1995 New American Standard Bible (NASB)
Acts 5
1 After that Ananias and Sapphira his wife for their hypocrisy at Peter's rebuke had fallen down dead, 12 and that the rest of the Apostles had wrought many miracles, 14 to the increase of the faith: 17 the Apostles are again imprisoned, 19 but delivered by an angel bidding them to preach openly to all: 21 when, after their teaching accordingly in the Temple, 29 and before the council, 33 they are in danger to be killed, through the advice of Gamaliel, a great counsellor among the Jews, they be kept alive, 40 and are but beaten: for which they glorify God, and cease no day from preaching.
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But a man 435 named 3686 Ananias 367, with his wife 1135 Sapphira 4551, sold 4453 a piece 2933 of property 2933,
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and kept 3557 back 3557 [some] of the price 5092 for himself, with his wife’s 1135 full 4924a knowledge 4924a, and bringing 5342 a portion 3313 of it, he laid 5087 it at the apostles’ 652 feet 4228.
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But Peter 4074 said 3004, “Ananias 367, why 1223 5101 has Satan 4567 filled 4137 your heart 2588 to lie 5574 to the Holy 40 Spirit 4151 and to keep 3557 back 3557 [some] of the price 5092 of the land 5564?
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“While it remained 3306 [unsold], did it not remain 3306 your own? And after it was sold 4097, was it not under 1722 your control 1849? Why 5101 is it that you have conceived 5087 this 3778 deed 4229 in your heart 2588? You have not lied 5574 to men 444 but to God 2316.”
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And as he heard 191 these 3778 words 3056, Ananias 367 fell 4098 down 4098 and breathed 1634 his last 1634; and great 3173 fear 5401 came 1096 over 1909 all 3956 who heard 191 of it.
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The young 3501b men 3501b got 450 up and covered 4958 him up, and after carrying 1627 him out, they buried 2290 him.
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¶ Now 1161 there elapsed 1096 an interval 1292 of about 5613 three 5140 hours 5610, and his wife 1135 came 1525 in, not knowing 3609a what had happened 1096.
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And Peter 4074 responded 611 to her, “Tell 3004 me whether 1487 you sold 591 the land 5564 for such 5118 and such 5118 a price 5118?” And she said 3004, “Yes 3483a, that was the price 5118.”
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Then 1161 Peter 4074 [said] to her, “Why 5101 is it that you have agreed 4856 together 4856 to put 3985 the Spirit 4151 of the Lord 2962 to the test 3985? Behold 2400, the feet 4228 of those 3588 who have buried 2290 your husband 435 are at the door 2374, and they will carry 1627 you out [as well].”
5:10
And immediately 3916 she fell 4098 at his feet 4228 and breathed 1634 her last 1634, and the young 3495 men 3495 came 1525 in and found 2147 her dead 3498, and they carried 1627 her out and buried 2290 her beside 4314 her husband 435.
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And great 3173 fear 5401 came 1096 over 1909 the whole 3650 church 1577, and over 1909 all 3956 who heard 191 of these 3778 things 3778.
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¶ At the hands 5495 of the apostles 652 many 4183 signs 4592 and wonders 5059 were taking 1096 place 1096 among 1722 the people 2992; and they were all 3956 with one 3661 accord 3661 in Solomon’s 4672 portico 4745.
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But none 3762 of the rest 3062 dared 5111 to associate 2853 with them; however 235, the people 2992 held 3170 them in high 3170 esteem 3170.
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And all 3123 the more 3123 believers 4100 in the Lord 2962, multitudes 4128 of men 435 and women 1135, were constantly added 4369 to [their number],
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to such 5620 an extent 5620 that they even 2532 carried 1627 the sick 772 out into the streets 4116 and laid 5087 them on cots 2825a and pallets 2895, so 2443 that when Peter 4074 came 2064 by at least 2579 his shadow 4639 might fall 1982 on any 5100 one 5100 of them.
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Also 2532 the people 4128 from the cities 4172 in the vicinity 4038 of Jerusalem 2419 were coming 4905 together 4905, bringing 5342 people who were sick 772 or 2532 afflicted 3791 with unclean 169 spirits 4151, and they were all 537a being healed 2323.
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¶ But the high 749 priest 749 rose 450 up, along 2532 with all 3956 his associates 4862 (that is the sect 139 of the Sadducees 4523), and they were filled 4092a with jealousy 2205b.
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They laid 1911 hands 5495 on the apostles 652 and put 5087 them in a public 1219 jail 5084.
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But during 1223 the night 3571 an angel 32a of the Lord 2962 opened 455 the gates 2374 of the prison 5438, and taking 1806 them out he said 3004,
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“Go 4198, stand 2476 and speak 2980 to the people 2992 in the temple 2413 the whole 3956 message 4487 of this 3778 Life 2222.”
