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1But then a man named Ananias, with the consent of his wife Sapphira, sold some property.

1But a certain man named Ananias, with Sapphira his wife, sold a possession,

2With his wife's full knowledge, he kept back some of the money for himself and brought the remainder and laid it at the apostles' feet.

2And 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.

3Peter asked, "Ananias, why has Satan filled your heart so that you should lie to the Holy Spirit and keep back some of the money you got for the land?

3But Peter said, Ananias, why hath Satan filled thine heart to lie to the Holy Ghost, and to keep back part of the price of the land?

4As long as it remained unsold, wasn't it your own? And after it was sold, wasn't the money at your disposal? So how could you have thought of doing what you did? You didn't lie only to men, but also to God!"

4Whiles it remained, was it not thine own? and after it was sold, was it not in thine own power? why hast thou conceived this thing in thine heart? thou hast not lied unto men, but unto God.

5When Ananias heard these words, he fell down and died. And great fear seized everyone who heard about it.

5And Ananias hearing these words fell down, and gave up the ghost: and great fear came on all them that heard these things.

6The young men got up, wrapped him up, carried him outside, and buried him.

6And the young men arose, wound him up, and carried him out, and buried him.

7After an interval of about three hours, Ananias' wife came in, not knowing what had happened.

7And it was about the space of three hours after, when his wife, not knowing what was done, came in.

8So Peter asked her, "Tell me, did you sell the land for that price?" She answered, "Yes, that was the price."

8And Peter answered unto her, Tell me whether ye sold the land for so much? And she said, Yea, for so much.

9"How could you have agreed together to test the Spirit of the Lord?" Peter asked her. "Listen! The feet of the men who buried your husband are at the door, and these men will carry you outside as well."

9Then Peter said unto her, How is it that ye have agreed together to tempt the Spirit of the Lord? behold, the feet of them which have buried thy husband are at the door, and shall carry thee out.

10She instantly fell down at Peter's feet and died. When the young men came in, they found her dead. So they carried her out and buried her next to her husband.

10Then fell she down straightway at his feet, and yielded up the ghost: and the young men came in, and found her dead, and, carrying her forth, buried her by her husband.

11And great fear seized the whole church and everyone else who heard about this.

11And great fear came upon all the church, and upon as many as heard these things.

12Now many signs and wonders were being performed by the apostles among the people, who were gathered together in Solomon's Colonnade.

12And 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.

13None of the others dared join them, although the rest of the people continued to hold them in high regard.

13And of the rest durst no man join himself to them: but the people magnified them.

14Nevertheless, believers were being added to the Lord in increasing numbers—both men and women.

14And believers were the more added to the Lord, multitudes both of men and women.)

15As a result, people kept carrying their sick into the streets and placing them on stretchers and mats so that at least Peter's shadow might fall on some of them as he went by.

15Insomuch that they brought forth the sick into the streets, and laid them on beds and couches, that at the least the shadow of Peter passing by might overshadow some of them.

16Crowds continued coming in—even from the towns around Jerusalem—bringing their sick and those who were troubled by unclean spirits, and all of them were healed.

16There came also a multitude out of the cities round about unto Jerusalem, bringing sick folks, and them which were vexed with unclean spirits: and they were healed every one.

17Then the high priest and all those from the sect of the Sadducees who were with him were filled with jealousy. So they went out,

17Then the high priest rose up, and all they that were with him, (which is the sect of the Sadducees,) and were filled with indignation,

18arrested the apostles, and put them in the city jail.

18And laid their hands on the apostles, and put them in the common prison.

19But at night the angel of the Lord opened the prison doors and led them out. The angel told them,

19But the angel of the Lord by night opened the prison doors, and brought them forth, and said,

20"Go, stand in the Temple, and keep on telling the people the whole message about this life they can have."

20Go, stand and speak in the temple to the people all the words of this life.

21After the apostles heard this, they went into the Temple at daybreak and began to teach. The high priest and those who were with him arrived, called the Council and all the elders of Israel together, and sent word to the prison to have the men brought in.

21And when they heard that, they entered into the temple early in the morning, 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 to have them brought.

