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Deeds (Act) of Apostles 5

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CHAPTER 5
1But a man, Ananias by name, with Sapphira, his wife, sold a field,
2and defrauded of the price of the field; and his wife was witting. And he brought a part, and laid [it] before the feet of the apostles.
3And Peter said to him, Ananias, why hath Satan tempted thine heart, that thou lie to the Holy Ghost, and to defraud of the price of the field?
4Whether it unsold was not thine; and when it was sold, it was in thy power? Why hast thou put this thing in thine heart? Thou hast not lied to men, but to God.
5Ananias heard these words, and felled down, and was dead [or and died]. And great dread was made on all that heard.
6And young men rose, and moved him away, and bare him out, and buried.
7And there was made a space of three hours, and his wife knew not that thing that was done, and entered.
8And Peter answered to her, Woman, say to me, whether ye sold the field for so much? And she said, Yea, for so much.
9And Peter said to her, What befelled to you, to tempt the Spirit of the Lord? Lo! the feet of them that have buried thine husband be at the door, and they shall bear thee out.
10Anon she felled down at his feet, and died. And the young men entered, and found her dead, and they bare her out, and buried [her] to her husband.
11And great dread was made in all the church, and into all that heard these things.
12And by the hands of the apostles signs and many wonders were made in the people. And all were of one accord in the porch of Solomon.
13But no man of others durst join himself with them, but the people magnified them.
14And the multitude of men and of women believing in the Lord was more increased,
15so that they brought out sick men into streets, and laid in little beds and couches, that when Peter came, namely the shadow of him should shadow each of them, and they should be [or were] delivered from [all] their sicknesses.
16And the multitude of cities nigh to Jerusalem ran, bringing sick men, and that were travailed of unclean spirits, which all were healed.
17But the prince of priests rose up, and all that were with him, that is the heresy of Sadducees, and were filled with envy;
18and they laid hands on the apostles, and put them in the common ward [or the common keeping].
19But the angel of the Lord opened by night the gates of the prison, and led them out, and said,
20Go ye, and stand ye, and speak in the temple to the people all the words of this life.
21Whom when they had heard, they entered early into the temple, and taught. And the prince of priests came, and they that were with him, and called together the council, and all the elder men of the children of Israel; and sent to the prison, that they should be brought forth.
22And when the ministers came, and found them not, and for the prison was opened, [or Soothly when the ministers came, and, the prison opened, found them not], they turned again and told,
23and said, We found the prison shut with all diligence, and the keepers standing at the gates; but we opened, and found no man therein.
24And as the magistrates of the temple, and the princes of priests heard these words, they doubted of them, what was done.
25But a man came, and told to them, For lo! those men which ye have put into prison, be in the temple, and stand, and teach the people.
26Then the magistrate went with the ministers, and brought them with-out violence; for they dreaded the people, lest they should be stoned.
27And when they had brought them, they set them in the council; and the prince of priests asked them,
28and said, In commandment we commanded you, that ye should not teach in this name, and lo! ye have filled Jerusalem with your teaching, and ye will bring on us the blood of this man.
29And Peter answered, and the apostles, and said, It behooveth to obey to God, more than to men.
30 [The] God of our fathers raised Jesus, whom ye slew, hanging in a tree.
31God enhanced with his right hand this prince and Saviour, that penance were given to Israel [or for to give penance to Israel], and remission of sins.
32And we be witnesses of these words, and the Holy Ghost, whom God gave to all obeying to him.
33When they heard these things, they were tormented, and thought to slay them.
34But a man rose in the council, a Pharisee, Gamaliel by name, a doctor of the law, a worshipful man to all the people, and commanded the men to be put withoutforth for a while.
35And he said to them, Ye men of Israel, take attention to yourselves on these men, what ye shall do.
36For before these days Theudas, that said himself to be some man, to whom a number of men consented, about four hundred; which was slain, and all that believed to him, were scattered, and brought to nought.
37After this, Judas of Galilee was in the days of profession, and turned away the people after him; and all how many ever consented to him, were dispersed, and he perished.
38And now therefore I say to you, depart ye from these men, and suffer ye them; for if this counsel either work is of men, it shall be undone;
39but if it is of God, ye may not undo them, lest peradventure ye be found to repugn against God.
40And they consented to him; and they called together the apostles, and announced to them, that were beaten, that they should no more speak in the name of Jesus, and they let them go.
41And they went joying from the sight of the council, that they were had worthy to suffer despising for the name of Jesus.
42But each day they ceased not in the temple, and about houses, to teach and preach Jesus Christ.

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