Acts 5
King James Version
5 But a certain man named Ananias, with Sapphira his wife, sold a possession,
2 And kept back part of the price, his wife also being privy to it, and brought a certain part, and laid it at the apostles' feet.
3 But Peter said, Ananias, why hath Satan filled thine heart to lie to the Holy Ghost, and to keep back part of the price of the land?
4 Whiles it remained, was it not thine own? and after it was sold, was it not in thine own power? why hast thou conceived this thing in thine heart? thou hast not lied unto men, but unto God.
5 And Ananias hearing these words fell down, and gave up the ghost: and great fear came on all them that heard these things.
6 And the young men arose, wound him up, and carried him out, and buried him.
7 And it was about the space of three hours after, when his wife, not knowing what was done, came in.
8 And Peter answered unto her, Tell me whether ye sold the land for so much? And she said, Yea, for so much.
9 Then Peter said unto her, How is it that ye have agreed together to tempt the Spirit of the Lord? behold, the feet of them which have buried thy husband are at the door, and shall carry thee out.
10 Then fell she down straightway at his feet, and yielded up the ghost: and the young men came in, and found her dead, and, carrying her forth, buried her by her husband.
11 And great fear came upon all the church, and upon as many as heard these things.
12 And by the hands of the apostles were many signs and wonders wrought among the people; (and they were all with one accord in Solomon's porch.
13 And of the rest durst no man join himself to them: but the people magnified them.
14 And believers were the more added to the Lord, multitudes both of men and women.)
15 Insomuch that they brought forth the sick into the streets, and laid them on beds and couches, that at the least the shadow of Peter passing by might overshadow some of them.
16 There came also a multitude out of the cities round about unto Jerusalem, bringing sick folks, and them which were vexed with unclean spirits: and they were healed every one.
17 Then the high priest rose up, and all they that were with him, (which is the sect of the Sadducees,) and were filled with indignation,
18 And laid their hands on the apostles, and put them in the common prison.
19 But the angel of the Lord by night opened the prison doors, and brought them forth, and said,
20 Go, stand and speak in the temple to the people all the words of this life.
21 And when they heard that, they entered into the temple early in the morning, and taught. But the high priest came, and they that were with him, and called the council together, and all the senate of the children of Israel, and sent to the prison to have them brought.
22 But when the officers came, and found them not in the prison, they returned and told,
23 Saying, The prison truly found we shut with all safety, and the keepers standing without before the doors: but when we had opened, we found no man within.
24 Now when the high priest and the captain of the temple and the chief priests heard these things, they doubted of them whereunto this would grow.
25 Then came one and told them, saying, Behold, the men whom ye put in prison are standing in the temple, and teaching the people.
26 Then went the captain with the officers, and brought them without violence: for they feared the people, lest they should have been stoned.
27 And when they had brought them, they set them before the council: and the high priest asked them,
28 Saying, Did not we straitly command you that ye should not teach in this name? and, behold, ye have filled Jerusalem with your doctrine, and intend to bring this man's blood upon us.
29 Then Peter and the other apostles answered and said, We ought to obey God rather than men.
30 The God of our fathers raised up Jesus, whom ye slew and hanged on a tree.
31 Him hath God exalted with his right hand to be a Prince and a Saviour, for to give repentance to Israel, and forgiveness of sins.
32 And we are his witnesses of these things; and so is also the Holy Ghost, whom God hath given to them that obey him.
33 When they heard that, they were cut to the heart, and took counsel to slay them.
34 Then stood there up one in the council, a Pharisee, named Gamaliel, a doctor of the law, had in reputation among all the people, and commanded to put the apostles forth a little space;
35 And said unto them, Ye men of Israel, take heed to yourselves what ye intend to do as touching these men.
36 For before these days rose up Theudas, boasting himself to be somebody; to whom a number of men, about four hundred, joined themselves: who was slain; and all, as many as obeyed him, were scattered, and brought to nought.
37 After this man rose up Judas of Galilee in the days of the taxing, and drew away much people after him: he also perished; and all, even as many as obeyed him, were dispersed.
38 And now I say unto you, Refrain from these men, and let them alone: for if this counsel or this work be of men, it will come to nought:
39 But if it be of God, ye cannot overthrow it; lest haply ye be found even to fight against God.
40 And to him they agreed: and when they had called the apostles, and beaten them, they commanded that they should not speak in the name of Jesus, and let them go.
41 And they departed from the presence of the council, rejoicing that they were counted worthy to suffer shame for his name.
