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Acts 5:1 (show verse)

But then a man named Ananias, with the consent of his wife Sapphira, sold some property.

Acts 5:2 (show verse)

With his wife's full knowledge, he kept back some of the money for himself and brought the remainder and laid it at the apostles' feet.

Acts 5:3 (show verse)

Peter asked, "Ananias, why has Satan filled your heart so that you should lie to the Holy Spirit and keep back some of the money you got for the land?
Adversary » Power of » Instigating men to sin
Ananias » Covetous » member of church » Jerusalem
Bible stories for children » Three young men who would not bend, budge, or burn da 3 » The fatal lie
Falsehood » Instances of » Ananias and sapphira falsely state that they had sold their land for a given sum
Heart » The unregenerate » Is diabolical
Holy spirit » Believers in the early church baptized with » The sin against
Holy spirit » Sin against
Holy spirit » As called God
Hypocrites » Exemplified » Ananias
Land » Bought and sold
Lying » The devil excites men to
Offences against the holy ghost » Exhibited in » Lying to him
Peter » Foretells the death of ananias and sapphira
Reproof » Of those who offend, a warning to others
Sapphira » Falsehood and death of
Satan » Vanquished promises of ultimate triumph » Instigating men to sin
Satan » The prince » Satan
Satan's » Work » Instigating men to sin
Serpent » Power of » Instigating men to sin
Sin » Against the spirit
Spirit » Believers in the early church baptized with » The sin against
Spirit » Quickeneth » Sin against
Tempter » Power of » Instigating men to sin
The Devil » The wicked » Possessed by
Titles and names of the holy ghost » God
God, Trinity » Divine titles applied to the three persons in
Unpardonable sin » The sin against the holy spirit
Vows » Instances of » Of ananias and sapphira, in the dedication of the proceeds of the sale of their land
Women » Instances of » Sapphira, in her blasphemous falsehood
satan's Work » Instigating men to sin

Acts 5:4 (show verse)

As long as it remained unsold, wasn't it your own? And after it was sold, wasn't the money at your disposal? So how could you have thought of doing what you did? You didn't lie only to men, but also to God!"

Acts 5:5 (show verse)

When Ananias heard these words, he fell down and died. And great fear seized everyone who heard about it.

Acts 5:6 (show verse)

The young men got up, wrapped him up, carried him outside, and buried him.

Acts 5:7 (show verse)

After an interval of about three hours, Ananias' wife came in, not knowing what had happened.

Acts 5:8 (show verse)

So Peter asked her, "Tell me, did you sell the land for that price?" She answered, "Yes, that was the price."

Acts 5:9 (show verse)

"How could you have agreed together to test the Spirit of the Lord?" Peter asked her. "Listen! The feet of the men who buried your husband are at the door, and these men will carry you outside as well."

Acts 5:10 (show verse)

She instantly fell down at Peter's feet and died. When the young men came in, they found her dead. So they carried her out and buried her next to her husband.

Acts 5:11 (show verse)

And great fear seized the whole church and everyone else who heard about this.

Acts 5:12 (show verse)

Now many signs and wonders were being performed by the apostles among the people, who were gathered together in Solomon's Colonnade.

Acts 5:13 (show verse)

None of the others dared join them, although the rest of the people continued to hold them in high regard.

Acts 5:14 (show verse)

Nevertheless, believers were being added to the Lord in increasing numbers both men and women.

Acts 5:15 (show verse)

As a result, people kept carrying their sick into the streets and placing them on stretchers and mats so that at least Peter's shadow might fall on some of them as he went by.

Acts 5:16 (show verse)

Crowds continued coming in even from the towns around Jerusalem bringing their sick and those who were troubled by unclean spirits, and all of them were healed.

Acts 5:17 (show verse)

Then the high priest and all those from the sect of the Sadducees who were with him were filled with jealousy. So they went out,

Acts 5:18 (show verse)

arrested the apostles, and put them in the city jail.

Acts 5:19 (show verse)

But at night the angel of the Lord opened the prison doors and led them out. The angel told them,

Acts 5:20 (show verse)

"Go, stand in the Temple, and keep on telling the people the whole message about this life they can have."

Acts 5:21 (show verse)

After the apostles heard this, they went into the Temple at daybreak and began to teach. The high priest and those who were with him arrived, called the Council and all the elders of Israel together, and sent word to the prison to have the men brought in.

