New American Standard Bible 1995

Acts 5

Fate of Ananias and Sapphira

1But a manἈνὴρAnērG435namedὀνόματιonomatiG3686AnaniasἉνανίαςHananiasG367,with his wifeγυναικὶgunaikiG1135SapphiraΣαπφίρῃSapphirēG4551,soldἐπώλησενepōlēsenG4453a pieceG2933of propertyG2933,

2andkeptG3557backἐνοσφίσατοenosphisatoG3557someof the priceτιμῆς,timēsG5092for himself, with his wife’sγυναικόςgunaikosG1135fullG4924knowledgeG4924,and bringingἐνέγκαςenegkasG5342a portionμέροςmerosG3313of it, helaidἔθηκεν.¶ethēkenG5087it at the apostles’ἀποστόλωνapostolōnG652feetπόδαςpodasG4228.

3But PeterΠέτρος·PetrosG4074saidG3004, “AnaniasἉνανία,HananiaG367,whyδιὰ τίdia tiG1223 G5101hasSatanσατανᾶςsatanasG4567filledἐπλήρωσενeplērōsenG4137your heartκαρδίανkardianG2588to lieψεύσασθαίpseusasthaiG5574to the HolyἅγιονhagionG40SpiritπνεῦμαpneumaG4151and tokeepG3557backνοσφίσασθαιnosphisasthaiG3557someof the priceτιμῆςtimēsG5092of the landχωρίου;chōriouG5564?

4While it remainedμένονmenonG3306unsold,did it not remainἔμενενemenenG3306your own? And after it was soldπραθὲνprathenG4097, was it notunderG1722your controlἐξουσίᾳexousiaG1849?WhyτίtiG5101is it that you haveconceivedἔθουethouG5087thisτοῦτο;toutoG3778deedπρᾶγμαpragmaG4229in your heartκαρδίᾳkardiaG2588?You have not liedἐψεύσωepseusōG5574to menἀνθρώποιςanthrōpoisG444butto Godθεῷ.theōG2316.”

5And as he heardἀκούωνakouōnG191theseτούτουςtoutousG3778wordsλόγουςlogousG3056,AnaniasἉνανίαςHananiasG367fellG4098downπεσὼνpesōnG4098and breathedG1634his lastἐξέψυξεν.exepsuxenG1634; andgreatμέγαςmegasG3173fearφόβοςphobosG5401cameἐγένετοegenetoG1096overἐπὶepiG1909allπάνταςpantasG3956who heardἀκούονταςakouontasG191of it.

6The youngG3501menG3501gotἀναστάντεςanastantesG450up andcoveredσυνέστειλανsunesteilanG4958him up, and after carryingἐξενέγκαντεςexenegkantesG1627him out, they buriedἔθαψαν.ethapsanG2290him.

7NowδὲdeG1161there elapsedἐγένετοegenetoG1096an intervalδιάστημαdiastēmaG1292of aboutὡςhōsG5613threeτριῶνtriōnG5140hoursὡρῶνhōrōnG5610,and his wifeγυνὴgunēG1135cameεἰσῆλθεν.eisēlthenG1525in, not knowingG3609what had happenedγεγονὸςgegonosG1096.

8And PeterΠέτρος·PetrosG4074respondedἀπεκρίθηapekrithēG611to her, “TellG3004me whetherεἰeiG1487you soldἀπέδοσθε;apedostheG591the landχωρίονchōrionG5564for suchG5118and suchG5118a priceG5118?”And she saidG3004, “YesναὶnaiG3483,that was the priceG5118.”

9ThenδὲdeG1161PeterΠέτροςPetrosG4074saidto her, “WhyτίtiG5101is it that you have agreedG4856togetherG4856toputG3985the SpiritπνεῦμαpneumaG4151of the Lordκυρίου;kuriouG2962to the testπειράσαιpeirasaiG3985?BeholdἰδοὺidouG2400,the feetπόδεςpodesG4228of thoseG3588who have buriedθαψάντωνthapsantōnG2290your husbandἄνδραandraG435are at the doorθύρᾳthuraG2374,and they will carryἐξοίσουσίνexoisousinG1627you out as well.”

