New American Standard Bible 2020

Acts 5

Fate of Ananias and Sapphira

1But a manἈνὴρAnērG435namedὀνόματιonomatiG3686AnaniasἉνανίαςHananiasG367,with his wifeγυναικὶgunaikiG1135SapphiraΣαπφίρῃSapphirēG4551,soldἐπώλησενepōlēsenG4453a pieceG2933ofG2933propertyG2933,

2andkeptG3557backἐνοσφίσατοenosphisatoG3557some of theproceedsτιμῆς,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 tokeepG3557backνοσφίσασθαιnosphisasthaiG3557some of theproceedsτιμῆςtimēsG5092of 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 menἀνθρώποιςanthrōpoisG444, butto Godθεῷ.theōG2316.”

5And as he heardἀκούωνakouōnG191theseτούτουςtoutousG3778wordsλόγουςlogousG3056,AnaniasἉνανίαςHananiasG367collapsedπεσὼνpesōnG4098anddiedἐξέψυξεν.exepsuxenG1634; andgreatμέγαςmegasG3173fearφόβοςphobosG5401cameἐγένετοegenetoG1096overἐπὶepiG1909allπάνταςpantasG3956who heardἀκούονταςakouontasG191about it.

6The youngG3501menG3501gotG450upG450andcoveredG4958him upG4958,and after carryingG1627him outG1627,they buriedἔθαψαν.ethapsanG2290him.

7NowδὲdeG1161an intervalδιάστημαdiastēmaG1292of aboutὡςhōsG5613threeτριῶνtriōnG5140hoursὡρῶνhōrōnG5610elapsedἐγένετοegenetoG1096,and his wifeγυνὴgunēG1135cameG1525inG1525,not knowingG3609what had happenedγεγονὸςgegonosG1096.

8And PeterΠέτρος·PetrosG4074respondedἀπεκρίθηapekrithēG611to her, “TellG3004me whetherεἰeiG1487you soldἀπέδοσθε;apedostheG591the landχωρίονchōrionG5564forthisG5118priceG5118?”And she saidG3004, “YesναὶnaiG3483, forthatG5118priceG5118.”

9ThenδὲdeG1161PeterΠέτροςPetrosG4074saidto her, “WhyτίtiG5101is itthat you have agreedG4856togetherG4856toputG3985the SpiritπνεῦμαpneumaG4151of the Lordκυρίου;kuriouG2962toG3985theG3985testπειράσαιpeirasaiG3985?BeholdἰδοὺidouG2400,the feetπόδεςpodesG4228of thoseG3588who have buriedθαψάντωνthapsantōnG2290your husbandἄνδραandraG435are at the doorθύρᾳthuraG2374,and they will carryἐξοίσουσίνexoisousinG1627you outG1627as well.”

10And immediatelyπαραχρῆμαparachrēmaG3916shecollapsedἔπεσενepesenG4098at his feetπόδαςpodasG4228anddiedἐξέψυξεν·exepsuxenG1634;and the youngνεανίσκοιneaniskoiG3495menG3495cameεἰσελθόντεςeiselthontesG1525inG1525and foundεὗρονheuronG2147her deadνεκράν,nekranG3498,and they carriedG1627her outG1627and buriedἔθαψανethapsanG2290her besideG4314her husbandἄνδραandraG435.

11AndgreatμέγαςmegasG3173fearφόβοςphobosG5401cameἐγένετοegenetoG1096overἐφ᾽eph᾽G1909the wholeὅληνholēnG3650churchἐκκλησίανekklēsianG1577,and overἐπὶepiG1909allπάνταςpantasG3956who heardἀκούονταςakouontasG191abouttheseG3778thingsταῦτα.¶tautaG3778.

12At the handsχειρῶνcheirōnG5495of the apostlesἀποστόλωνapostolōnG652manyπολλὰpollaG4183signsσημεῖαsēmeiaG4592and wondersτέραταterataG5059were takingG1096placeG1096amongG1722the peopleλαῷ·laōG2992;and they were allG3956togetherὁμοθυμαδὸνhomothumadonG3661inSolomon’sΣολομῶντος·SolomōntosG4672porticoστοᾷstoaG4745.

