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Fate of Ananias and Sapphira

But a man named Ananias, with his wife Sapphira, sold a piece of property,

Ananias and Sapphira

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

and kept back some of the price for himself, with his wife’s full knowledge, and bringing a portion of it, he laid it at the apostles’ feet.

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and put aside for himself part of the price, [his] wife also being privy to it; and having brought a certain part, laid it at the feet of the apostles.

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But Peter said, “Ananias, why has Satan filled your heart to lie to the Holy Spirit and to keep back some of the price of the land?

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But Peter said, Ananias, why has Satan filled thy heart that thou shouldest lie to the Holy Spirit, and put aside for thyself a part of the price of the estate?

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“While it remained unsold, did it not remain your own? And after it was sold, was it not under your control? Why is it that you have conceived this deed in your heart? You have not lied to men but to God.”

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While it remained did it not remain to *thee*? and sold, was [it not] in thine own power? Why is it that thou hast purposed this thing in thine heart? Thou hast not lied to men, but to God.

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And as he heard these words, Ananias fell down and breathed his last; and great fear came over all who heard of it.

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And Ananias, hearing these words, fell down and expired. And great fear came upon all who heard [it].

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The young men got up and covered him up, and after carrying him out, they buried him.

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And the young men, rising up, swathed him up for burial, and having carried him out, buried him.

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Now there elapsed an interval of about three hours, and his wife came in, not knowing what had happened.

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And it came to pass about three hours afterwards, that his wife, not knowing what had happened, came in.

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And Peter responded to her, “Tell me whether you sold the land for such and such a price?” And she said, “Yes, that was the price.”

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And Peter answered her, Tell me if ye gave the estate for so much? And she said, Yes, for so much.

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Then Peter said to her, “Why is it that you have agreed together to put the Spirit of the Lord to the test? Behold, the feet of those who have buried your husband are at the door, and they will carry you out as well.”

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And Peter said to her, Why [is it] that ye have agreed together to tempt the Spirit of [the] Lord? Lo, the feet of those that have buried thy husband [are] at the door, and they shall carry thee out.

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And immediately she fell at his feet and breathed her last, and the young men came in and found her dead, and they carried her out and buried her beside her husband.

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And she fell down immediately at his feet and expired. And when the young men came in they found her dead; and, having carried her out, they buried her by her husband.

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And great fear came over the whole church, and over all who heard of these things.

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And great fear came upon all the assembly, and upon all who heard these things.

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At the hands of the apostles many signs and wonders were taking place among the people; and they were all with one accord in Solomon’s portico.

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The Apostles Heal Many

And by the hands of the apostles were many signs and wonders done among the people; (and they were all with one accord in Solomon's porch,

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But none of the rest dared to associate with them; however, the people held them in high esteem.

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but of the rest durst no man join them, but the people magnified them;

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And all the more believers in the Lord, multitudes of men and women, were constantly added to their number,

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and believers were more than ever added to the Lord, multitudes both of men and women;)

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to such an extent that they even carried the sick out into the streets and laid them on cots and pallets, so that when Peter came by at least his shadow might fall on any one of them.

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so that they brought out the sick into the streets and put [them] on beds and couches, that at least the shadow of Peter, when he came, might overshadow some one of them.

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Also the people from the cities in the vicinity of Jerusalem were coming together, bringing people who were sick or afflicted with unclean spirits, and they were all being healed.

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And the multitude also of the cities round about came together to Jerusalem, bringing sick persons and persons beset by unclean spirits, who were all healed.

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Imprisonment and Release

But the high priest rose up, along with all his associates (that is the sect of the Sadducees), and they were filled with jealousy.

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The Apostles Arrested and Freed

And the high priest rising up, and all they that were with him, which is the sect of the Sadducees, were filled with wrath,

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They laid hands on the apostles and put them in a public jail.

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and laid hands on the apostles and put them in the public prison.

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But during the night an angel of the Lord opened the gates of the prison, and taking them out he said,

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But an angel of [the] Lord during the night opened the doors of the prison, and leading them out, said,

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“Go, stand and speak to the people in the temple the whole message of this Life.”

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Go ye and stand and speak in the temple to the people all the words of this life.

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Upon hearing this, they entered into the temple about daybreak and began to teach.
Now when the high priest and his associates came, they called the Council together, even all the Senate of the sons of Israel, and sent orders to the prison house for them to be brought.

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And when they heard it, they entered very early into the temple and taught. And when the high priest was come, and they that were with him, they called together the council and all the elderhood of the sons of Israel, and sent to the prison to have them brought.