10And immediatelyπαραχρῆμαparachrēmaG3916shefellἔπεσενepesenG4098at his feetπόδαςpodasG4228and breathedG1634her lastἐξέψυξεν·exepsuxenG1634,and the youngνεανίσκοιneaniskoiG3495menG3495cameεἰσελθόντεςeiselthontesG1525in and foundεὗρονheuronG2147her deadνεκράν,nekranG3498,and they carriedἐξενέγκαντεςexenegkantesG1627her out and buriedἔθαψανethapsanG2290her besideG4314her husbandἄνδραandraG435.

11AndgreatμέγαςmegasG3173fearφόβοςphobosG5401cameἐγένετοegenetoG1096overἐφ᾽eph᾽G1909the wholeὅληνholēnG3650churchἐκκλησίανekklēsianG1577,and overἐπὶepiG1909allπάνταςpantasG3956who heardἀκούονταςakouontasG191of theseG3778thingsταῦτα.¶tautaG3778.

12At the handsχειρῶνcheirōnG5495of the apostlesἀποστόλωνapostolōnG652manyπολλὰpollaG4183signsσημεῖαsēmeiaG4592and wondersτέραταterataG5059were takingG1096placeG1096amongG1722the peopleλαῷ·laōG2992;and they were allG3956with oneὁμοθυμαδὸνhomothumadonG3661accordG3661inSolomon’sΣολομῶντος·SolomōntosG4672porticoστοᾷstoaG4745.

13But noneοὐδεὶςoudeisG3762of the restλοιπῶνloipōnG3062daredἐτόλμαetolmaG5111to associateκολλᾶσθαιkollasthaiG2853with them; howeverἀλλ᾽all᾽G235,the peopleλαός.laosG2992heldG3170them in highG3170esteemG3170.

14And allG3123the moreμᾶλλονmallonG3123believersπιστεύοντεςpisteuontesG4100in the Lordκυρίῳ,kuriōG2962,multitudesπλήθηplēthēG4128of menἀνδρῶνandrōnG435and womenγυναικῶν,gunaikōnG1135, were constantlyaddedπροσετίθεντοprosetithentoG4369to their number,

15to suchG5620an extentG5620that they evenG2532carriedἐκφέρεινekphereinG1627the sickἀσθενεῖςastheneisG772out into the streetsπλατείαςplateiasG4116and laidτιθέναιtithenaiG5087them on cotsG2825and palletsκραβάττων,krabattōnG2895,soἵναinaG2443that when PeterΠέτρουPetrouG4074cameἐρχομένουerchomenouG2064byat leastG2579his shadowσκιὰskiaG4639might fallἐπισκιάσῃepiskiasēG1982on anyG5100oneG5100of them.

16AlsoκαὶkaiG2532thepeopleπλῆθοςplēthosG4128from the citiesπόλεωνpoleōnG4172in the vicinityπέριξperixG4038of JerusalemἸερουσαλὴμIerousalēmG2419were comingG4905togetherσυνήρχετοsunērchetoG4905,bringingφέροντεςpherontesG5342people who were sickἀσθενεῖςastheneisG772orκαὶkaiG2532afflictedὀχλουμένουςochloumenousG3791with uncleanἀκαθάρτων,akathartōnG169spiritsπνευμάτωνpneumatōnG4151,and they were allἅπαντες.¶hapantesG537being healedἐθεραπεύοντοetherapeuontoG2323.

Imprisonment and Release

17But the highἀρχιερεὺςarchiereusG749priestG749roseἈναστὰςAnastasG450up, alongκαὶkaiG2532with allπάντεςpantesG3956his associatesσὺνsunG4862(that isthe sectαἵρεσιςairesisG139ofthe SadduceesΣαδδουκαίων,SaddoukaiōnG4523),and they were filledG4092with jealousyζήλουzēlouG2205.