22When the Temple police got there, they did not find them in the prison. They came back and reported,

22But when the officers came, and found them not in the prison, they returned, and told,

23"We found the prison securely locked and the guards standing at the doors, but when we opened them, we found no one inside."

23Saying, The prison truly found we shut with all safety, and the keepers standing without before the doors: but when we had opened, we found no man within.

24When the commander of the Temple guards and the high priests heard these words, they were utterly at a loss as to what could have happened to them.

24Now when the high priest and the captain of the temple and the chief priests heard these things, they doubted of them whereunto this would grow.

25Then someone came and told them, "Look! The men you put in prison are standing in the Temple and teaching the people!"

25Then came one and told them, saying, Behold, the men whom ye put in prison are standing in the temple, and teaching the people.

26So the commander of the Temple guards went with his men to bring them back without force, because they were afraid of being stoned to death by the people.

26Then went the captain with the officers, and brought them without violence: for they feared the people, lest they should have been stoned.

27When they brought them back, they made them stand before the Council, and the high priest began to question them.

27And when they had brought them, they set them before the council: and the high priest asked them,

28He said, "We gave you strict orders not to teach in his name, didn't we? Yet you have filled Jerusalem with your teaching and are determined to bring this man's blood on us!"

28Saying, Did not we straitly command you that ye should not teach in this name? and, behold, ye have filled Jerusalem with your doctrine, and intend to bring this man's blood upon us.

29But Peter and the apostles answered, "We must obey God rather than men!

29Then Peter and the other apostles answered and said, We ought to obey God rather than men.

30The God of our ancestors raised Jesus to life after you killed him by hanging him on a tree.

30The God of our fathers raised up Jesus, whom ye slew and hanged on a tree.

31God has exalted to his right hand this very man as our Leader and Savior in order to extend repentance and forgiveness of sins to Israel.

31Him hath God exalted with his right hand to be a Prince and a Saviour, for to give repentance to Israel, and forgiveness of sins.

32We are witnesses of these things, and so is the Holy Spirit, whom God has given to those who keep on obeying him."

32And we are his witnesses of these things; and so is also the Holy Ghost, whom God hath given to them that obey him.

33When the Council heard this, they became furious and wanted to kill them.

33When they heard that, they were cut to the heart, and took counsel to slay them.

34But a Pharisee named Gamaliel, a teacher of the Law who was respected by all the people, stood up in the Council and ordered the men to be taken outside for a little while.

34Then stood there up one in the council, a Pharisee, named Gamaliel, a doctor of the law, had in reputation among all the people, and commanded to put the apostles forth a little space;

35Then he told them, "Fellow Israelis, consider carefully what you propose to do to these men.

35And said unto them, Ye men of Israel, take heed to yourselves what ye intend to do as touching these men.

36For in the recent past Theudas appeared, claiming that he was important, and about 400 men joined him. He was killed, and all his followers were dispersed and disappeared.

36For before these days rose up Theudas, boasting himself 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 scattered, and brought to nought.

37After that man, at the time of the census, Judas the Galilean appeared and got people to follow him. He, too, died, and all his followers were scattered.

37After this man rose up Judas of Galilee in the days of the taxing, and drew away much people after him: he also perished; and all, even as many as obeyed him, were dispersed.

38"I'm telling you to keep away from these men for now. Leave them alone, because if this plan or movement is of human origin, it will fail.

38And 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 come to nought:

39However, if it's from God, you won't be able to stop them, and you may even discover that you are fighting against God!" So they were convinced by him.

39But if it be of God, ye cannot overthrow it; lest haply ye be found even to fight against God.

40After calling in the apostles and beating them, they again ordered them to stop speaking in the name of Jesus and let them go.

40And to him they agreed: and when they had called the apostles, and beaten them, they commanded that they should not speak in the name of Jesus, and let them go.

41They left the Council, rejoicing to have been considered worthy to suffer dishonor for the sake of the Name.

41And they departed from the presence of the council, rejoicing that they were counted worthy to suffer shame for his name.

42Every day in the Temple and from house to house they kept teaching and proclaiming that Jesus is the Messiah.

42And daily in the temple, and in every house, they ceased not to teach and preach Jesus Christ.

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