42 And daily in the temple, and in every house, they ceased not to teach and preach Jesus Christ.
Acts 5
New American Standard Bible
Fate of Ananias and Sapphira
5 But a man named Ananias, with his wife Sapphira, sold a piece of property, 2 and (A)kept back some of the [a]proceeds for himself, with his wife’s [b]full knowledge, and bringing a portion of it, he (B)laid it at the apostles’ feet. 3 But Peter said, “Ananias, why has (C)Satan filled your heart to lie (D)to the Holy Spirit and to (E)keep back some of the [c]proceeds of the land? 4 While it remained unsold, did it not remain your own? And after it was sold, was it not [d]under your control? Why is it that you have [e]conceived this deed in your heart? You have not lied to men, but (F)to God.” 5 And as he heard these words, Ananias (G)collapsed and [f]died; and (H)great fear came over all who heard about it. 6 The young men got up and (I)covered him up, and after carrying him out, they buried him.
7 Now an interval of about three hours elapsed, and his wife came in, not knowing what had happened. 8 And Peter responded to her, “Tell me whether you sold the land (J)for [g]this price?” And she said, “Yes, for [h]that price.” 9 Then Peter said to her, “Why is it that you have agreed together to (K)put (L)the Spirit of the Lord to the test? Behold, the feet of those who have buried your husband are at the door, and they will carry you out as well.” 10 And immediately she (M)collapsed at his feet and [i]died; and the young men came in and found her dead, and they carried her out and buried her beside her husband. 11 And (N)great fear came over the whole church, and over all who heard about these things.
12 [j]At the hands of the apostles many [k](O)signs and wonders were taking place among the people; and they were all [l]together in (P)Solomon’s [m]portico. 13 But none of the rest dared to associate with them; however, (Q)the people held them in high esteem. 14 And increasingly (R)believers in the Lord, large numbers of men and women, were being (S)added to their number, 15 to such an extent that they even carried the sick out into the streets and laid them on cots and pallets, so that when Peter came by (T)at least his shadow might fall on any of them. 16 The [n]people from the cities in the vicinity of Jerusalem were coming together as well, bringing people who were sick [o]or tormented with unclean spirits, and they were all being healed.
Imprisonment and Release
17 But the high priest stood up, along with all his associates (that is (U)the sect of (V)the Sadducees), and they were filled with jealousy. 18 They laid hands on the apostles and (W)put them in a public prison. 19 But during the night (X)an angel of the Lord opened the gates of the prison, and leading them out, he said, 20 “Go, stand and [p]speak to the people in the temple area [q](Y)the whole message of this Life.” 21 Upon hearing this, they entered into the temple area (Z)about daybreak and began to teach.
Now when (AA)the high priest and his associates came, they called (AB)the [r]Council together, that is, all the Senate of the sons of Israel, and sent orders to the prison for them to be brought. 22 But (AC)the officers who came did not find them in the prison; and they returned and reported, 23 saying, “We found the prison locked quite securely and the guards standing at the doors; but when we opened them, we found no one inside.” 24 Now when (AD)the captain of the temple guard and the chief priests heard these words, they were greatly perplexed about them as to what [s]would come of this. 25 But someone came and reported to them, “The men whom you put in prison are standing in the temple area and teaching the people!” 26 Then (AE)the captain went along with (AF)the officers and proceeded to bring them back without violence (for (AG)they were afraid of the people, that they might be stoned).
27 When they had brought them, they had them stand [t]before (AH)the Council. The high priest interrogated them, 28 saying, “We gave you (AI)strict orders not to continue teaching in this name, and [u]yet, you have filled Jerusalem with your teaching and (AJ)intend to bring this Man’s blood upon us.” 29 But Peter and the apostles answered, “(AK)We must obey God rather than men. 30 (AL)The God of our fathers (AM)raised up Jesus, whom you (AN)put to death by hanging Him on [v](AO)a cross. 31 (AP)He is the One whom God exalted [w]to His right hand as a [x](AQ)Prince and a (AR)Savior, to grant (AS)repentance to Israel, and forgiveness of sins. 32 And we are (AT)witnesses [y]of these things; and (AU)so is the Holy Spirit, whom God has given to those who obey Him.”