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But the officers who came did not find them in the prison; and they returned and reported back,

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And when the officers were come, they did not find them in the prison; and returned and reported

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saying, “We found the prison house locked quite securely and the guards standing at the doors; but when we had opened up, we found no one inside.”

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saying, We found the prison shut with all security, and the keepers standing at the doors; but when we had opened [them], within we found no one.

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Now when the captain of the temple guard and the chief priests heard these words, they were greatly perplexed about them as to what would come of this.

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The Apostles Before the Council

And when they heard these words, both the priest and the captain of the temple and the chief priests were in perplexity as to them, what this would come to.

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But someone came and reported to them, “The men whom you put in prison are standing in the temple and teaching the people!”

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And some one coming reported to them, Lo, the men whom ye put in the prison are in the temple, standing and teaching the people.

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Then the captain went along with the officers and proceeded to bring them back without violence (for they were afraid of the people, that they might be stoned).

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Then the captain, having gone with the officers, brought them, not with violence, for they feared the people, lest they should be stoned.

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When they had brought them, they stood them before the Council. The high priest questioned them,

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And they bring them and set them in the council. And the high priest asked them,

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saying, “We gave you strict orders not to continue teaching in this name, and yet, you have filled Jerusalem with your teaching and intend to bring this man’s blood upon us.”

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saying, We strictly enjoined you not to teach in this name: and lo, ye have filled Jerusalem with your doctrine, and purpose to bring upon us the blood of this man.

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But Peter and the apostles answered, “We must obey God rather than men.

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But Peter answering, and the apostles, said, God must be obeyed rather than men.

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“The God of our fathers raised up Jesus, whom you had put to death by hanging Him on a cross.

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The God of our fathers has raised up Jesus, whom *ye* have slain, having hanged on a cross.

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“He is the one whom God exalted to His right hand as a Prince and a Savior, to grant repentance to Israel, and forgiveness of sins.

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Him has God exalted by his right hand as leader and saviour, to give repentance to Israel and remission of sins.

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“And we are witnesses of these things; and so is the Holy Spirit, whom God has given to those who obey Him.”

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And *we* are [his] witnesses of these things, and the Holy Spirit also, which God has given to those that obey him.

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Gamaliel’s Counsel

But when they heard this, they were cut to the quick and intended to kill them.

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Gamaliel's Counsel

But they, when they heard [these things], were cut to the heart, and took counsel to kill them.

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But a Pharisee named Gamaliel, a teacher of the Law, respected by all the people, stood up in the Council and gave orders to put the men outside for a short time.

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But a certain [man], a Pharisee, named Gamaliel, a teacher of the law, held in honour of all the people, rose up in the council, and commanded to put the men out for a short while,

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And he said to them, “Men of Israel, take care what you propose to do with these men.

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and said to them, Men of Israel, take heed to yourselves as regards these men what ye are going to do;

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“For some time ago Theudas rose up, claiming to be somebody, and a group of about four hundred men joined up with him. But he was killed, and all who followed him were dispersed and came to nothing.

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for before these days Theudas rose up, alleging himself to be somebody, to whom a number of men, about four hundred, were joined; who was slain, and all, as many as obeyed him, were dispersed and came to nothing.

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“After this man, Judas of Galilee rose up in the days of the census and drew away some people after him; he too perished, and all those who followed him were scattered.

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After him rose Judas the Galilean in the days of the census, and drew away [a number of] people after him; and *he* perished, and all, as many as obeyed him, were scattered abroad.

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“So in the present case, I say to you, stay away from these men and let them alone, for if this plan or action is of men, it will be overthrown;

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And now I say to you, Withdraw from these men and let them alone, for if this counsel or this work have its origin from men, it will be destroyed;

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but if it is of God, you will not be able to overthrow them; or else you may even be found fighting against God.”

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but if it be from God, ye will not be able to put them down, lest ye be found also fighters against God.

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They took his advice; and after calling the apostles in, they flogged them and ordered them not to speak in the name of Jesus, and then released them.

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And they listened to his advice; and having called the apostles, they beat them, and enjoined them not to speak in the name of Jesus, and dismissed them.

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So they went on their way from the presence of the Council, rejoicing that they had been considered worthy to suffer shame for His name.

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They therefore went their way from [the] presence of the council, rejoicing that they were counted worthy to be dishonoured for the name.

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And every day, in the temple and from house to house, they kept right on teaching and preaching Jesus as the Christ.

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And every day, in the temple and in the houses, they ceased not teaching and announcing the glad tidings that Jesus [was] the Christ.

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Acts 5

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