Acts 5
1 And a certain man, Ananias by name, with his wife Sapphira, sold a possession,
But a certain man named Ananias, together with Sapphira his wife,
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.
sold a possession, and secreted part of the price, his wife also being conscious to it; and bringing: some part, laid 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 hath Satan so filled thine heart, that thou shouldst lie to the holy Ghost, and 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 it remained, did it not remain thy own? and when sold, was it not in thy own power? what is the meaning that thou hast taken this into thine heart? Thou hast not lyed 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 Ananias at the hearing of these words fell down and expired: and great fear came on all that heard these things.
6 and having risen, the younger men wound him up, and having carried forth, they buried [him].
And some of the young men arose, and wrapped him up; and they carried him out, and buried him.
7 And it came to pass, about three hours after, that his wife, not knowing what has happened, came in,
And about the space of three hours after, his wife also came in, not knowing what had happened.
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, Tell me whether ye sold the land for so much. And she said, Yes, for so much.
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”;
Then Peter said unto her, Wherefore have ye agreed together to tempt the Spirit of the Lord? behold the feet of those, who have been burying thy husband, now at the door, and they shall carry thee 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 immediately she fell down at his feet and expired: and the young men coming in found her dead, and they carried her out and buried her by her husband.
11 and great fear came on all the Assembly, and on all who heard these things.
And great fear came upon the whole assembly, and upon all that heard 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;
And by the hands of the apostles were many signs and wonders done among the people: And they all met with one accord in Solomon's portico:
13 and of the rest no one was daring to join himself to them, but the people were magnifying them,
but no other presumed to join himself to them; however the people magnified them.
14 (and the more were believers added to the LORD, multitudes of both men and women),
And true believers were the more willingly added to the Lord, even multitudes both of men and women.
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;
insomuch that they brought the sick out into the streets, and laid them on beds and couches, that at lest the shadow of Peter, as he came by, might pass over some of them.
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 a great number out of the cities round about also came together to Jerusalem, bringing those that were infirm and that were troubled with impure spirits; and they were all cured.
17 And having risen, the chief priest, and all those with him—being the sect of the Sadducees—were filled with zeal,
Then the high priest rose up, and all that were with him, (being of the sect of the sadducees, ) and were filled with rage:
18 and laid their hands on the apostles, and put them in a public prison;
and laid their hands on the apostles, and put them in the public 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 an angel of the Lord opened the doors of the prison by night, and having brought them out said,
20 “Go on, and standing, speak in the temple to the people all the sayings of this life”;
"Go stand and speak in the temple to the people all the words of 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 early in the morning into the temple and taught the people. But the high priest being come, and they that were with him, to the council-chamber, they called together the Sanhedrim, and all the senate of the children of Israel, and sent orders to the prison that they should be brought before them.
22 and the officers having come, did not find them in the prison, and having turned back, they told,
But when the officers came they found them not in the prison: so they returned,
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.”
and told them, saying, the prison we found shut with all safety, and the keepers standing without before the doors: but when we opened them, we found no body within.
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 when the high priest, and the captain of the temple, and the chief priests heard these words, they were in doubt concerning them, what this would come to;
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”;
when there came one and told them, saying, behold, the men whom ye 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 went with the officers and brought them, but not with violence; for they were afraid of the people least they should be stoned:
27 and having brought them, they set [them] in the Sanhedrin, and the chief priest questioned them,
and when they had brought them, they set them before the council. And the high priest asked 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.”
saying, Did not we strictly charge you not to teach in this name? and behold ye have filled Jerusalem with your doctrine, and would bring this man's blood upon us.
29 And Peter and the apostles answering, said, “It is required to obey God, rather than men;
But Peter, and the other apostles, answered, and said, We ought to obey God rather than men.
30 and the God of our fathers raised up Jesus, whom you slew, having hanged on a tree;
The God of our fathers hath raised up Jesus whom ye slew and hanged 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 hath God exalted with his right hand as a prince and saviour, to give repentance to Israel, and remission 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 his witnesses of what we declare; and so is the holy Spirit, whom God hath given to them that obey Him.
33 And they having heard, were cut [to the heart], and were intending to slay them,
And when they heard this, they were cut to the heart, and took counsel 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 a certain pharisee, named Gamaliel, a doctor of the law, held in much esteem by all the people, stood up in the council, and ordered the apostles to be taken out a little while; and then he said unto them,
35 and said to them, “Men, Israelites, take heed to yourselves about these men, what you are about to do,
Men of Israel, take heed to yourselves, what ye are about to do, as to 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 some time ago one Theudas arose, pretending to be some extraordinary person, to whom was joined a number of men, about four hundred: who was slain, and all that followed him were dispersed 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 him arose Judas the Galilean, at the time of the registring, and drew much people after him: but he also perished, and all that followed him were dispersed.
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 therefore as to the present affair I advise you to refrain from these men and let them alone: for if this counsel or this work be 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 be of God, ye cannot defeat it, least ye be found fighting even 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;
So they took his advice, and having called for the apostles and scourged them, they charged them not to speak in the name of Jesus, and 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,
And they departed from the presence of the council rejoicing that they were counted worthy to suffer disgrace for his 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 from house to house they ceased not from teaching and preaching that Jesus was the Christ.