Gamaliel’s Counsel
33 But when they heard this, they became (AV)infuriated and nearly decided to execute them. 34 But a Pharisee named (AW)Gamaliel, a (AX)teacher of the Law, respected by all the people, stood up in (AY)the Council and gave orders to put the men outside for a short time. 35 And he said to them, “Men of Israel, be careful as to what you are about to do with these men. 36 For, some time ago Theudas appeared, (AZ)claiming to be somebody, and a group of about four hundred men joined him. [z]But he was killed, and all who followed him were dispersed and came to nothing. 37 After this man, Judas of Galilee appeared in the days of (BA)the census and drew away some people after him; he also perished, and all those who followed him were scattered. 38 And so in the present case, I say to you, stay away from these men and leave them alone, for if the source of this plan or [aa]movement (BB)is men, it will be overthrown; 39 but if the source is God, you will not be able to overthrow them; or else you may even be found (BC)fighting against God.”
40 They followed his advice; and after calling the apostles in, they (BD)flogged them and ordered them not to [ab]speak in the name of Jesus, and then released them. 41 So they went on their way from the presence of the [ac](BE)Council, (BF)rejoicing that they had been considered worthy to suffer shame (BG)for His name. 42 (BH)And every day, in the temple and [ad]from house to house, they did not stop teaching and (BI)preaching the good news of Jesus as the [ae]Christ.
Footnotes
- Acts 5:2 Lit price
- Acts 5:2 Or collusion
- Acts 5:3 Lit price
- Acts 5:4 Or in your authority
- Acts 5:4 Lit placed
- Acts 5:5 Lit expired
- Acts 5:8 Lit so much
- Acts 5:8 Lit so much
- Acts 5:10 Lit expired
- Acts 5:12 Lit Through
- Acts 5:12 I.e., confirming miracles
- Acts 5:12 Or of one mind
- Acts 5:12 Or colonnade
- Acts 5:16 Lit multitude
- Acts 5:16 Lit and
- Acts 5:20 Or continue to speak
- Acts 5:20 Lit all the words
- Acts 5:21 Or Sanhedrin
- Acts 5:24 Lit this would become
- Acts 5:27 Lit among
- Acts 5:28 Lit behold
- Acts 5:30 Lit wood; see Deut 21:23
- Acts 5:31 Or by
- Acts 5:31 Or Leader
- Acts 5:32 One early ms adds in Him
- Acts 5:36 Lit Who was killed
- Acts 5:38 Lit work
- Acts 5:40 Lit be speaking
- Acts 5:41 Or Sanhedrin
- Acts 5:42 Or in the various private homes
- Acts 5:42 I.e., Messiah
Acts 5
Easy-to-Read Version
Ananias and Sapphira
5 There was a man named Ananias. His wife’s name was Sapphira. Ananias sold some land he had, 2 but he gave only part of the money to the apostles. He secretly kept some of the money for himself. His wife knew this, and she agreed with it.
3 Peter said, “Ananias, why did you let Satan fill your mind with such an idea? You kept part of the money for yourself and lied about it to the Holy Spirit! 4 Before you sold the field, it belonged to you, right? And even after you sold it, you could have used the money any way you wanted. How could you even think of doing such a thing? You lied to God, not to us!”
5-6 When Ananias heard this, he fell down and died. Some young men came and wrapped his body. They carried it out and buried it. And everyone who heard about this was filled with fear.
7 About three hours later his wife came in. Sapphira did not know about what had happened to her husband. 8 Peter said to her, “Tell me how much money you got for your field. Was it this much?”
Sapphira answered, “Yes, that was all we got for the field.”
9 Peter said to her, “Why did you and your husband agree to test the Spirit of the Lord? Listen! Do you hear those footsteps? The men who buried your husband are at the door. They will carry you out in the same way.” 10 At that moment Sapphira fell down by his feet and died. The young men came in and saw that she was dead. They carried her out and buried her beside her husband. 11 The whole church and all the other people who heard about this were filled with fear.
Proofs From God
12 The apostles were given the power to do many miraculous signs and wonders among the people. They were together in Solomon’s Porch, and they all had the same purpose. 13 None of the other people dared to stand with the apostles, but everyone was saying wonderful things about them. 14 More and more people believed in the Lord, and many men and women were added to the group of believers. 15 So the people brought those who were sick into the streets and put them on little beds and mats. They were hoping that Peter’s shadow might fall on them as he walked by. 16 People came from all the towns around Jerusalem. They brought those who were sick or troubled by evil spirits. All of them were healed.
The Apostles Are Arrested
17 The high priest and all his friends, a group called the Sadducees, became very jealous. 18 They grabbed the apostles and put them in jail. 19 But during the night, an angel of the Lord opened the doors of the jail. The angel led the apostles outside and said, 20 “Go and stand in the Temple area. Tell the people everything about this new life.” 21 When the apostles heard this, they did what they were told. They went into the Temple area about sunrise and began to teach the people.
