Acts 5:1-21 ▼

1 But a certain man named Ananias, together with Sapphira his wife,

2 sold a possession, and secreted part of the price, his wife also being conscious to it; and bringing: some part, laid it at the feet of the apostles.

3 But Peter said, Ananias, why hath Satan so filled thine heart, that thou shouldst lie to the holy Ghost, and keep back part of the price of the land?

4 While it remained, did it not remain thy own? and when sold, was it not in thy own power? what is the meaning that thou hast taken this into thine heart? Thou hast not lyed to men, but to God.

5 And Ananias at the hearing of these words fell down and expired: and great fear came on all that heard these things.

6 And some of the young men arose, and wrapped him up; and they carried him out, and buried him.

7 And about the space of three hours after, his wife also came in, not knowing what had happened.

8 And Peter said to her, Tell me whether ye sold the land for so much. And she said, Yes, for so much.

9 Then Peter said unto her, Wherefore have ye agreed together to tempt the Spirit of the Lord? behold the feet of those, who have been burying thy husband, now at the door, and they shall carry thee out.

10 And immediately she fell down at his feet and expired: and the young men coming in found her dead, and they carried her out and buried her by her husband.

11 And great fear came upon the whole assembly, and upon all that heard these things.

12 And by the hands of the apostles were many signs and wonders done among the people: And they all met with one accord in Solomon's portico:

13 but no other presumed to join himself to them; however the people magnified them.

14 And true believers were the more willingly added to the Lord, even multitudes both of men and women.

15 insomuch that they brought the sick out into the streets, and laid them on beds and couches, that at lest the shadow of Peter, as he came by, might pass over some of them.

16 And a great number out of the cities round about also came together to Jerusalem, bringing those that were infirm and that were troubled with impure spirits; and they were all cured.

17 Then the high priest rose up, and all that were with him, (being of the sect of the sadducees,) and were filled with rage:

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

19 But an angel of the Lord opened the doors of the prison by night, and having brought them out said,

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

21 And hearing this, they went early in the morning into the temple and taught the people. But the high priest being come, and they that were with him, to the council-chamber, they called together the Sanhedrim, and all the senate of the children of Israel, and sent orders to the prison that they should be brought before them.