Acts 5:1-19 ▼

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

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.

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?

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”;

5 and Ananias hearing these words, having fallen down, expired, and great fear came on all who heard these things,

6 and having risen, the younger men wound him up, and having carried forth, they buried [him].

7 And it came to pass, about three hours after, that his wife, not knowing what has happened, came in,

8 and Peter answered her, “Tell me if for so much you sold the place”; 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”;

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;

11 and great fear came on all the Assembly, and on all who 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;

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

14 (and the more were believers added to the LORD, multitudes of both 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;

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.

17 And having risen, the chief priest, and all those with him—being the sect of the Sadducees—were filled with zeal,

18 and laid their hands on the apostles, and put them in a 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,