Acts 5
1 Now a man named Ananias, together with his wife Sapphira, also sold a piece of property.
And a certain man, Ananias by name, with his wife Sapphira, sold a possession,
2 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 kept back of the price—his wife also knowing—and having brought a certain part, he laid [it] at the feet of the apostles.
3 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, why did Satan fill your heart, for you to lie to the Holy Spirit, and to keep back of the price of the place?
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!”
While it remained, did it not remain yours? And having been sold, was it not in your authority? Why [is] it that you put this thing in your heart? You did not lie to men, but to God”;
5 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, expired, and great fear came on all who heard these things,
6 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].
7 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 has happened, came in,
8 “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 you sold the place”; and she said, “Yes, for so much.”
9 “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 to her, “How was it agreed by you to tempt the Spirit of the LORD? Behold, the feet of those who buried your husband [are] at the door, and they will carry you forth”;
10 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 immediately she fell down 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;
11 And great fear came over the whole church and all who heard about these events.
and great fear came on all the Assembly, and on all who heard these things.
12 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 all with one accord in the porch of Solomon;
13 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,
14 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 of both men and women),
15 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 to bring forth the ailing into the broad places, and to lay [them] on beds and pallets, that at the coming of Peter, even [his] shadow might overshadow someone of them;
16 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 also coming together the people of the surrounding cities to Jerusalem, carrying ailing persons, and those harassed by unclean spirits—who were all healed.
17 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,
18 and arrested the apostles and put them in the public jail.
and laid their hands on the apostles, and put them in a public prison;
19 But during the night an angel of the Lord opened the doors of the jail and brought them out, saying,
but through the night a messenger of the LORD opened the doors of the prison, having also brought them forth, he said,
20 “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”;
21 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 entered into the temple at the dawn, and were teaching. And the chief priest having come, and those with him, they called together the Sanhedrin and all the Senate of the sons of Israel, and they sent to the prison to have them brought,
22 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,
23 “We found the jail securely locked, with the guards posted at the doors; but when we opened them, we found no one inside.”
saying, “We indeed found the prison shut in all safety, and the keepers standing outside before the doors, and having opened—we found no one within.”
24 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;
25 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, “Behold, the men whom you put in the prison are in the temple standing and teaching the people”;
26 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;
27 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 Sanhedrin, and the chief priest questioned them,
28 “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 we not strictly command you not to teach in this Name? And behold, you have filled Jerusalem with your teaching, and you intend to bring on us the blood of this Man.”
29 But Peter and the other apostles replied, “We must obey God rather than men.
And Peter and the apostles answering, said, “It is required to obey God, rather than men;
30 The God of our fathers raised up Jesus, whom you had killed by hanging Him on a tree.
and the God of our fathers raised up Jesus, whom you slew, having hanged on a tree;
31 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 Savior, has exalted with His right hand, to give conversion to Israel, and forgiveness of sins;
32 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.”
33 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 intending to slay them,
34 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 Sanhedrin—a Pharisee, by name Gamaliel, a teacher of law honored by all the people—commanded to put the apostles forth a little,
35 “Men of Israel,” he said, “consider carefully what you are about to do to these men.
and said to them, “Men, Israelites, take heed to yourselves about these men, what you are about to do,
36 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 Theudas rose up, saying that he was someone, to whom a number of men joined themselves, as it were four hundred, who was slain, and all, as many as were obeying him, were scattered, and came to nothing.
37 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, Judas the Galilean rose up, in the days of the census, and drew away people after him, and that one perished, and all, as many as were obeying him, were scattered;
38 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 leave them alone, because if this counsel or this work may be of men, it will be overthrown,
39 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, you are not able to overthrow it, lest perhaps you are also found fighting against God.”
40 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;
41 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 Sanhedrin, rejoicing that for His Name they were counted worthy to suffer dishonor,
42 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.
also every day in the temple, and in every house, they were not ceasing teaching and proclaiming good news—Jesus the Christ.
