Old/New Testament

^1-2 man named Ananias and his wife, Sapphira, sold a field. He brought some of the money to the apostles. But he kept the rest of it. His wife knew what he had done.

³ Peter said, `Ananias, why has Satan filled your heart? Why do you lie to the Holy Spirit? You have kept some of the money which you got for the field.

⁴ As long as you had the field, it belonged to you. When you had the money, you could do what you wanted to do with it. Why then did you plan to do a thing like this? You have not lied to men, but to God.'

⁵ As Ananias heard Peter's words, he fell down and died. All who heard these things were very much afraid.

⁶ The young men came and wrapped him up. They carried him out and buried him.

⁷ About three hours later, his wife came in. She did not know what had happened.

⁸ Peter asked her, `Tell me, did you sell the field for so much money?' and she answered, `Yes, that is how much it was.'

⁹ Then Peter said to her, `Why did you two agree together to test the Spirit of the Lord? Listen, I hear the footsteps of the men who buried your husband. They are at the door. They will carry you out too.'

¹⁰ And she fell down at Peter's 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 Then all the church people, and all the people who heard about this were very much afraid.

¹² The apostles did many signs and wonderful things for the people who met together in the place called Solomon's porch.

¹³ Other people feared to join them, but they spoke well of them.

¹⁴ Many more men and women believed and came to the Lord.

¹⁵ They brought sick people out into the streets and laid them on beds and mats. They hoped that at least Peter's shadow would touch them as he passed by.

¹⁶ Many people also came from the cities around Jerusalem. They brought others who were sick and those who were controlled by bad spirits. Every one of them was healed.

¹⁷ Some Sadducees were with the high priest. They all became very jealous.

¹⁸ They caught the apostles and put them in prison.

¹⁹ But that night the angel of the Lord opened the prison doors and brought them out.

²⁰ `Go,' said the angel. `Stand in the temple and tell the people all about this new life.'

²¹ When the apostles heard that, they went into the temple early in the morning and taught the people there. The high priest and his men came. They called a meeting of the court and all the leaders of the Jews. Then they sent men to the prison to bring the apostles out.