18They laidἐπέβαλονepebalonG1911handsχεῖραςcheirasG5495on the apostlesἀποστόλουςapostolousG652andputἔθεντοethentoG5087them in a publicδημοσίᾳ.¶dēmosiaG1219jailτηρήσειtērēseiG5084.

19But duringδιὰdiaG1223the nightνυκτὸςnuktosG3571an angelἌγγελοςAngelosG32of the LordκυρίουkuriouG2962openedἀνοίξαςanoixasG455the gatesθύραςthurasG2374of the prisonφυλακῆς,phulakēsG5438,and takingἐξαγαγώνexagagōnG1806them out he saidG3004,

20“GoπορεύεσθεporeuestheG4198,standσταθέντεςstathentesG2476andspeakλαλεῖτεlaleiteG2980to the peopleλαῷlaōG2992in the templeG2413the wholeπάνταpantaG3956messageῥήματαrhēmataG4487of thisταύτης.tautēsG3778LifeζωῆςzōēsG2222.”

21Upon hearingἀκούσαντεςakousantesG191this,they enteredεἰσῆλθονeisēlthonG1525into the templeG2413aboutὑπὸhupoG5259daybreakὄρθρονorthronG3722and beganto teachἐδίδασκον.¶edidaskonG1321.NowG1161whenthe highἀρχιερεὺςarchiereusG749priestG749and his associatesσὺνsunG4862cameG1525,they calledG4779theCouncilσυνέδριονsunedrionG4892togetherσυνεκάλεσανsunekalesanG4779,evenG2532allπᾶσανpasanG3956the SenateγερουσίανgerousianG1087of the sonsυἱῶνhuiōnG5207of IsraelG2274,and sentἀπέστειλανapesteilanG649ordersto the prisonδεσμωτήριονdesmōtērionG1201houseG1201for them to be broughtἀχθῆναιachthēnaiG71.

22Butthe officersὑπηρέταιhupēretaiG5257who cameπαραγενόμενοιparagenomenoiG3854did not findεὗρονheuronG2147them in the prisonφυλακῇ.phulakēaG5438;and they returnedἀναστρέψαντεςanastrepsantesG390and reportedἀπήγγειλανapēngeilanG518back,

23sayingλέγοντεςlegontesG3004, “We foundεὕρομενheuromenG2147the prisonδεσμωτήριονdesmōtērionG1201houseG1201lockedκεκλεισμένονkekleismenonG2808quiteπάσῃpasēG3956securelyἀσφαλείᾳasphaleiaG803and the guardsφύλακαςphulakasG5441standingἑστῶταςhestōtasG2476at the doorsθυρῶν,thurōnG2374;but when we had openedἀνοίξαντεςanoixantesG455up, we foundεὕρομεν.heuromenG2147noG3762oneοὐδέναoudenaG3762insideἔσωesōG2080.”

24NowδὲdeG1161whenὡςhōsG5613the captainστρατηγὸςstratēgosG4755of the templeG2413guardand the chiefἀρχιερεῖς,archiereisG749priestsG749heardἤκουσανēkousanG191theseτούτουςtoutousG3778wordsλόγουςlogousG3056,they were greatlyG1280perplexedδιηπόρουνdiēporounG1280aboutπερὶperiG4012them as to whatτίtiG5101would comeγένοιτοgenoitoG1096of thisτοῦτο.toutoG3778.

25But someoneτιςtisG5100cameπαραγενόμενοςparagenomenosG3854and reportedἀπήγγειλενapēngeilenG518to them, “The menἄνδρεςandresG435whomοὓςhousG3739you putἔθεσθεethestheG5087in prisonφυλακῇ,phulakēaG5438are standingἑστῶτεςhestōtesG2476in the templeG2413and teachingδιδάσκοντεςdidaskontesG1321the peopleλαόν.¶laonG2992!”

