Acts 5
1 And a certain man, Ananias by name, with his wife Sapphira, sold a possession,
But a certain man named Ananias, with Sapphira his wife, got money for his property,
2 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.
And kept back part of the price, his wife having knowledge of it, and took the rest and put it at the feet of the Apostles.
3 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?
But Peter said, Ananias, why has the Evil One put it into your heart to be false to the Holy Spirit, and to keep back part of the price of the land?
4 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”;
While you had it, was it not your property? and after you had given it in exchange, was it not still in your power? how has this purpose come into your mind? you have been false, not to men, but to God.
5 and Ananias hearing these words, having fallen down, expired, and great fear came on all who heard these things,
And at these words, Ananias went down on the earth, and his life went from him: and great fear came on all who were present.
6 and having risen, the younger men wound him up, and having carried forth, they buried [him].
And the young men went and made ready his body, and took it out, and put it in the earth.
7 And it came to pass, about three hours after, that his wife, not knowing what has happened, came in,
And about three hours after, his wife, having no knowledge of what had taken place, came in.
8 and Peter answered her, “Tell me if for so much you sold the place”; and she said, “Yes, for so much.”
And Peter said to her, Give me an answer: was this amount of money the price of the land? And she said, Yes, it was.
9 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”;
But Peter said to her, Why have you made an agreement together to be false to the Spirit of the Lord? See, the feet of the young men who have put the body of your husband in the earth, are at the door, and they will take you out.
10 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;
And straight away she went down at his feet, and her life went from her: and the young men came in and saw her dead, and they took her out and put her in the earth with her husband.
11 and great fear came on all the Assembly, and on all who heard these things.
Then great fear came on all the church and on all who had knowledge of these things.
12 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;
Now a number of signs and wonders were done among the people by the hands of the Apostles; and they were all together in Solomon's covered way.
13 and of the rest no one was daring to join himself to them, but the people were magnifying them,
The others, in fear, kept back from joining them: but the people made much of them;
14 (and the more were believers added to the LORD, multitudes of both men and women),
And a great number of men and women had faith, and were joined to the Lord;
15 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;
And they even took into the streets people who were ill, and put them on beds, so that when Peter went by, some of them might be in his shade.
16 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.
And numbers of people came together from the towns round about Jerusalem, with those who were ill and those who were troubled with unclean spirits: and they were all made well.
17 And having risen, the chief priest, and all those with him—being the sect of the Sadducees—were filled with zeal,
But the high priest and those who were with him (the Sadducees) were full of envy,
18 and laid their hands on the apostles, and put them in a public prison;
And they took the Apostles and put them in the common prison.
19 but through the night a messenger of the LORD opened the doors of the prison, having also brought them forth, he said,
But in the night an angel of the Lord, opening the doors of the prison, took them out and said,
20 “Go on, and standing, speak in the temple to the people all the sayings of this life”;
Go, take your place in the Temple and give the people all the teaching about this Life.
21 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,
And hearing this, they went into the Temple at dawn, and were teaching. But the high priest and those who were with him got together the Sanhedrin and the representatives of the children of Israel, and sent to the prison to get them.
22 and the officers having come, did not find them in the prison, and having turned back, they told,
But the men who were sent saw that they were not in the prison, and came back with the news,
23 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.”
Saying, The doors of the prison were safely shut, and the keepers were at the doors, but when they were open, there was nobody inside.
24 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;
Now, at these words, the captain of the Temple and the chief priests were greatly troubled about what might be the end of this business.
25 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”;
And someone came and said to them, The men, whom you put in prison, are in the Temple teaching the people.
26 then the magistrate having gone away with officers, brought them without violence, for they were fearing the people, lest they should be stoned;
Then the captain and some of the police went and took them, but not violently, for fear that they might be stoned by the people.
27 and having brought them, they set [them] in the Sanhedrin, and the chief priest questioned them,
And they took them into the Sanhedrin, and the high priest said to them,
28 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.”
We gave you very clear orders not to give teaching in this name: and now Jerusalem is full of your teaching, and you are attempting to make us responsible for this man's death.
29 And Peter and the apostles answering, said, “It is required to obey God, rather than men;
But Peter and the Apostles, answering, said, We have to do the orders of God, not of man.
30 and the God of our fathers raised up Jesus, whom you slew, having hanged on a tree;
The God of our fathers gave Jesus back to life, whom you had put to death, hanging him on a tree.
31 this One, God, a Prince and a Savior, has exalted with His right hand, to give conversion to Israel, and forgiveness of sins;
Him God has put on high at his right hand, as a Ruler and a Saviour, to give to Israel a change of heart and forgiveness of sins.
32 and we are His witnesses of these sayings, and the Holy Spirit also, whom God gave to those obeying Him.”
And we are witnesses of these things, and so is the Holy Spirit, whom God has given to those who keep his laws.
33 And they having heard, were cut [to the heart], and were intending to slay them,
But when these words came to their ears, they were cut to the heart, and had a mind to put them to death.
34 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,
But one of the Sanhedrin, a Pharisee named Gamaliel, a man of learning in the law, of whom all the people had a high opinion, got up and made a suggestion for the men to be put outside for a little time.
35 and said to them, “Men, Israelites, take heed to yourselves about these men, what you are about to do,
And he said to them, Men of Israel, take care what you do about these men.
36 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.
For before this there was Theudas, who said he was someone important, to whom about four hundred men gave their support: he was put to death, and his band was broken up and came to nothing.
37 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;
After this man, there was Judas of Galilee, at the time of the numbering, and some of the people went after him: he was put to death, and all his supporters were put to flight.
38 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,
And now I say to you, Do nothing to these men, but let them be: for if this teaching or this work is of men, it will come to nothing:
39 and if it be of God, you are not able to overthrow it, lest perhaps you are also found fighting against God.”
But if it is of God, you will not be able to overcome them, and you are in danger of fighting against God.
40 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;
And he seemed to them to be right: and they sent for the Apostles, and, after having them whipped and giving them orders to give no teaching in the name of Jesus, they let them go.
41 they, indeed, then, departed from the presence of the Sanhedrin, rejoicing that for His Name they were counted worthy to suffer dishonor,
So they went away from the Sanhedrin, happy to undergo shame for the Name.
42 also every day in the temple, and in every house, they were not ceasing teaching and proclaiming good news—Jesus the Christ.
And every day, in the Temple and privately, they went on teaching and preaching Jesus as the Christ.
