New Testament in a Year

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 price for himself, with his wife’s ^[a]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 price of the land? ⁴ While it remained unsold, did it not remain your own? And after it was sold, was it not ^[b]under your authority? Why is it that you laid this deed in your heart? You have not lied to men but ^(F)to God.” ⁵ And as he heard these words, Ananias ^(G)fell down and breathed his last; and ^(H)great fear came over all who heard. ⁶ And the young men rose up and ^(I)wrapped him up, and after carrying him out, they buried him.

⁷ Now there was an interval of about three hours, and his wife came in, not knowing what had happened. ⁸ And Peter responded to her, “Tell me whether you were paid ^(J)this much for the land?” And she said, “Yes, that much.” ⁹ Then Peter said to her, “Why is it that you have agreed together to ^(K)put ^(L)the Spirit of the ^[c]Lord to the test? Behold, the feet of those who buried your husband are at the door, and they will carry you out as well.” ¹⁰ And immediately she ^(M)fell at his feet and breathed her last, 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 these things.

¹² Now ^[d]at the hands of the apostles many ^(O)signs and wonders were happening among the people, and they were all with one accord in ^(P)Solomon’s Portico. ¹³ But none of the rest dared to associate with them; however, ^(Q)the people were holding them in high esteem. ¹⁴ And more than ever ^(R)believers in the Lord were ^(S)added to their number, multitudes of men and women, ¹⁵ to such an extent that they even carried the sick out into the streets and laid them on cots and mats, so that when Peter came by ^(T)at least his shadow might fall on any one of them. ¹⁶ Also the multitude from the cities in the vicinity of Jerusalem were coming together, bringing people who were sick ^[e]or afflicted with unclean spirits, and they were all being healed.

The Apostles Jailed and Freed

¹⁷ But the high priest rose up and those with him (that is ^(U)the sect of ^(V)the Sadducees), and they were filled with jealousy. ¹⁸ And they laid hands on the apostles and ^(W)put them in a public jail. ¹⁹ But during the night ^(X)an angel of the ^[f]Lord opened the doors of the prison, and taking them out, he said, ²⁰ “Go, stand and ^[g]speak to the people in the temple ^[h](Y)the whole message of this Life.” ²¹ Upon hearing this, they entered into the temple ^(Z)about daybreak and began to teach.

Now when ^(AA)the high priest and those with him came, they called ^(AB)the Sanhedrin together, even all the Council of the sons of Israel, and sent orders to the jailhouse for them to be brought.