Verse
BSB
Berean Standard Bible
YLT
Young's Literal Translation
Now
a man named
Ananias, together
with his wife Sapphira
, also
sold a piece
of
property.
And
a certain
man ,
Ananias by
name
, with Sapphira
his wife, sold a possession,
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.
and
did
keep
back of the price
--
his
wife
also
knowing
--
and
having
brought a certain
part,
at the feet of
the
apostles
he
laid
`it'
.
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
?
And
Peter said, `
Ananias, wherefore
did
the
Adversary
fill
thy
heart ,
for
thee
to lie to the Holy Spirit ,
and to
keep
back
of the price
of
the place
?
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 !”
while
it
remained,
did it not remain
thine
? and having
been
sold, in
thy
authority
was it not? why
`is'
it
that
thou
didst
put
in thy
heart this
thing
? thou
didst
not lie
to men, but to God ;'
On
hearing these words, Ananias
fell
down and
died.
And great fear came over
all who heard what
had
happened.
and
Ananias
hearing these words, having
fallen
down ,
did
expire,
and great fear came upon
all who heard these
things,
Then
the young
men stepped
forward,
wrapped
up his
body
, and carried him
out
and
buried him.
and
having
risen,
the younger
men wound
him
up, and having
carried forth,
they
buried `
him '
.
About three hours later
his wife also
came
in
, unaware
of
what had
happened .
And
it
came
to
pass,
about three hours after,
that
his wife, not
knowing
what hath
happened ,
came
in,
“Tell
me,”
said
Peter, “is
this
the
price
you
and
your
husband
got
for the land?”
“Yes,”
she answered
, “that
is
the
price
. ”
and
Peter answered
her
, `Tell
me
if
for so
much
ye
sold
the place;'
and
she said
, `Yes,
for
so
much
. '
“
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
Peter
said
unto
her,
`
How was
it
agreed
by
you ,
to tempt
the Spirit of the Lord? lo
, the feet of those
who did
bury
thy
husband `
are '
at the door, and they shall
carry thee
forth;'
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
she fell down presently
at his feet ,
and expired,
and
the young men having
come
in, found
her dead, and having
carried
forth,
they
buried `
her '
by
her husband ;
And great fear came over
the whole
church
and all who heard about
these events
.
and great fear came upon
all
the assembly,
and upon
all who heard these things
.
The apostles performed
many signs and wonders among the people, and with one accord the
believers
gathered
together
in Solomon’s
Colonnade.
And
through
the hands
of
the
apostles came
many signs and wonders among the people, and they
were
with one accord all
in the
porch
of
Solomon;
Although
the people
regarded
them
highly,
no one else
dared
to join them .
and
of
the rest
no one was
daring
to join himself
to
them ,
but
the
people
were
magnifying
them,
Yet
more
and more believers
were brought
to the Lord —large
numbers
of
both men and women .
(
and the
more were believers
added
to the Lord ,
multitudes
both of
men and women ,)
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.
so
as into the broad
places
to
bring
forth
the
ailing,
and to
lay
`
them '
upon
couches
and mats, that at the
coming
of
Peter,
even
`his'
shadow might overshadow
some one
of them ;
Crowds
also gathered
from
the towns
around
Jerusalem, bringing
the
sick
and those tormented
by unclean spirits ,
and
all
of
them
were healed.
and
there
were
coming
together
also the people
of
the
cities
round
about
to
Jerusalem, bearing
ailing
persons,
and those harassed
by unclean spirits --
who
were all
healed.
Then
the high
priest and all his
associates,
who
belonged
to
the party
of the Sadducees ,
were filled with jealousy.
They
went
out
And
having
risen,
the chief
priest ,
and all those
with
him
--
being
the sect
of the Sadducees --
were filled with zeal,
and arrested
the apostles and put them in the
public jail.
and laid
their
hands
upon
the apostles ,
and did
put them in a
public prison;
But
during
the
night
an
angel
of the Lord opened the doors of the jail
and
brought them out
, saying
,
and
a
messenger
of the Lord through
the
night
opened the doors of the prison,
having
also
brought them forth
, he
said
,
“
Go, stand
in the temple courts
and
tell
the people the full
message
of this new
life .”
`
Go on
, and
standing,
speak
in the temple to
the people all
the sayings
of this life ;'
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.
and
having
heard,
they
did
enter
at the dawn
into
the temple ,
and were
teaching
. And
the chief
priest having
come,
and those
with
him
, they called
together
the sanhedrim
and
all
the senate
of the sons
of Israel ,
and they
sent to the prison
to
have
them
brought,
But
on
arriving
at
the
jail,
the officers did not find them there.