13But noneοὐδεὶςoudeisG3762of the restλοιπῶνloipōnG3062daredἐτόλμαetolmaG5111to associateκολλᾶσθαιkollasthaiG2853with them; howeverἀλλ᾽all᾽G235,the peopleλαός.laosG2992heldG3170them inG3170highG3170esteemG3170.

14And increasinglyμᾶλλονmallonG3123believersπιστεύοντεςpisteuontesG4100in the Lordκυρίῳ,kuriōG2962,largeG4128numbersG4128of menἀνδρῶνandrōnG435and womenγυναικῶν,gunaikōnG1135, were beingaddedπροσετίθεντοprosetithentoG4369to their number,

15toG5620suchG5620anG5620extentG5620thatG5620they evenG2532carriedG1627the sickἀσθενεῖςastheneisG772outG1627into the streetsπλατείαςplateiasG4116and laidτιθέναιtithenaiG5087them on cotsG2825and palletsκραβάττων,krabattōnG2895,soG2443thatG2443when PeterΠέτρουPetrouG4074cameἐρχομένουerchomenouG2064byatG2579leastG2579his shadowσκιὰskiaG4639might fallἐπισκιάσῃepiskiasēG1982on anyτινὶtiniG5100of them.

16ThepeopleπλῆθοςplēthosG4128from the citiesπόλεωνpoleōnG4172in the vicinityπέριξperixG4038of JerusalemἸερουσαλὴμIerousalēmG2419were comingG4905togetherσυνήρχετοsunērchetoG4905asG2532wellG2532,bringingφέροντεςpherontesG5342people who were sickἀσθενεῖςastheneisG772orG2532tormentedὀχλουμένουςochloumenousG3791with uncleanἀκαθάρτων,akathartōnG169spiritsπνευμάτωνpneumatōnG4151,and they were allἅπαντες.¶hapantesG537being healedἐθεραπεύοντοetherapeuontoG2323.

Imprisonment and Release

17But the highἀρχιερεὺςarchiereusG749priestG749stoodG450upG450,alongκαὶkaiG2532with allπάντεςpantesG3956his associatesσὺνsunG4862(that isthe sectαἵρεσιςairesisG139ofthe SadduceesΣαδδουκαίων,SaddoukaiōnG4523),and they were filledG4092with jealousyζήλουzēlouG2205.

18They laidἐπέβαλονepebalonG1911handsχεῖραςcheirasG5495on the apostlesἀποστόλουςapostolousG652andputἔθεντοethentoG5087them in a publicδημοσίᾳ.¶dēmosiaG1219prisonτηρήσειtērēseiG5084.

19But duringδιὰdiaG1223the nightνυκτὸςnuktosG3571an angelἌγγελοςAngelosG32of the LordκυρίουkuriouG2962openedἀνοίξαςanoixasG455the gatesθύραςthurasG2374of the prisonφυλακῆς,phulakēsG5438,and leadingG1806them outG1806,he saidG3004,

20“GoπορεύεσθεporeuestheG4198,standσταθέντεςstathentesG2476andspeakλαλεῖτεlaleiteG2980to the peopleλαῷlaōG2992in the templeG2413areathe wholeπάνταpantaG3956messageῥήματαrhēmataG4487of thisταύτης.tautēsG3778LifeζωῆςzōēsG2222.”

21Upon hearingἀκούσαντεςakousantesG191this,they enteredεἰσῆλθονeisēlthonG1525into the templeG2413areaaboutὑπὸhupoG5259daybreakὄρθρονorthronG3722and beganto teachἐδίδασκον.¶edidaskonG1321.NowG1161whenthe highἀρχιερεὺςarchiereusG749priestG749and his associatesσὺνsunG4862cameG1525,they calledG4779theCouncilσυνέδριονsunedrionG4892togetherσυνεκάλεσανsunekalesanG4779,that is, allπᾶσανpasanG3956the SenateγερουσίανgerousianG1087of the sonsυἱῶνhuiōnG5207of IsraelἸσραὴλIsraēlG2474,and sentἀπέστειλανapesteilanG649ordersto the prisonδεσμωτήριονdesmōtērionG1201for them to be broughtἀχθῆναιachthēnaiG71.