26ThenΤότεToteG5119the captainστρατηγὸςstratēgosG4755wentG565alongG565withthe officersὑπηρέταιςhupēretaisG5257and proceededto bringG71them backwithoutοὐ μετὰou metaG3756 G3326violenceβίας,biasG970(forthey were afraidἐφοβοῦντοephobountoG5399of the peopleλαὸνlaonG2992,that they might be stonedλιθασθῶσιν.¶lithasthōsinG3034).

27When they had broughtἈγαγόντεςAgagontesG71them, they stoodἔστησανestēsanG2476thembeforeἐνenG1722the Councilσυνεδρίῳ.sunedriōG4892.The highἀρχιερεὺςarchiereusG749priestG749questionedἐπηρώτησενepērōtēsenG1905them,

28sayingλέγων·legōnG3004, “We gaveπαρηγγείλαμενparēngeilamenG3853youstrictG3852ordersG3852not to continue teachingδιδάσκεινdidaskeinG1321in thisτούτῳ.toutōG3778nameὀνόματιonomatiG3686, andyetἰδοὺidouG2400,you have filledπεπληρώκατεpeplērōkateG4137JerusalemἸερουσαλὴμIerousalēmG2419with your teachingδιδαχῆςdidachēsG1322andintendβούλεσθεboulestheG1014to bringἐπαγαγεῖνepagageinG1863thisτούτου.¶toutouG3778man’sἀνθρώπουanthrōpouG444bloodαἷμαhaimaG129upon us.”

29But PeterΠέτροςPetrosG4074and the apostlesἀπόστολοιapostoloiG652answeredἈποκριθεὶςApokritheisG611, “We mustδεῖdeiG1163obeyπειθαρχεῖνpeitharcheinG3980GodθεῷtheōG2316ratherμᾶλλονmallonG3123thanἢēG2228menἀνθρώποις.anthrōpoisG444.

30The GodθεὸςtheosG2316of our fathersπατέρωνpaterōnG3962raisedἤγειρενēgeirenG1453up JesusἸησοῦνIēsounG2424,whomὃνhonG3739you hadputG1315to deathG1315by hangingκρεμάσαντεςkremasantesG2910Him on acrossξύλου·xulouG3586.

31He is the one whom GodθεὸςtheosG2316exaltedὕψωσενhupsōsenG5312to His rightδεξιᾷdexiaG1188handG1188as aPrinceἀρχηγὸνarchēgonG747and aSaviorσωτῆραsōtēraG4990,to grantδοῦναιdounaiG1325repentanceμετάνοιανmetanoianG3341to IsraelG2274,and forgivenessἄφεσινaphesinG859of sinsἁμαρτιῶν.hamartiōnG266.

32And we arewitnessesμάρτυρεςmarturesG3144of theseτούτωνtoutōnG3778thingsῥημάτωνrhēmatōnG4487; and so isthe HolyἅγιονhagionG40SpiritπνεῦμαpneumaG4151,whomὃhoG3739GodθεὸςtheosG2316has givenἔδωκενedōkenG1325to thoseG3588who obeyπειθαρχοῦσινpeitharchousinG3980Him.”

Gamaliel’s Counsel

33But when they heardἀκούσαντεςakousantesG191this, they werecutδιεπρίοντοdiepriontoG1282to the quickG1282and intendedG1014to killἀνελεῖνaneleinG337them.

34But a PhariseeΦαρισαῖοςPharisaiosG5330namedὀνόματιonomatiG3686GamalielΓαμαλιήλ,GamaliēlG1059, ateacherG3547of the LawνομοδιδάσκαλοςnomodidaskalosG3547,respectedτίμιοςtimiosG5093by allπαντὶpantiG3956the peopleλαῷ,laōG2992,stoodἈναστὰςAnastasG450up inthe CouncilσυνεδρίῳsunedriōG4892and gaveG2753ordersG2753to putποιῆσαι,poiēsaiG4160the menἀνθρώπουςanthrōpousG444outsideἔξωexōG1854for a shortG1024timeG1024.