So
they
returned
with
the report:
and
the officers having
come,
did not find them in
the prison,
and
having
turned
back,
they
told,
“
We found the
jail
securely
locked
, with
the guards
posted
at
the doors ;
but
when
we
opened
them
, we found no one inside
. ”
saying
--
`The
prison
indeed
we found shut
in
all
safety
, and
the keepers
standing
without
before
the doors, and
having
opened
--
within
we found no one. '
When
the captain
of the temple guard
and the chief priests heard this
account
, they were perplexed
as
to what was
happening.
And
as
the priest,
and
the
magistrate
of the temple ,
and the chief priests ,
heard these
words
, they were doubting
concerning
them
to what this
would
come;
Then
someone
came
in
and announced
, “Look
, the men you
put in jail
are standing
in the temple courts
teaching the people !”
and coming
near
, a
certain
one
told
them
, saying
--
`Lo,
the men whom
ye
did
put in the
prison
are in the temple standing
and
teaching the people ;'
At
that
point,
the captain
went
with the
officers and
brought the
apostles—but
not
by
force
, for fear
the people would
stone
them.
then
the magistrate
having
gone
away
with officers ,
brought them
without
violence
, for they
were
fearing
the people ,
lest
they
should
be
stoned;
They
brought them in
and
made
them stand
before
the Sanhedrin
, where
the high
priest interrogated
them .
and
having
brought them ,
they
set
`
them '
in
the sanhedrim
, and
the chief
priest questioned
them ,
“
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. ”
saying,
`Did
not
we strictly
command
you not to teach in this name ?
and
lo
, ye
have filled Jerusalem with your teaching ,
and ye
intend
to bring
upon
us the
blood of
this
man
. '
But
Peter and the other
apostles replied
, “We
must
obey God rather than men .
And
Peter and the apostles answering
, said,
`To
obey God it
behoveth,
rather than men ;
The God of our fathers raised
up Jesus, whom you
had
killed
by
hanging
Him
on
a tree .
and
the God of our fathers did
raise
up Jesus, whom ye
slew,
having
hanged
upon
a tree ;
God exalted Him
to
His right hand as
Prince
and
Savior
, in
order
to grant
repentance
and forgiveness of sins to
Israel.
this
one
God ,
a
Prince
and
a
Saviour,
hath
exalted with
His right hand, to give
reformation
to
Israel,
and forgiveness of sins ;
We are witnesses of these things
, and so
is
the Holy Spirit, whom God has
given
to those who
obey
Him. ”
and
we are His
witnesses of these sayings
, and the Holy Spirit also
, whom God gave
to those obeying
him. '
When
the
Council
members
heard this
, they
were enraged,
and
they
resolved
to put
the apostles
to death.
And
they
having
heard, were cut
`
to the heart',
and
were
taking
counsel
to slay
them,
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.
but a certain
one,
having
risen
up
in
the
sanhedrim
--
a
Pharisee ,
by
name
Gamaliel, a teacher of law honoured
by all the people --
commanded
to
put the
apostles
forth
a little,
“
Men of
Israel
, ”
he
said
, “consider
carefully
what you
are about to do to
these
men.
and
said
unto
them,
`
Men, Israelites
, take
heed
to
yourselves
about
these
men,
what ye
are about to do ,
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
.
for
before
these
days
rose up Theudas
, saying,
that
himself
was
some
one,
to whom
a
number
of
men
did
join
themselves
, as
it
were
four hundred ,
who
was slain
, and
all ,
as
many
as
were obeying
him
, were
scattered,
and came to nought
.
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 .
`
After this
one
rose
up
, Judas the Galilean ,
in the days of the enrollment,
and drew away much
people after him ,
and
that
one
perished, and all ,
as
many
as
were obeying
him,
were
scattered ;
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.
and
now
I say
to
you ,
Refrain
from
these men ,
and
let them alone,
because
if this
counsel
or this
work
may
be
of men
, it will be
overthrown,
But
if it is
from
God, you
will
not be
able to stop
them.
You
may
even
find
yourselves
fighting against God. ”
and
if it be
of
God, ye
are
not able to overthrow
it,
lest
perhaps
also
ye
be
found
fighting against God. '
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 .
And
to him
they agreed,
and
having
called near
the apostles ,
having
beaten
`
them ',
they commanded
`
them '
not to speak in the name of Jesus, and let
them go;
The apostles
left
the Sanhedrin
, rejoicing that they had
been
counted worthy of
suffering
disgrace
for
the
Name.
they,
indeed,
then,
departed
from
the presence
of
the sanhedrim
, rejoicing that for
his
name
they were
counted worthy to
suffer
dishonour,
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.
every day also
in the temple ,
and in
every
house, they were
not ceasing
teaching and proclaiming good news --
Jesus the Christ.
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