Acts 5:1-16.
Acts 5:1-16 (Good News Translation)
1But there was a man named Ananias, who with his wife Sapphira sold some
property that belonged to them.
2But with his wife's agreement he kept part of the money for
himself and turned the rest over to the apostles.
3Peter said to him,
Ananias, why did you let Satan take control of you and make you
lie to the Holy Spirit by keeping part of the money you received for the
property?
4Before you sold the property, it belonged to you; and after
you sold it, the money was yours. Why, then, did you decide to do such a
thing? You have not lied to people—you have lied to God!
5As soon as Ananias heard this, he fell down dead; and all who
heard about it were terrified.
6The young men came in, wrapped up his body, carried him out,
and buried him.
7About three hours later his wife, not knowing what had
happened, came in.
8Peter asked her,
"Tell me, was this the full amount you and your husband received
for your property?"
"Yes," she answered,
"the full amount."
9So Peter said to her,
"Why did you and your husband decide to put the Lord's Spirit to
the test? The men who buried your husband are at the door right now, and
they will carry you out too!"
10At once she fell down at his feet and died. The young men
came in and saw that she was dead, so they carried her out and buried her
beside her husband.
11The whole church and all the others who heard of this were
terrified.
12Many miracles and wonders were being performed among the
people by the apostles. All the believers met together in Solomon's Porch.
13Nobody outside the group dared join them, even though the
people spoke highly of them.
14But more and more people were added to the group—a crowd of
men and women who believed in the Lord.
15As a result of what the apostles were doing, sick people were
carried out into the streets and placed on beds and mats so that at least
Peter's shadow might fall on some of them as he passed by.
16And crowds of people came in from the towns around Jerusalem,
bringing those who were sick or who had evil spirits in them; and they were
all healed.
God bless you.
1But there was a man named Ananias, who with his wife Sapphira sold some
property that belonged to them.
2But with his wife's agreement he kept part of the money for
himself and turned the rest over to the apostles.
3Peter said to him,
Ananias, why did you let Satan take control of you and make you
lie to the Holy Spirit by keeping part of the money you received for the
property?
4Before you sold the property, it belonged to you; and after
you sold it, the money was yours. Why, then, did you decide to do such a
thing? You have not lied to people—you have lied to God!
5As soon as Ananias heard this, he fell down dead; and all who
heard about it were terrified.
6The young men came in, wrapped up his body, carried him out,
and buried him.
7About three hours later his wife, not knowing what had
happened, came in.
8Peter asked her,
"Tell me, was this the full amount you and your husband received
for your property?"
"Yes," she answered,
"the full amount."
9So Peter said to her,
"Why did you and your husband decide to put the Lord's Spirit to
the test? The men who buried your husband are at the door right now, and
they will carry you out too!"
10At once she fell down at his feet and died. The young men
came in and saw that she was dead, so they carried her out and buried her
beside her husband.
11The whole church and all the others who heard of this were
terrified.
12Many miracles and wonders were being performed among the
people by the apostles. All the believers met together in Solomon's Porch.
13Nobody outside the group dared join them, even though the
people spoke highly of them.
14But more and more people were added to the group—a crowd of
men and women who believed in the Lord.
15As a result of what the apostles were doing, sick people were
carried out into the streets and placed on beds and mats so that at least
Peter's shadow might fall on some of them as he passed by.
16And crowds of people came in from the towns around Jerusalem,
bringing those who were sick or who had evil spirits in them; and they were
all healed.
God bless you.
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