The high priest and his friends came together and called a meeting of the high council and all the older Jewish leaders. They sent some men to the jail to bring the apostles to them. 22 When the men went to the jail, they could not find the apostles there. So they went back and told the Jewish leaders about this. 23 They said, “The jail was closed and locked. The guards were standing at the doors. But when we opened the doors, the jail was empty!” 24 The captain of the Temple guards and the leading priests heard this. They were confused and wondered what it all meant.
25 Then another man came and told them, “Listen! The men you put in jail are standing in the Temple area teaching the people.” 26 The captain and his men went out and brought the apostles back. But the soldiers did not use force, because they were afraid of the people. They were afraid the people would stone them to death.
27 The soldiers brought the apostles in and made them stand before the council. The high priest questioned them. 28 He said, “We told you never again to teach using that name.[a] But look at what you have done! You have filled Jerusalem with your teaching. And you are trying to blame us for his death.”
29 Peter and the other apostles answered, “We must obey God, not you! 30 You killed Jesus by nailing him to a cross. But God, the same God our fathers had, raised Jesus up from death. 31 Jesus is the one God honored by giving him a place at his right side. He made him our Leader and Savior. God did this to give all the people of Israel the opportunity to change and turn to God to have their sins forgiven. 32 We saw all these things happen, and we can say that they are true. The Holy Spirit also shows that these things are true. God has given this Spirit to all those who obey him.”
33 When the council members heard this, they became very angry. They began to plan a way to kill the apostles. 34 But one member of the council, a Pharisee named Gamaliel, stood up. He was a teacher of the law, and all the people respected him. He told the men to make the apostles leave the meeting for a few minutes. 35 Then he said to them, “Men of Israel, be careful of what you are planning to do to these men. 36 Remember when Theudas appeared? He said he was an important man, and about 400 men joined him. But he was killed, and all who followed him were scattered and ran away. They were not able to do anything. 37 Later, during the time of the census, a man named Judas came from Galilee. Many people joined his group, but he was also killed, and all his followers were scattered. 38 And so now I tell you, stay away from these men. Leave them alone. If their plan is something they thought up, it will fail. 39 But if it is from God, you will not be able to stop them. You might even be fighting against God himself!”
The Jewish leaders agreed with what Gamaliel said. 40 They called the apostles in again. They beat them and told them not to speak anymore using the name of Jesus. Then they let them go free. 41 The apostles left the council meeting. They were happy because they were given the honor of suffering dishonor for Jesus. 42 The apostles did not stop teaching the people. They continued to tell the Good News—that Jesus is the Messiah. They did this every day in the Temple area and in people’s homes.
Footnotes
- Acts 5:28 that name That is, Jesus’ name. The Jewish leaders avoided saying his name. See Acts 4:17, 18.
Hechos 5
Reina Valera Actualizada
Ananías y Safira
5 Pero cierto hombre llamado Ananías, juntamente con Safira su mujer, vendió una posesión. 2 Con el conocimiento de su mujer, sustrajo del precio; y llevando una parte, la puso a los pies de los apóstoles.
3 Y Pedro dijo:
—Ananías, ¿por qué llenó Satanás tu corazón para mentir al Espíritu Santo y sustraer del precio del campo? 4 Reteniéndolo, ¿acaso no seguía siendo tuyo? Y una vez vendido, ¿no estaba bajo tu autoridad? ¿Por qué propusiste en tu corazón hacer esto? No has mentido a los hombres, sino a Dios.
5 Entonces Ananías, oyendo estas palabras, cayó y expiró. Y gran temor sobrevino a todos los que lo oían. 6 Luego se levantaron los jóvenes y le envolvieron. Y sacándole fuera, lo sepultaron.
7 Después de un intervalo de unas tres horas, sucedió que entró su mujer, sin saber lo que había acontecido. 8 Entonces Pedro le preguntó:
—Dime, ¿vendieron en tanto el campo?
Ella dijo:
—Sí, en tanto.
9 Y Pedro le dijo:
—¿Por qué se pusieron de acuerdo para tentar al Espíritu del Señor? He aquí los pies de los que han sepultado a tu marido están a la puerta, y te sacarán a ti.
10 De inmediato, ella cayó a los pies de él y expiró. Cuando los jóvenes entraron, la hallaron muerta; la sacaron y la sepultaron junto a su marido. 11 Y gran temor sobrevino a la iglesia entera y a todos los que oían de estas cosas.
