Acts 5:1-16 ▼

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

2 and kept back part of the price, his wife also knowing it; and, bringing a certain part, he laid it at the apostles' feet.

3 But Peter said, "Ananias, why did Satan fill your heart, that you should lie to the Holy Spirit, and keep back part of the price of the land?

4 While remaining, did it not remain your own? and, when sold, did it not continue in your own authority? Why did you conceive in your heart this thing? You did not lie to men, but to God."

5 And Ananias, hearing these words, falling down, expired; and great fear came upon all who heard it ;

6 but the young men, rising up, wrapped him round; and, bearing him out, buried him .

7 Now it came to pass about three hours after, that his wife also, not knowing what had happened, came in;

8 and Peter made answer to her, "Tell me, if ye sold the place for so much?" And she said, "Yes, for so much."

9 But Peter said to her, "Why is it that it was 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 out."

10 And she immediately fell at his feet, and expired; and, coming in, the young men found her dead; and, carrying her forth, they buried her by her husband.

11 And great fear came upon the whole assembly, and upon all who heard these things.

12 And through the hands of the apostles many signs and wonders were wrought among the people; and they were all with one accord in Solomon's porch.

13 But of the rest no one was daring to join himself to them; but the people were magnifying them;

14 (and the more were believers being added to the Lord, multitudes both of men and women);

15 so that they even carried forth the sick into the streets, and laid them on beds and couches, in order that, as Peter might pass by, his shadow at least might overshadow some one of them.

16 And the multitude of the cities round about were coming together to Jerusalem, bearing the sick, and those harassed by unclean spirits ?who, indeed, were being healed, every one.