on
arriving
at
the jail,
the
officers did
not find
them
there.
So
they returned with
the
report:
saying,
The
prison-house
we found shut
in
all
safety
, and
the keepers
standing
at the doors :
but when we had
opened, we found no man
within
.
“
We found the
jail
securely
locked
, with
the guards
posted
at the doors ;
but when we opened them
, we found no one
inside
. ”
Now
when the captain of the temple and the chief priests heard these
words
, they were much
perplexed concerning
them
whereunto
this
would
grow
.
When the captain of the temple guard
and the chief priests heard this
account
, they were perplexed as
to
what
was
happening
.
And
there
came one
and told
them
, Behold
, the men whom
ye
put in the
prison
are in the temple standing
and
teaching the people .
Then
someone
came in
and announced
, “Look
, the men you
put in jail
are standing
in the temple courts
teaching the people !”
Then
went
the captain with the officers ,
and brought them,
`
but '
without
violence;
for they
feared
the people ,
lest
they
should
be
stoned
.
At
that
point,
the captain went
with the officers and brought the
apostles—
but not
by
force,
for fear
the people would
stone
them
.
And
when
they had
brought them ,
they
set
them before the council.
And
the high priest asked
them ,
They brought them in
and
made
them stand
before the Sanhedrin,
where
the high priest interrogated
them .
saying,
We strictly
charged
you not to teach in this name :
and
behold
, ye
have filled Jerusalem with your teaching ,
and intend
to bring
this man's
blood upon
us
.
“
We gave
you strict
orders
not to teach in this name, ”
he
said.
“Yet
you
have filled Jerusalem with your teaching and are
determined
to make
us
responsible
for
this man’s
blood. ”
But Peter and the apostles answered
and
said
, We must obey God rather than men.
But Peter and the other
apostles replied
, “
We must obey God rather than men.
The God of our fathers raised up Jesus, whom ye
slew,
hanging him on a tree.
The God of our fathers raised up Jesus, whom you
had
killed
by
hanging Him on a tree.
Him
did
God exalt
with
his right hand `to
be'
a
Prince and a
Saviour
, to give
repentance to
Israel,
and remission
of sins.
God exalted
Him
to
His right hand as
Prince and Savior
, in
order
to grant
repentance and forgiveness
of sins to
Israel
.
And
we are witnesses of these things ;
and `
so is '
the Holy Spirit, whom God hath
given to them
that
obey him.
We are witnesses of these things ,
and so is the Holy Spirit, whom God has
given to those
who
obey Him. ”
But
they,
when they
heard this, were cut
to
the
heart
, and minded
to slay
them
.
When the
Council
members
heard this, they
were enraged
, and they
resolved
to put
the
apostles
to
death
.
But there
stood
up
one
in
the
council,
a Pharisee ,
named Gamaliel, a doctor
of the law ,
had
in
honor
of
all the people, and commanded
to
put
the men forth
a little
while
.
But a Pharisee named Gamaliel, a teacher
of the law who
was
honored
by
all the people, stood
up
in
the
Sanhedrin
and ordered
that
the men be
put
outside
for
a short
time
.
And
he
said
unto
them,
Ye
men of Israel, take
heed
to
yourselves
as
touching
these
men
, what ye
are about to do.
“
Men of Israel, ”
he
said
, “consider
carefully
what you
are about to do to
these
men
.
For
before
these
days
rose up Theudas
, giving
himself
out
to be somebody ;
to
whom
a
number
of
men
, about four hundred ,
joined themselves:
who
was
slain;
and
all,
as
many
as
obeyed
him, were dispersed, and came to nought
.
Some
time
ago
Theudas
rose up, claiming
to be somebody, and
about four hundred men
joined him .
He
was
killed
, all
his
followers
were dispersed, and it
all
came to nothing
.
After this
man
rose
up
Judas of
Galilee
in the days of the enrolment,
and drew away `some
of
the'
people after him :
he also
perished ;
and all ,
as
many
as
obeyed
him,
were scattered abroad
.
After him,
Judas the
Galilean
appeared
in the days of the census
and drew away people after him .
He too
perished ,
and all his
followers
were scattered.
And
now
I say
unto
you ,
Refrain
from
these men ,
and
let them alone:
for if this
counsel
or this
work
be
of men
, it will be
overthrown:
So
in
the
present
case
I advise
you :
Leave
these men alone.
Let them go!
For if their
purpose
or endeavor
is
of human
origin
, it will fail.
but if it is of
God, ye
will not be able to overthrow
them ;
lest
haply
ye
be
found
even to
be
fighting against God.
But if it is from
God, you
will not be able to stop
them .
You
may
even find
yourselves
fighting against God. ”
And
to
him
they agreed:
and
when
they had
called the apostles unto
them ,
they beat
them
and
charged
them not to speak in the name of Jesus, and let
them go
.
At
this,
they yielded
to
Gamaliel.
They called the apostles in
and
had
them flogged.
Then
they ordered
them not to speak in the name of Jesus, and released
them.
They
therefore
departed
from
the presence
of
the council
, rejoicing that they were
counted worthy to
suffer
dishonor
for the Name.
The apostles
left
the Sanhedrin
, rejoicing that they had
been
counted worthy of
suffering
disgrace
for the Name.
And
every day, in the temple and at
home
, they ceased
not to
teach
and to
preach
Jesus `as'
the Christ.
Every day, in the temple courts
and from
house
to
house
, they did
not stop
teaching
and proclaiming
the
good
news
that
Jesus is
the Christ.
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