Los apóstoles hacen sanidades
12 Por las manos de los apóstoles se hacían muchos milagros y prodigios entre el pueblo, y estaban todos de un solo ánimo en el pórtico de Salomón. 13 Pero ninguno de los demás se atrevía a juntarse con ellos, aunque el pueblo les tenía en gran estima.
14 Los que creían en el Señor aumentaban cada vez más, gran número así de hombres como de mujeres; 15 de modo que hasta sacaban los enfermos a las calles y los ponían en camillas y colchonetas, para que cuando Pedro pasara, por lo menos su sombra cayera sobre alguno de ellos. 16 También de las ciudades vecinas a Jerusalén concurría una multitud trayendo enfermos y atormentados por espíritus impuros; y todos eran sanados.
Los apóstoles son perseguidos
17 Entonces se levantó el sumo sacerdote y todos los que estaban con él, esto es, la secta de los saduceos, y se llenaron de celos. 18 Echaron mano a los apóstoles y los pusieron en la cárcel pública. 19 Pero un ángel del Señor abrió de noche las puertas de la cárcel y al conducirlos fuera dijo: 20 “Vayan, y de pie en el templo, hablen al pueblo todas las palabras de esta vida”.
21 Habiendo oído esto, entraron en el templo al amanecer y enseñaban. Mientras tanto, el sumo sacerdote y los que estaban con él fueron y convocaron al Sanedrín con todos los ancianos de los hijos de Israel. Luego enviaron a la cárcel para que fuesen traídos.
22 Cuando los oficiales llegaron y no los hallaron en la cárcel, regresaron y dieron las noticias 23 diciendo:
—Hallamos la cárcel cerrada con toda seguridad, y a los guardias de pie a las puertas. Pero cuando abrimos, no hallamos a nadie dentro.
24 Como oyeron estas palabras, el capitán de la guardia del templo y los principales sacerdotes quedaron perplejos en cuanto a ellos y en qué vendría a parar esto. 25 Pero vino alguien y les dio esta noticia:
—He aquí los hombres que echaron en la cárcel están de pie en el templo, enseñando al pueblo.
26 Entonces fue el capitán de la guardia del templo con los oficiales; y los llevaron, pero sin violencia, porque temían ser apedreados por el pueblo. 27 Cuando los trajeron, los presentaron al Sanedrín, y el sumo sacerdote les preguntó 28 diciendo:
—¿No les mandamos estrictamente que no enseñaran en este nombre? ¡Y he aquí han llenado a Jerusalén con su doctrina y quieren echar sobre nosotros la sangre de este hombre!
29 Pero respondiendo Pedro y los apóstoles, dijeron:
—Es necesario obedecer a Dios antes que a los hombres. 30 El Dios de nuestros padres levantó a Jesús, a quien ustedes mataron colgándole en un madero. 31 A este, lo ha enaltecido Dios con su diestra como Príncipe y Salvador, para dar a Israel arrepentimiento y perdón de pecados. 32 Nosotros somos testigos de estas cosas, y también el Espíritu Santo que Dios ha dado a los que le obedecen.
El consejo de Gamaliel
33 Los que escuchaban se enfurecían y deseaban matarles. 34 Entonces se levantó en el Sanedrín cierto fariseo llamado Gamaliel, maestro de la ley, honrado por todo el pueblo, y mandó que sacaran a los hombres por un momento. 35 Entonces les dijo:
—Hombres de Israel, cuídense ustedes de lo que van a hacer a estos hombres. 36 Porque antes de estos días se levantó Teudas, diciendo que él era alguien. A este se unieron como cuatrocientos hombres. Pero él fue muerto, y todos los que le seguían fueron dispersados y reducidos a la nada. 37 Después de este, se levantó Judas el galileo en los días del censo, y arrastró gente tras sí. Aquel también pereció, y todos los que le seguían fueron dispersados. 38 En el presente caso, les digo: Apártense de estos hombres y déjenles ir. Porque si este consejo o esta obra es de los hombres, será destruida. 39 Pero si es de Dios, no podrán destruirles. ¡No sea que se encuentren luchando contra Dios!
40 Fueron persuadidos por Gamaliel. Y llamaron a los apóstoles, y después de azotarles les prohibieron hablar en el nombre de Jesús, y los dejaron libres. 41 Por lo tanto, ellos partieron de la presencia del Sanedrín, regocijándose porque habían sido considerados dignos de padecer afrenta por causa del Nombre. 42 Y todos los días, en el templo y de casa en casa, no cesaban de enseñar y anunciar la buena noticia de que Jesús es el Cristo.
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