22Butthe officersὑπηρέταιhupēretaiG5257who cameπαραγενόμενοιparagenomenoiG3854did not findεὗρονheuronG2147them in the prisonφυλακῇ.phulakēaG5438;and they returnedἀναστρέψαντεςanastrepsantesG390and reportedἀπήγγειλανapēngeilanG518,

23sayingλέγοντεςlegontesG3004, “We foundεὕρομενheuromenG2147the prisonδεσμωτήριονdesmōtērionG1201lockedκεκλεισμένονkekleismenonG2808quiteπάσῃpasēG3956securelyἀσφαλείᾳasphaleiaG803and the guardsφύλακαςphulakasG5441standingἑστῶταςhestōtasG2476at the doorsθυρῶν,thurōnG2374;but when we openedἀνοίξαντεςanoixantesG455them,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 templeG2413areaand teachingδιδάσκοντεςdidaskontesG1321the peopleλαόν.¶laonG2992!”

26ThenΤότεToteG5119the captainστρατηγὸςstratēgosG4755wentG565alongG565withthe officersὑπηρέταιςhupēretaisG5257and proceededto bringG71them backwithoutοὐ μετὰou metaG3756 G3326violenceβίας,biasG970(forthey wereG5399afraidἐφοβοῦντοephobountoG5399of the peopleλαὸνlaonG2992,that they might be stonedλιθασθῶσιν.¶lithasthōsinG3034).

27When they had broughtἈγαγόντεςAgagontesG71them, they had them standἔστησανestēsanG2476beforeἐνenG1722the Councilσυνεδρίῳ.sunedriōG4892.The highἀρχιερεὺςarchiereusG749priestG749interrogatedἐπηρώτησενepērōtēsenG1905them,

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 fathersπατέρωνpaterōnG3962raisedG1453upG1453JesusἸησοῦνIēsounG2424,whomὃνhonG3739youputG1315toG1315deathG1315by hangingκρεμάσαντεςkremasantesG2910Him ona crossξύλου·xulouG3586.

31He is the One whom GodθεὸςtheosG2316exaltedὕψωσενhupsōsenG5312to His rightδεξιᾷdexiaG1188handG1188as aPrinceἀρχηγὸνarchēgonG747and aSaviorσωτῆραsōtēraG4990,to grantδοῦναιdounaiG1325repentanceμετάνοιανmetanoianG3341to IsraelἸσραὴλIsraēlG2474,and forgivenessἄφεσινaphesinG859of sinsἁμαρτιῶν.hamartiōnG266.

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

Gamaliel’s Counsel

33But when they heardἀκούσαντεςakousantesG191this,they becameG1282infuriatedG1282and nearlydecidedG1011to executeἀνελεῖνaneleinG337them.

34But a PhariseeΦαρισαῖοςPharisaiosG5330namedὀνόματιonomatiG3686GamalielΓαμαλιήλ,GamaliēlG1059, ateacherG3547ofG3547theG3547LawνομοδιδάσκαλοςnomodidaskalosG3547,respectedτίμιοςtimiosG5093by allπαντὶpantiG3956the peopleλαῷ,laōG2992,stoodG450upG450inthe CouncilσυνεδρίῳsunedriōG4892and gaveG2753ordersG2753to putποιῆσαι,poiēsaiG4160the menἀνθρώπουςanthrōpousG444outsideἔξωexōG1854for a shortG1024timeG1024.