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Upon hearing 191 [this], they entered 1525 into the temple 2413 about 5259 daybreak 3722 and [began] to teach 1321. ¶ Now 1161 when the high 749 priest 749 and his associates 4862 came 1525, they called 4779 the Council 4892 together 4779, even 2532 all 3956 the Senate 1087 of the sons 5207 of Israel 2274, and sent 649 [orders] to the prison 1201 house 1201 for them to be brought 71.
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But the officers 5257 who came 3854 did not find 2147 them in the prison 5438; and they returned 390 and reported 518 back,
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saying 3004, “We found 2147 the prison 1201 house 1201 locked 2808 quite 3956 securely 803 and the guards 5441 standing 2476 at the doors 2374; but when we had opened 455 up, we found 2147 no 3762 one 3762 inside 2080.”
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Now 1161 when 5613 the captain 4755 of the temple 2413 [guard] and the chief 749 priests 749 heard 191 these 3778 words 3056, they were greatly 1280 perplexed 1280 about 4012 them as to what 5101 would come 1096 of this 3778.
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But someone 5100 came 3854 and reported 518 to them, “The men 435 whom 3739 you put 5087 in prison 5438 are standing 2476 in the temple 2413 and teaching 1321 the people 2992!”
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Then 5119 the captain 4755 went 565 along 565 with the officers 5257 and [proceeded] to bring 71 them [back] without 3756 3326 violence 970 (for they were afraid 5399 of the people 2992, that they might be stoned 3034).
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¶ When they had brought 71 them, they stood 2476 them before 1722 the Council 4892. The high 749 priest 749 questioned 1905 them,
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saying 3004, “We gave 3853 you strict 3852 orders 3852 not to continue teaching 1321 in this 3778 name 3686, and yet 2400, you have filled 4137 Jerusalem 2419 with your teaching 1322 and intend 1014 to bring 1863 this 3778 man’s 444 blood 129 upon us.”
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But Peter 4074 and the apostles 652 answered 611, “We must 1163 obey 3980 God 2316 rather 3123 than 2228 men 444.
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“The God 2316 of our fathers 3962 raised 1453 up Jesus 2424, whom 3739 you had put 1315a to death 1315a by hanging 2910 Him on a cross 3586.
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“He is the one whom God 2316 exalted 5312 to His right 1188 hand 1188 as a Prince 747 and a Savior 4990, to grant 1325 repentance 3341 to Israel 2274, and forgiveness 859 of sins 266.
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“And we are witnesses 3144 of these 3778 things 4487; and [so is] the Holy 40 Spirit 4151, whom 3739 God 2316 has given 1325 to those 3588 who obey 3980 Him.”
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¶ But when they heard 191 this, they were cut 1282 to the quick 1282 and intended 1014 to kill 337 them.
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But a Pharisee 5330 named 3686 Gamaliel 1059, a teacher 3547 of the Law 3547, respected 5093 by all 3956 the people 2992, stood 450 up in the Council 4892 and gave 2753 orders 2753 to put 4160 the men 444 outside 1854 for a short 1024 time 1024.
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And he said 3004 to them, “Men 435 of Israel 2475a, take 4337 care 4337 what 5101 you propose 3195 to do 4238 with these 3778 men 444.
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“For some 3778 time 2250 ago 4253 Theudas 2333 rose 450 up, claiming 3004 to be somebody 5100, and a group 706 of about 5613 four 5071 hundred 5071 men 435 joined 4346a up with him. But he was killed 337, and all 3956 who 3745 followed 3982 him were dispersed 1262 and came 1096 to nothing 3762.
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“After 3326 this 3778 man 3778, Judas 2455 of Galilee 1057 rose 450 up in the days 2250 of the census 582 and drew 868 away 868 [some] people 2992 after 3694 him; he too 2548 perished 622, and all 3956 those who 3745 followed 3982 him were scattered 1287.
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“So 2532 in the present 3568 case 3568, I say 3004 to you, stay 868 away 868 from these 3778 men 444 and let 863 them alone 863, for if 1437 this 3778 plan 1012 or 2228 action 2041 is of men 444, it will be overthrown 2647;
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but if 1487 it is of God 2316, you will not be able 1410 to overthrow 2647 them; or 3379 else 3379 you may even 2532 be found 2147 fighting 2314 against 2314 God 2314.”
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¶ They took 3982 his advice 3982; and after calling 4341 the apostles 652 in, they flogged 1194 them and ordered 3853 them not to speak 2980 in the name 3686 of Jesus 2424, and [then] released 630 them.
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So 3767 they went 4198 on their way 4198 from the presence 4383 of the Council 4892, rejoicing 5463 that they had been considered 2661 worthy 2661 to suffer 718 shame 818 for [His] name 3686.
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And every 3956 day 2250, in the temple 2413 and from house 3624 to house 3624, they kept 3756 3973 right 3756 3973 on teaching 1321 and preaching 2097 Jesus 2424 [as] the Christ 5547.
