Acts 5

5Now a man named Ananias, together with his wife Sapphira, also sold a piece of property.G1161G5100G435G3686G367G4862G4551G846G1135G4453G29332With 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.G2532G3557G575G5092G846G1135G2532G4894G2532G5342G5100G3313G5087G3844G652G42283Then 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?G1161G4074G2036G367G1302G4567G4137G4675G2588G4571G5574G40G4151G2532G3557G575G5092G55644Didn'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."G3306G3780G4671G3306G2532G4097G5225G1722G4674G1849G5101G3754G5087G5124G4229G1722G4675G2588G5574G3756G5574G444G235G23165When Ananias heard this, he fell down and died. And great fear seized all who heard what had happened.G1161G367G191G5128G3056G4098G1634G2532G3173G5401G1096G1909G3956G191G50236Then some young men came forward, wrapped up his body, and carried him out and buried him.G1161G3501G450G4958G846G4958G2532G1627G22907About three hours later his wife came in, not knowing what had happened.G1161G1096G5613G1292G5140G5610G1292G2532G846G1135G3361G1492G1096G15258Peter asked her, "Tell me, is this the price you and Ananias got for the land?" "Yes," she said, "that is the price."G1161G4074G611G846G2036G3427G1487G591G5564G5118G1161G2036G3483G51189Peter said to her, "How could you conspire to test the Spirit of the Lord? Listen! The feet of those who buried your husband are at the door, and they will carry you out also."G1161G4074G2036G4314G846G5101G3754G5213G4856G3985G4151G2962G2400G4228G2290G4675G435G1909G2374G2532G1627G4571G162710At 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.G1161G4098G3916G3844G846G4228G2532G1634G1161G3495G1525G2147G846G3498G2532G1627G2290G4314G846G43511Great fear seized the whole church and all who heard about these events.G2532G3173G5401G1096G1909G3650G1577G2532G1909G3956G191G502312The apostles performed many signs and wonders among the people. And all the believers used to meet together in Solomon's Colonnade.G1161G1223G5495G652G1096G4183G4592G2532G5059G1096G1096G1722G2992G2532G2258G537G3661G1722G4672G474513No one else dared join them, even though they were highly regarded by the people.G1161G3062G5111G3762G2853G846G235G2992G3170G84614Nevertheless, more and more men and women believed in the Lord and were added to their number.G1161G4100G4369G3123G4369G2962G4128G5037G435G2532G113515As 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.G5620G1627G772G2596G4113G2532G5087G1909G2825G2532G2895G2443G2579G4639G4074G2064G1982G5100G84616Crowds gathered also from the towns around Jerusalem, bringing their sick and those tormented by evil spirits, and all of them were healed.G1161G4905G2532G4128G4172G4038G1519G2419G5342G772G2532G3791G5259G169G4151G3748G2323G53717Then the high priest and all his associates, who were members of the party of the Sadducees, were filled with jealousy.G1161G749G450G2532G3956G4862G846G3588G5607G139G4523G4130G220518They arrested the apostles and put them in the public jail.G2532G1911G846G5495G1909G652G2532G5087G846G1722G1219G508419But during the night an angel of the Lord opened the doors of the jail and brought them out.G1161G32G2962G1223G3571G455G5438G2374G5037G1806G846G1806G203620"Go, stand in the temple courts," he said, "and tell the people all about this new life."G4198G2476G2532G2980G1722G2411G2992G3956G4487G5026G222221At 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.G1161G191G1525G1519G2411G5259G3722G2532G1321G1161G749G3854G2532G4862G846G4779G4892G4779G2532G3956G1087G5207G2474G2532G649G1519G1201G71G846G7122But on arriving at the jail, the officers did not find them there. So they went back and reported,G1161G5257G3854G2147G846G3756G1722G5438G390G1161G51823"We found the jail securely locked, with the guards standing at the doors; but when we opened them, we found no one inside."G3004G3754G1201G3303G2147G2808G1722G3956G803G2532G5441G2476G1854G4253G2374G1161G455G2147G3762G208024On hearing this report, the captain of the temple guard and the chief priests were puzzled, wondering what this might lead to.G1161G5613G5037G2409G2532G4755G2411G2532G749G191G5128G3056G1280G4012G846G5101G302G5124G109625Then someone came and said, "Look! The men you put in jail are standing in the temple courts teaching the people."G3854G5100G1161G518G846G3004G3754G2400G435G3739G5087G1722G5438G1526G2476G1722G2411G2532G1321G299226At 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.G5119G565G4755G4862G5257G71G846G3756G3326G970G1063G5399G2992G3363G303427The apostles were brought in and made to appear before the Sanhedrin to be questioned by the high priest.G1161G71G846G2476G1722G4892G2532G749G1905G84628"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."G3004G3853G3756G3852G3853G5213G1321G3361G1321G1909G5129G3686G2532G2400G4137G2419G5216G1322G2532G1014G1863G5127G444G129G1909G224829Peter and the other apostles replied: "We must obey God rather than human beings!G1161G4074G2532G652G611G2036G1163G3980G2316G3123G2228G44430The God of our ancestors raised Jesus from the dead—whom you killed by hanging him on a cross.G2316G2257G3962G1453G2424G3739G5210G1315G2910G1909G358631God exalted him to his own right hand as Prince and Savior that he might bring Israel to repentance and forgive their sins.G5126G2316G5312G846G1188G747G2532G4990G1325G3341G2474G2532G859G26632We are witnesses of these things, and so is the Holy Spirit, whom God has given to those who obey him."G2532G2249G2070G846G3144G5130G4487G2532G1161G40G4151G3739G2316G1325G3980G84633When they heard this, they were furious and wanted to put them to death.G1161G191G1282G2532G1011G337G84634But 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.G1161G450G5100G1722G4892G5330G3686G1059G3547G5093G3956G2992G2753G4160G652G1854G5100G102435Then he addressed the Sanhedrin: "Men of Israel, consider carefully what you in tend to do to these men.G5037G2036G4314G846G435G2475G4337G1438G5101G3195G4238G1909G5125G44436Some 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.G1063G4253G5130G2250G450G2333G3004G1438G1511G5100G3739G706G435G5616G5071G4347G3739G337G2532G3956G3745G3982G846G1262G2532G1096G1519G376237After 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.G3326G5126G450G2455G1057G1722G2250G582G2532G868G2425G2992G3694G846G2548G622G2532G3956G3745G3982G846G128738Therefore, 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.G2532G3569G3004G5213G868G575G5130G444G2532G1439G846G1439G3754G1437G3778G1012G2228G5124G2041G5600G1537G444G264739But if it is from God, you will not be able to stop these men; you will only find yourselves fighting against God."G1161G1487G2076G1537G2316G3756G1410G2647G846G3379G2147G2532G231440His 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.G1161G846G3982G2532G4341G652G1194G3853G2980G3361G2980G1909G3686G2424G2532G630G846G63041The apostles left the Sanhedrin, rejoicing because they had been counted worthy of suffering disgrace for the Name.G3767G4198G3303G575G4383G4892G5463G3754G2661G818G5228G846G368642Day 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.G5037G2250G3956G1722G2411G2532G2596G3624G3973G3756G1321G2532G2097G2424G5547