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

1Now a man named Ananias, together with his wife Sapphira, also sold a piece of property.

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.

2With his wife's full knowledge he kept back part of the money for himself, but brought the rest and put 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?

3Then Peter said, "Ananias, how is it that Satan has so filled your heart that you have lied to the Holy Spirit and have kept for yourself some of the money you received for 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!"

4Didn't it belong to you before it was sold? And after it was sold, wasn't the money at your disposal? What made you think of doing such a thing? You have not lied just to human beings but to God."

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

5When Ananias heard this, he fell down and died. And great fear seized all who heard what had happened.

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

6Then some young men came forward, wrapped up his body, and carried him out and buried him.

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

7About three hours later his wife came in, not knowing what had happened.

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

8Peter asked her, "Tell me, is this the price you and Ananias got for the land?" "Yes," she said, "that is the price."

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."

9Peter said to her, "How could you conspire to test the Spirit of the Lord? Listen! The feet of the men who buried your husband are at the door, and they will carry you out also."

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.

10At that moment 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.

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

11Great fear seized the whole church and all who heard about these events.

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

12The apostles performed many signs and wonders among the people. And all the believers used to meet together in Solomon's Colonnade.

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

13No one else dared join them, even though they were highly regarded by the people.

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

14Nevertheless, more and more men and women believed in the Lord and were added to their number.

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.

15As a result, people brought the sick into the streets and laid them on beds and mats so that at least Peter's shadow might fall on some of them as he passed by.

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.

16Crowds gathered also from the towns around Jerusalem, bringing their sick and those tormented by impure spirits, and all of them were healed.

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 and all his associates, who were members of the party of the Sadducees, were filled with jealousy.

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

18They arrested the apostles and put them in the public jail.

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

19But during the night an angel of the Lord opened the doors of the jail and brought them out.

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

20"Go, stand in the temple courts," he said, "and tell the people all about this new 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.

21At daybreak they entered the temple courts, as they had been told, and began to teach the people. When the high priest and his associates arrived, they called together the Sanhedrin--the full assembly of the elders of Israel--and sent to the jail for the apostles.

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

22But on arriving at the jail, the officers did not find them there. So they went back and reported,

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

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

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.

24On hearing this report, the captain of the temple guard and the chief priests were at a loss, wondering what this might lead to.

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

25Then someone came and said, "Look! The men you put in jail are standing in the temple courts 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.

26At that, the captain went with his officers and brought the apostles. They did not use force, because they feared that the people would stone them.

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

27The apostles were brought in and made to appear before the Sanhedrin to be questioned by the high priest.

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!"

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 guilty of this man's blood."

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

29Peter and the other apostles replied: "We must obey God rather than human beings!

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

30The God of our ancestors raised Jesus from the dead--whom you killed by hanging him on a cross.

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.

31God exalted him to his own right hand as Prince and Savior that he might bring Israel to repentance and forgive their sins.

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

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

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

33When they heard this, they were furious and wanted to put them to death.

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.

34But 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 little while.

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

35Then he addressed the Sanhedrin: "Men of Israel, consider carefully what you intend to do to 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.

36Some time ago Theudas appeared, claiming to be somebody, and about four hundred men rallied to him. He was killed, all his followers were dispersed, and it all came to nothing.

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 him, Judas the Galilean appeared in the days of the census and led a band of people in revolt. He too was killed, and all his followers were scattered.

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.

38Therefore, in the present case I advise you: Leave these men alone! Let them go! For if their purpose or activity is of human origin, it will fail.

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 is from God, you will not be able to stop these men; you will only find yourselves fighting 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.

40His speech persuaded them. They called the apostles in and had them flogged. Then they ordered them not to 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.

41The apostles left the Sanhedrin, rejoicing because they had been counted worthy of suffering disgrace for the Name.

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

42Day after day, in the temple courts and from house to house, they never stopped teaching and proclaiming the good news that Jesus is the Messiah.

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