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

1But there was a certain man named Ananias who, with his wife, Sapphira, sold some 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.

2He brought part of the money to the apostles, claiming it was the full amount. With his wife’s consent, he kept the rest.

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, why have you let Satan fill your heart? You lied to the Holy Spirit, and you kept some of the money for yourself.

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!"

4The property was yours to sell or not sell, as you wished. And after selling it, the money was also yours to give away. How could you do a thing like this? You weren’t lying to us but to God!”

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

5As soon as Ananias heard these words, he fell to the floor and died. Everyone who heard about it was terrified.

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

6Then some young men got up, wrapped him in a sheet, and took 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, “Was this the price you and your husband received for your land?” “Yes,” she replied, “that was 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."

9And Peter said, “How could the two of you even think of conspiring to test the Spirit of the Lord like this? The young men who buried your husband are just outside the door, and they will carry you out, too.”

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.

10Instantly, she fell to the floor and died. When the young men came in and saw that she was dead, they 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 gripped the entire church and everyone else who heard what had happened. The Apostles Heal Many

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

12The apostles were performing many miraculous signs and wonders among the people. And all the believers were meeting regularly at the Temple in the area known as Solomon’s Colonnade.

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

13But no one else dared to join them, even though all the people had high regard for them.

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

14Yet more and more people believed and were brought to the Lord—crowds of both 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.

15As a result of the apostles’ work, sick people were brought out into the streets on beds and mats so that Peter’s shadow might fall across some of them as he went 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 came from the villages around Jerusalem, bringing their sick and those possessed by evil spirits, and they were all healed. The Apostles Meet Opposition

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,

17The high priest and his officials, who were 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 an angel of the Lord came at night, opened the gates of the jail, and brought them out. Then he told them,

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

20“Go to the Temple and give the people this message of 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.

21So at daybreak the apostles entered the Temple, as they were told, and immediately began teaching. When the high priest and his officials arrived, they convened the high council —the full assembly of the elders of Israel. Then they sent for the apostles to be brought from the jail for trial.

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

22But when the Temple guards went to the jail, the men were gone. So they returned to the council 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“The jail was securely locked, with the guards standing outside, but when we opened the gates, no one was there!”

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.

24When the captain of the Temple guard and the leading priests heard this, they were perplexed, wondering where it would all end.

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

25Then someone arrived with startling news: “The men you put in jail are standing in the Temple, 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.

26The captain went with his Temple guards and arrested the apostles, but without violence, for they were afraid 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.

27Then they brought the apostles before the high council, where the high priest confronted 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!"

28“We gave you strict orders never again to teach in this man’s name!” he said. “Instead, you have filled all Jerusalem with your teaching about him, and you want to make us responsible for his death!”

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

29But Peter and the apostles replied, “We must obey God rather than any human authority.

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 after you killed him 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.

31Then God put him in the place of honor at his right hand as Prince and Savior. He did this so the people of Israel would repent of their sins and be forgiven.

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, who is given by God to those who obey him.”

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

33When they heard this, the high council was furious and decided to kill 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.

34But one member, a Pharisee named Gamaliel, who was an expert in religious law and respected by all the people, stood up and ordered that the men be sent outside the council chamber for a while.

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

35Then he said to his colleagues, “Men of Israel, take care what you are planning 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 there was that fellow Theudas, who pretended to be someone great. About 400 others joined him, but he was killed, and all his followers went their various ways. The whole movement 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, at the time of the census, there was Judas of Galilee. He got people to follow him, but he was killed, too, 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.

38“So my advice is, leave these men alone. Let them go. If they are planning and doing these things merely on their own, it will soon be overthrown.

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 overthrow them. You may even 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.

40The others accepted his advice. They called in the apostles and had them flogged. Then they ordered them never again to speak in the name of Jesus, and they 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 high council rejoicing that God had counted them worthy to suffer disgrace for the name of Jesus.

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

42And every day, in the Temple and from house to house, they continued to teach and preach this message: “Jesus is the Messiah.”

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