Acts 5

1NowG1161 aG5100 manG435 namedG3686 AnaniasG367, together withG4862 hisG846 wifeG1135 SapphiraG4551, also soldG4453 a piece of propertyG2933. 2With his wife’sG1135 full knowledgeG4894, he kept backG3557 some ofG575 theG3588 proceedsG5092 for himself, but broughtG5342 aG5100 portionG3313 and laidG5087 it atG3844 theG3588 apostlesG3588G652’ feetG4228.

3ThenG1161 PeterG4074 saidG2036, “AnaniasG367, how is it thatG1223G5101 SatanG4567 has filledG4137 yourG4771 heartG2588 to lieG4771G5574 to theG3588 HolyG40 SpiritG4151 andG2532 withholdG3557 some ofG575 theG3588 proceedsG5092 from theG3588 landG5564? 4Did it not belongG3780G3306 to youG4771 before it was soldG3306? AndG2532 after it was soldG4097, was itG5225 not atG1722 your disposalG1849? HowG5101 could you conceiveG5087 suchG3778 a deedG4229 inG1722 yourG4771 heartG2588? You have not liedG3756G5574 to menG444, butG235 to GodG2316!”

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On hearingG191 theseG3778 wordsG3056, AnaniasG367 fell downG4098 and diedG1634. AndG2532 greatG3173 fearG5401 cameG1096 overG1909 allG3956 whoG3588 heardG191 what had happened. 6ThenG1161 theG3588 youngG3501 men stepped forwardG450, wrapped upG4958 hisG846 body, andG2532 carried him outG1627 and buriedG2290 him.

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AboutG5613 threeG5140 hoursG5610 laterG1292 hisG846 wifeG1135 alsoG2532 came inG1525, unaware ofG3361G1492 whatG3588 had happenedG1096. 8“TellG2036 meG1473,” saidG611 PeterG4074, “is this the priceG5118 you and your husband gotG591 for theG3588 landG5564?”

“YesG3483,” she answeredG2036, “that is the priceG5118.”

9“HowG5101 could youG4771 agreeG4856 to testG3985 theG3588 SpiritG4151 of the LordG2962?” PeterG4074 replied. “LookG2400, theG3588 feetG4228 of theG3588 men who buriedG2290 yourG4771 husbandG435 are atG1909 theG3588 doorG2374, andG2532 they will carry you outG1627G4771 also.”

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At that instantG3916 she fell downG4098 atG4314 hisG846 feetG4228 andG2532 diedG1634. ThenG1161 theG3588 youngG3495 men came inG1525 and, findingG2147 herG846 deadG3498, carried her outG1627 and buriedG2290 her besideG4314 herG846 husbandG435. 11AndG2532 greatG3173 fearG5401 cameG1096 overG1909 theG3588 wholeG3650 churchG1577 andG2532 allG3956 whoG3588 heard aboutG191 theseG3778 events.

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The Apostles Heal Many

TheG3588 apostlesG652 performedG1223G3588G5495G1096 manyG4183 signsG4592 andG2532 wondersG5059 amongG1722 theG3588 peopleG2992, andG2532 with one accordG3661 the believers gathered together inG1722 Solomon’sG4672 ColonnadeG4745. 13AlthoughG235 theG3588 peopleG2992 regarded them highlyG3170G846, no oneG3762 elseG3062 daredG5111 to joinG2853 themG846. 14YetG1161 more and moreG3123 believersG4100 were broughtG4369 to theG3588 LordG2962—large numbersG4128 of bothG5037 menG435 andG2532 womenG1135.

15As a resultG5620, people broughtG1627 theG3588 sickG772 intoG1519 theG3588 streetsG4113 andG2532 laidG5087 them onG1909 cotsG2826 andG2532 matsG2895, so thatG2443 at leastG2579 Peter’sG4074 shadowG4639 might fall onG1982 someG5100 of themG846 as he passed byG2064. 16CrowdsG4128 alsoG2532 gatheredG4905 from theG3588 townsG4172 aroundG4038 JerusalemG2419, bringingG5342 the sickG772 andG2532 those tormentedG3791 byG5259 uncleanG169 spiritsG4151, and allG537 of them were healedG2323.

The Apostles Arrested and Freed

17ThenG1161 theG3588 high priestG749 andG2532 allG3956 his associatesG3588G4862G846, whoG3588 belongedG1510 to theG3588 partyG139 of the SadduceesG4523, were filledG4130 with jealousyG2205. They went outG450 18andG2532 arrestedG1911G3588G5495G1909 theG3588 apostlesG652 andG2532 putG5087 themG846 inG1722 the publicG1219 jailG5084. 19ButG1161 duringG1223 the nightG3571 an angelG32 of the LordG2962 openedG455 theG3588 doorsG2374 of theG3588 jailG5438 and brought them outG846G1806, sayingG2036, 20“GoG4198, standG2476 inG1722 theG3588 templeG2411 courts1 and tellG2980 theG3588 peopleG2992 theG3588 fullG3956 messageG4487 ofG3588 thisG3778 new lifeG2222.”

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AtG5259 daybreakG3722 the apostles enteredG1525G1519 theG3588 templeG2411 courts as they had been toldG191 andG2532 began to teachG1321 the people.