Acts 5:22 (show verse)

When the Temple police got there, they did not find them in the prison. They came back and reported,

Acts 5:23 (show verse)

"We found the prison securely locked and the guards standing at the doors, but when we opened them, we found no one inside."

Acts 5:24 (show verse)

When the commander of the Temple guards and the high priests heard these words, they were utterly at a loss as to what could have happened to them.

Acts 5:25 (show verse)

Then someone came and told them, "Look! The men you put in prison are standing in the Temple and teaching the people!"

Acts 5:26 (show verse)

So the commander of the Temple guards went with his men to bring them back without force, because they were afraid of being stoned to death by the people.

Acts 5:27 (show verse)

When they brought them back, they made them stand before the Council, and the high priest began to question them.

Acts 5:28 (show verse)

He said, "We gave you strict orders not to teach in his name, didn't we? Yet you have filled Jerusalem with your teaching and are determined to bring this man's blood on us!"

Acts 5:29 (show verse)

But Peter and the apostles answered, "We must obey God rather than men!

Acts 5:30 (show verse)

The God of our ancestors raised Jesus to life after you killed him by hanging him on a tree.

Acts 5:31 (show verse)

God has exalted to his right hand this very man as our Leader and Savior in order to extend repentance and forgiveness of sins to Israel.
The atonement » Ministers should fully set forth
Christ » Divinity » Christ's Dominion » Exaltation » Heavenly places
Christ » His foreknowledge » His lordship
Christ » Lord » His lordship
Christ » Saviour » Came to earth to be
Christian ministers » Faithful » Apostles
Christian ministers » Instances of persecution » Apostles
Confessing Christ » Exemplified » Apostles
Courage » Instances of personal bravery » The apostles, under persecution
Court » Accused spoke in his own defense
Divinity » His foreknowledge » His lordship
Exaltation » God the father exalting jesus Christ
Forgiveness » The forgiveness of sins coming through the blood of jesus Christ
Holy spirit » The holy spirit witnessing
Holy spirit » What the holy spirit is
Holy spirit » Who the holy spirit is given to
Jesus Christ » Power of, to forgive sins
Jesus Christ » Names of » prince
Pardon » Is granted » On the exaltation of Christ
Persecution » Instances of » Of the apostles
Peter » Imprisoned and scourged; his defense before the council
Power » Of Christ » Forgiving sins
The power of Christ » Exhibited in » Forgiving sins
Priest » Miscellaneous facts concerning » Reprove and threaten peter and john
Prisoners » Apostles
Repentance » Jesus Christ coming to call sinners to repentance
Repentance » Christ exalted to give
Sadducees » Persecute the apostles
Salvation » Christ » Exalted to give
Jesus Christ, Savior » Came to earth to be
Witness » Who is a witness of the lord
Witness » The holy spirit witnessing
Witness of the holy ghost » Borne to Christ » As exalted to be a prince and saviour to give repentance, &c

Acts 5:32 (show verse)

We are witnesses of these things, and so is the Holy Spirit, whom God has given to those who keep on obeying him."

Acts 5:33 (show verse)

When the Council heard this, they became furious and wanted to kill them.

Acts 5:34 (show verse)

But a Pharisee named Gamaliel, a teacher of the Law who was respected by all the people, stood up in the Council and ordered the men to be taken outside for a little while.

Acts 5:35 (show verse)

Then he told them, "Fellow Israelis, consider carefully what you propose to do to these men.

Acts 5:36 (show verse)

For in the recent past Theudas appeared, claiming that he was important, and about 400 men joined him. He was killed, and all his followers were dispersed and disappeared.

Acts 5:37 (show verse)

After that man, at the time of the census, Judas the Galilean appeared and got people to follow him. He, too, died, and all his followers were scattered.

Acts 5:38 (show verse)

"I'm telling you to keep away from these men for now. Leave them alone, because if this plan or movement is of human origin, it will fail.

Acts 5:39 (show verse)

However, if it's from God, you won't be able to stop them, and you may even discover that you are fighting against God!"

Acts 5:40 (show verse)

So they were convinced by him. After calling in the apostles and beating them, they again ordered them to stop speaking in the name of Jesus and let them go.

Acts 5:41 (show verse)

They left the Council, rejoicing to have been considered worthy to suffer dishonor for the sake of the Name.

Acts 5:42 (show verse)

Every day in the Temple and from house to house they kept teaching and proclaiming that Jesus is the Messiah.