35And he saidG3004to them, “MenἄνδρεςandresG435of IsraelἸσραηλῖται,IsraēlitaiG2475,beG4337carefulἑαυτοῖςhe'autoisG4337 G1438as to whatτίtiG5101you areG3195aboutG3195toG3195doπράσσειν.prasseinG4238with theseτούτοιςtoutoisG3778menἀνθρώποιςanthrōpoisG444.

36For, someτούτωνtoutōnG3778timeἡμερῶνhēmerōnG2250agoπρὸproG4253TheudasΘευδᾶςTheudasG2333appearedἀνέστηanestēG450,claimingλέγωνlegōnG3004to be somebodyτιναtinaG5100,and a groupἀριθμὸςarithmosG706of aboutὡςhōsG5613fourτετρακοσίων·tetrakosiōnG5071hundredG5071menἀνδρῶνandrōnG435joinedG4346him.But he was killedἀνῃρέθη,anērethēG337,and allπάντεςpantesG3956whoὅσοιhosoiG3745followedἐπείθοντοepeithontoG3982him were dispersedδιελύθησανdieluthēsanG1262and cameἐγένοντοegenontoG1096to nothingοὐδέν.oudenG3762.

37AfterμετὰmetaG3326thisG3778manτοῦτονtoutonG3778,JudasἸούδαςIoudasG2455of GalileeΓαλιλαῖοςGalilaiosG1057appearedἀνέστηanestēG450in the daysἡμέραιςhēmeraisG2250ofthe censusἀπογραφῆςapographēsG582and drewG868awayἀπέστησενapestēsenG868somepeopleλαὸνlaonG2992afterὀπίσωopisōG3694him; he alsoG2548perishedἀπώλετο,apōletoG622,and allπάντεςpantesG3956those whoὅσοιhosoiG3745followedἐπείθοντοepeithontoG3982him were scatteredδιεσκορπίσθησαν.dieskorpisthēsanG1287.

38And soin the presentG3568caseG3568,I sayλέγωlegōG3004to you, stayG868awayG868from theseG3778menἀνθρώπωνanthrōpōnG444and leaveG863them aloneG863,for ifἐὰνeanG1437the sourceἐξexG1537of thisG3778planβουλὴboulēG1012orἢēG2228movementἔργονergonG2041is menἀνθρώπωνanthrōpōnG444,it will be overthrownκαταλυθήσεται·kataluthēsetaiG2647;

39but ifεἰeiG1487the sourceἐκekG1537is GodθεοῦtheouG2316,you will not be ableδυνήσεσθεdunēsestheG1410to overthrowκαταλῦσαιkatalusaiG2647them; orG3379elseG3379you may evenκαὶkaiG2532be foundεὑρεθῆτε.heurethēteG2147fightingG2314againstG2314GodG2314.”

40They followedG3982his adviceG3982;and after callingπροσκαλεσάμενοιproskalesamenoiG4341the apostlesἀποστόλουςapostolousG652in, theyfloggedδείραντεςdeirantesG1194them and orderedπαρήγγειλανparēngeilanG3853them not tospeakλαλεῖνlaleinG2980in the nameὀνόματιonomatiG3686of JesusἸησοῦIēsouG2424, and thenreleasedἀπέλυσανapelusanG630them.

41SoοὖνounG3767they wentG4198onG4198their wayG4198from the presenceπροσώπουprosōpouG4383of theCouncilσυνεδρίου,sunedriouG4892,rejoicingχαίροντεςchairontesG5463that they had been consideredG2661worthyκατηξιώθησανkatēxiōthēsanG2661to sufferG818shameG818for HisnameὀνόματοςonomatosG3686.

42And everyπᾶσάνpasanG3956dayἡμέρανhēmeranG2250,in the templeG2413andfrom houseοἶκονoikonG3624to houseG3624,they did not stopἐπαύοντοepauontoG3973teachingδιδάσκοντεςdidaskontesG1321andpreachingG2097the goodG2097newsG2097of JesusἸησοῦν.¶IēsounG2424as theChristχριστὸνchristonG5547.

Fate of Ananias and Sapphira

Imprisonment and Release

Gamaliel’s Counsel

Commentaries on Acts 5