'But2a3man1named5Ananias,4with6his10wife9Sapphira,7sold11a piece of property,12 and7with6[his]8wife’s9knowledge6he kept back for himself2someof3the4proceeds5and10brought11[only] a13part12of it andlaid19itat14the17apostles’18feet.16 But2Peter4said,1“Ananias,5why67has8Satan10filled8your13heart12to lie14to the16Holy19Spirit17and20to keep back for yourself21[part] of22the23proceeds24of the25land?26 While it remained2unsold, did itnot1remain4your3own?4And5afterit was sold,6was it [not]11at7your9disposal?10Why1213is itthat13you have contrived14this21deed20in15your18heart?17You have23not22lied23to man24but25to God.”27 When1Ananias4heard1these7words,6hefell down8andbreathed his last.9And10great13fear12came11upon14all15who heard17of it. The3young men4rose1andwrapped5him6up5and7carried him out8andburied9him. Afteran interval of6about3three5hours4his10wife9came in,15not11knowing12what had happened.1314 And2Peter5said1to3her,4“Tell6me7whether8you sold12the10land11for so much.”9And14she13said,15“Yes,16for so much.”17 But2Peter3saidto4her,5“How6is itthat7you9have agreed together8to test10the11Spirit12of the Lord?13Behold,14the15feet16of those17who have buried18your21husband20areat22the23door,24and25they will carry26you27out.”26 Immediately3she fell down1at4his7feet6and8breathed her last.9When10the12young men13came in10they found14her15dead,16andthey carried [her] out18and17buried19herbeside20her23husband.22 And1great4fear3came2upon5the7whole6church8and9upon10all11who heard13of these things.14 Now2many11signs8and9wonders10were regularly done7among12the13people14by1the3hands4of the5apostles.6And15they were16all18together17in19Solomon’s22Portico.21 None4of the1rest3dared5join6them,7but8the11people12held9them10in high esteem.9 And2more than ever1believers4were added3to the5Lord,6multitudes7ofboth9men8and10women,11 so that1theyeven2carried out6the7sick8into3the4streets5and9laid10themon11cots12and13mats,14that15as16Peter17came by16at least18[his]19shadow20might fall on21some22of them.23 The4people5also3gathered1from the6towns8around7Jerusalem,9bringing10the sick11and12those afflicted13with14unclean16spirits,15andthey17were18all19healed.18 But2the3high priest4rose up,1and5all6who7werewith8him9(that is,11the10party12of the13Sadducees),14andfilled with15jealousy16 they arrested245the6apostles7and8put9them10in11thepublic13prison.12 But2during4the night5an angel1of the Lord3opened6the7prison10doors8and12brought11them13out,11andsaid,14 “Go1and2stand3in5the6temple7andspeak4to the8people9all10the11words12of this15Life.”14 And2when they heard1this,they entered3the8temple9at4daybreak6and10began to teach.11Now13when12the14high priest15came,12and16those17who werewith18him,19they called together20the21council,22all24the25senate26of the27[people]28of Israel,29and30sent31to32the33prison34to have35them36brought.35 But2when3the1officers4came,3they did6not5find6them7in8the9prison,10so they returned11and12reported,13 “We found5the3prison4securely79locked6and10the11guards12standing13at14the15doors,16but18when we opened17themwe found21no one20inside.”19 Now2when1the7captain9of the10temple11and12the13chief priests14heard3these6words,5they were greatly perplexed15about16them,17wondering19what18this21would come to.20 And2someone3came1andtold4them,5“Look!7The8men9whom10you put11in12prison14are15standing19in16the17temple18and20teaching21the22people.”23 Then1the3captain4with5the6officers7went2andbrought8them,9butnot10by11force,12for14they were afraid13ofbeing stoned18by the15people.16 And2when they had brought1them,3they set4thembefore5the6council.7And8the11high priest12questioned9them,10 saying,1“We strictly charged34you5not6to teach7in8this11name,10yet12[here]13you have filled14Jerusalem16with14your19teaching,18and20you intend21to bring22this29man’s28blood26upon23us.”24 But2Peter3and4the5apostles6answered,1“We must9obey8God10rather11than12men.13 The1God2of4our5fathers4raised6Jesus,7whom8you9killed10by hanging11himon12a tree.13 God3exalted7him1at9his10right hand9as Leader4and5Savior,6to give12repentance13to Israel15and16forgiveness17of sins.18 And1we2are3witnesses4to these7things,6and8so isthe9Holy12Spirit,10whom13God16has given14to those17who obey18him.”19 When they heard3this,they were enraged4and5wanted6to kill7them.8 But2a3Pharisee7in4the5council6named8Gamaliel,9a teacher of the law10heldin honor11by all12the13people,14stood up1andgave orders15to put20the18men19outside16for a little while.17 And2he said1to3them,4“Men5of Israel,6take care7what13you are about14to do15with9these12men.11 For2before1these3days5Theudas7rose up,6claiming8to be9somebody,10anda number15of men,14about16four hundred,17joined13him.12He18was killed,19and20all21who22followed23him24were dispersed25and26came27to28nothing.29 After1him2Judas4the5Galilean6rose up3in7the8days9of the10census11and12drew away13some ofthe people14after15him.16He too17perished,18and19all20who21followed22him23were scattered.24 So1in the present case23I tell4you,5keep away6from7these10men9and11let12them13alone,12for14if15this21plan20or22this25undertaking24is16of17man,18it will fail;26 but2if1it is5of3God,4you will7not6be able7to overthrow8them.9You might13even11be found13opposing God!”12So15they took14his16advice,14 and1when they had called in2the3apostles,4they beat5them andcharged6themnot7to speak8in9the10name11of Jesus,13and14let15themgo.15 Then3they1left4the presence7of the8council,9rejoicing5that10they were counted worthy11to suffer dishonor15for12the13name.14 And2every1day,3in4the5temple6and7from house to house,89they did11not10cease11teaching12and13preaching14thatthe15Christ16isJesus.17