35And he saidG3004to them, “MenἄνδρεςandresG435of IsraelἸσραηλῖται,IsraēlitaiG2475,takeπροσέχετεprosecheteG4337careG4337whatτίtiG5101you proposeμέλλετεmelleteG3195to doπράσσειν.prasseinG4238with theseτούτοιςtoutoisG3778menἀνθρώποιςanthrōpoisG444.

36For someτούτωνtoutōnG3778timeἡμερῶνhēmerōnG2250agoπρὸproG4253TheudasΘευδᾶςTheudasG2333roseἀνέστηanestēG450up,claimingλέγωνlegōnG3004to be somebodyτιναtinaG5100,and a groupἀριθμὸςarithmosG706of aboutὡςhōsG5613fourτετρακοσίων·tetrakosiōnG5071hundredG5071menἀνδρῶνandrōnG435joinedG4346up with him.But he was killedἀνῃρέθη,anērethēG337,and allπάντεςpantesG3956whoὅσοιhosoiG3745followedἐπείθοντοepeithontoG3982him were dispersedδιελύθησανdieluthēsanG1262and cameἐγένοντοegenontoG1096to nothingοὐδέν.oudenG3762.

37AfterμετὰmetaG3326thisG3778manτοῦτονtoutonG3778,JudasἸούδαςIoudasG2455of GalileeΓαλιλαῖοςGalilaiosG1057roseἀνέστηanestēG450up in the daysἡμέραιςhēmeraisG2250ofthe censusἀπογραφῆςapographēsG582and drewG868awayἀπέστησενapestēsenG868somepeopleλαὸνlaonG2992afterὀπίσωopisōG3694him; he tooG2548perishedἀπώλετο,apōletoG622,and allπάντεςpantesG3956those whoὅσοιhosoiG3745followedἐπείθοντοepeithontoG3982him were scatteredδιεσκορπίσθησαν.dieskorpisthēsanG1287.

38SoG2532in the presentG3568caseG3568,I sayλέγωlegōG3004to you, stayG868awayG868from theseG3778menἀνθρώπωνanthrōpōnG444and letG863them aloneG863,for ifἐὰνeanG1437thisG3778planβουλὴboulēG1012orἢēG2228actionἔργονergonG2041is of menἀνθρώπωνanthrōpōnG444,it will be overthrownκαταλυθήσεται·kataluthēsetaiG2647;

39but ifεἰeiG1487it is of GodθεοῦtheouG2316,you will not be ableδυνήσεσθεdunēsestheG1410to overthrowκαταλῦσαιkatalusaiG2647them; orG3379elseG3379you may evenκαὶkaiG2532be foundεὑρεθῆτε.heurethēteG2147fightingG2314againstG2314GodG2314.”

40TheytookG3982his adviceG3982;and after callingπροσκαλεσάμενοιproskalesamenoiG4341the apostlesἀποστόλουςapostolousG652in, theyfloggedδείραντεςdeirantesG1194them and orderedπαρήγγειλανparēngeilanG3853them not tospeakλαλεῖνlaleinG2980in the nameὀνόματιonomatiG3686of JesusἸησοῦIēsouG2424, and thenreleasedἀπέλυσανapelusanG630them.

41SoοὖνounG3767they wentG4198on their wayG4198from the presenceπροσώπουprosōpouG4383of theCouncilσυνεδρίου,sunedriouG4892,rejoicingχαίροντεςchairontesG5463that they had been consideredG2661worthyκατηξιώθησανkatēxiōthēsanG2661to sufferG718shameἀτιμασθῆναι·atimasthēnaiG818for HisnameὀνόματοςonomatosG3686.

42And everyπᾶσάνpasanG3956dayἡμέρανhēmeranG2250,in the templeG2413andfrom houseοἶκονoikonG3624to houseG3624, theykeptG3756 G3973rightG3756 G3973on teachingδιδάσκοντεςdidaskontesG1321andpreachingεὐαγγελιζόμενοιeuangelizomenoiG2097JesusἸησοῦν.¶IēsounG2424as theChristχριστὸνchristonG5547.

Fate of Ananias and Sapphira

Imprisonment and Release

Gamaliel’s Counsel

Commentaries on Acts 5