When theG3588 high priestG749 andG2532 his associatesG3588G4862G846 arrivedG3854, they convenedG4779 theG3588 SanhedrinG48922—theG3588 fullG3956 assemblyG1087 of theG3588 elders of IsraelG5207G2474—andG2532 sentG649 toG1519 theG3588 jailG1201 for the apostles. 22ButG1161 on arrivingG3854 atG1722 theG3588 jailG5438, theG3588 officersG5257 did not findG3756G2147 themG846 there. So they returnedG390 with the reportG518: 23“We foundG2147 theG3588 jailG1201 securelyG1722G3956G803 lockedG2808, with theG3588 guardsG5441 postedG2476 atG1909 theG3588 doorsG2374; butG1161 when we openedG455 them, we foundG2147 no oneG3762 insideG2080.”

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The Apostles before the Sanhedrin

WhenG5613 theG3588 captainG4755 of theG3588 templeG2411 guard andG2532 theG3588 chief priestsG749 heardG191 thisG3778 accountG3056, they were perplexedG1280 as toG4012G846 whatG5101G302 was happeningG1096.3 25ThenG1161 someoneG5100 came inG3854 and announcedG518, “LookG2400, theG3588 menG435 you putG5087 inG1722 jailG5438 areG1510 standingG2476 inG1722 theG3588 templeG2411 courts teachingG1321 theG3588 peopleG2992!”

26At that pointG5119, theG3588 captainG4755 wentG565 withG4862 theG3588 officersG5257 and broughtG71 the apostles—but notG3756 byG3326 forceG970, forG1063 fearG5399 theG3588 peopleG2992 would stoneG3034 them. 27They brought them inG71G846 and made them standG2476 beforeG1722 theG3588 SanhedrinG4892, where theG3588 high priestG749 interrogatedG1905 themG846. 28“We gave you strict ordersG3852G3853G4771 notG3756G3361 to teachG1321 inG1909 thisG3778 nameG3686,” he saidG3004. “YetG2532G2400 you have filledG4137 JerusalemG2419 withG3588 yourG4771 teachingG1322 andG2532 are determinedG1014 to make us responsible forG1863G1909G1473 thisG3778 man’sG444 bloodG129.”

29ButG1161 PeterG4074 andG2532 theG3588 other apostlesG652 repliedG611G2036, “We must obeyG1163G3980 GodG2316 ratherG3123 thanG2228 menG444. 30TheG3588 GodG2316 ofG3588 ourG1473 fathersG3962 raised upG1453 JesusG2424, whomG3739 youG4771 had killedG1315 by hangingG2910 Him onG1909 a treeG3586. 31GodG2316 exaltedG5312 HimG3778 toG3588 HisG846 right handG1188 as PrinceG747 andG2532 SaviorG4990, in order to grantG1325 repentanceG3341 andG2532 forgivenessG859 of sinsG266 to IsraelG2474. 32WeG1473 areG1510 witnessesG3144 ofG3588 theseG3778 thingsG4487, and soG2532 is theG3588 HolyG40 SpiritG4151, whomG3739 GodG2316 has givenG1325 to those whoG3588 obeyG3980 HimG846.”

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Gamaliel’s Advice

When the Council members heard thisG191, they were enragedG1282, andG2532 they resolvedG10114 to put the apostles to deathG337G846. 34ButG1161 aG5100 PhariseeG5330 namedG3686 GamalielG1059, a teacher of the lawG3547 who was honoredG5093 by allG3956 theG3588 peopleG2992, stood upG450 inG1722 theG3588 SanhedrinG4892 and ordered thatG2753 theG3588 menG444 be putG4160 outsideG1854 for a short timeG1024.

35“MenG435 of IsraelG2475,” he saidG2036, “consider carefullyG4337G1438 whatG5101 you are aboutG3195 to doG4238 toG1909 theseG3778 menG444. 36Some time agoG4253G3778G3588G2250 TheudasG2333 rose upG450, claimingG3004G1438 to beG1510 somebodyG5100, and aboutG5613 four hundredG5071 menG435 joinedG4346 him. He was killedG337, allG3956 his followersG3745G3982G846 were dispersedG1262, andG2532 it all cameG1096 toG1519 nothingG3762. 37AfterG3326 him, JudasG2455 theG3588 GalileanG1057 appearedG450 inG1722 theG3588 daysG2250 of theG3588 censusG582 andG2532 drew awayG868 peopleG2992 afterG3694 himG846. He tooG2548 perishedG622, andG2532 allG3956 his followersG3745G3982G846 were scatteredG1287.

38SoG2532 in the presentG3568 case I adviseG3004 youG4771: LeaveG868G575 theseG3778 men aloneG444. Let them goG863G846! ForG3754 ifG1437 their purposeG1012 orG2228 endeavorG2041 isG1510 ofG1537 human originG444, it will failG2647. 39ButG1161 ifG1487 it isG1510 fromG1537 GodG2316, you will not be ableG3756G1410 to stopG2647 themG846. You may even find yourselvesG3361G4219G2532G2147 fighting against GodG2314.”

40At thisG1161, they yieldedG3982 toG846 Gamaliel. They calledG4341 theG3588 apostlesG652 in and had them floggedG1194. Then they orderedG3853 them notG3361 to speakG2980 inG1909 theG3588 nameG3686 of JesusG2424, andG2532 releasedG630 them.

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The apostles leftG4198G575G4383 theG3588 SanhedrinG4892, rejoicingG5463 thatG3754 they had been counted worthyG2661 of suffering disgraceG818 forG5228 theG3588 NameG3686. 42EveryG3956 dayG2250, inG1722 theG3588 templeG2411 courts andG2532 fromG2596 houseG3624 to house, they did not stopG3756G3973 teachingG1321 andG2532 proclaiming the good news thatG2097 JesusG2424 is theG3588 ChristG5547.