Acts 3–6

Chapter 3

Now Peter and John went up into the temple at the ninth hour of prayer.

²And a certain man who was lame from his mother’s womb was carried: whom they laid every day at the gate of the temple, which is called Beautiful, that he might ask alms of them that went into the temple.

³He, when he had seen Peter and John, about to go into the temple, asked to receive an alms.

⁴But Peter with John, fastening his eyes upon him, said: Look upon us.

⁵But he looked earnestly upon them, hoping that he should receive something of them.

⁶But Peter said: Silver and gold I have none; but what I have, I give thee. In the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, arise and walk.

⁷And taking him by the right hand, he lifted him up: and forthwith his feet and soles received strength.

⁸And he leaping up, stood and walked and went in with them into the temple, walking and leaping and praising God.

⁹And all the people saw him walking and praising God.

¹⁰And they knew him, that it was he who sat begging alms at the Beautiful gate of the temple: and they were filled with wonder and amazement at that which had happened to him.

¹¹And as he held Peter and John, all the people ran to them, to the porch which is called Solomon’s, greatly wondering.

¹²But Peter seeing, made answer to the people: Ye men of Israel, why wonder you at this? Or why look you upon us, as if by our strength or power we had made this man to walk?

¹³The God of Abraham and the God of Isaac and the God of Jacob, the God of our fathers, hath glorified his Son Jesus, whom you indeed delivered up and denied before the face of Pilate, when he judged he should be released.

¹⁴But you denied the Holy One and the Just: and desired a murderer to be granted unto you.

¹⁵But the author of life you killed, whom God hath raised from the dead: of which we are witnesses.

¹⁶And in the faith of his name, this man, whom you have seen and known, hath his name strengthened. And the faith which is by him hath given this perfect soundness in the sight of you all.

¹⁷And now, brethren, I know that you did it through ignorance: as did also your rulers.

¹⁸But those things which God before had shewed by the mouth of all the prophets, that his Christ should suffer, he hath so fulfilled.

¹⁹Be penitent, therefore, and be converted, that your sins may be blotted out.

²⁰That when the times of refreshment shall come from the presence of the Lord, and he shall send him who hath been preached unto you, Jesus Christ.

²¹Whom heaven indeed must receive, until the times of the restitution of all things, which God hath spoken by the mouth of his holy prophets, from the beginning of the world.

²²For Moses said: A prophet shall the Lord your God raise up unto you of your brethren, like unto me: him you shall hear according to all things whatsoever he shall speak to you.

²³And it shall be, that every soul which will not hear that prophet shall be destroyed from among the people.

²⁴And all the prophets, from Samuel and afterwards, who have spoken, have told of these days.

²⁵You are the children of the prophets and of the testament which God made to our fathers, saying to Abraham: And in thy seed shall all the kindreds of the earth be blessed.

²⁶To you first, God, raising up his Son, hath sent him to bless you: that every one may convert himself from his wickedness.

Chapter 4

And as they were speaking to the people the priests and the officer of the temple and the Sadducees came upon them,

²Being grieved that they taught the people and preached in Jesus the resurrection from the dead:

³And they laid hands upon them and put them in hold till the next day: for it was now evening.

⁴But many of them who had heard the word believed: and the number of the men was made five thousand.

⁵And it came to pass on the morrow, that their princes and ancients and scribes were gathered together in Jerusalem.

⁶And Annas the high priest and Caiphas and John and Alexander: and as many as were of the kindred of the high priest.

⁷And setting them in the midst, they asked: By what power or by what name, have you done this?

⁸Then Peter, filled with the Holy Ghost, said to them: Ye princes of the people and ancients, hear.

⁹If we this day are examined concerning the good deed done to the infirm man, by what means he hath been made whole:

¹⁰Be it known to you all and to all the people of Israel, that by the name of our Lord Jesus Christ of Nazareth, whom you crucified, whom God hath raised from the dead, even by him, this man standeth here before you, whole.

¹¹This is the stone which was rejected by you the builders, which is become the head of the corner.

¹²Neither is there salvation in any other. For there is no other name under heaven given to men, whereby we must be saved.

¹³Now seeing the constancy of Peter and of John, understanding that they were illiterate and ignorant men, they wondered: and they knew them that they had been with Jesus.

¹⁴Seeing the man also who had been healed, standing with them, they could say nothing against it.

¹⁵But they commanded them to go aside out of the council: and they conferred among themselves,

¹⁶Saying: What shall we do to these men? For indeed a miracle hath been done by them, known to all the inhabitants of Jerusalem. It is manifest: and we cannot deny it.

¹⁷But that it may be no farther spread among the people, let us threaten them that they speak no more in this name to any man.

¹⁸And calling them, they charged them not to speak at all, nor teach in the name of Jesus.

¹⁹But Peter and John answering, said to them: If it be just, in the sight of God, to hear you rather than God, judge ye.

²⁰For we cannot but speak the things which we have seen and heard.

²¹But they, threatening, sent them away, not finding how they might punish them, because of the people: for all men glorified what had been done, in that which had come to pass.

²²For the man was above forty years old, in whom that miraculous cure had been wrought.

²³And being let go, they came to their own company and related all that the chief priests and ancients had said to them.

²⁴Who having heard it, with one accord lifted up their voice to God and said: Lord, thou art he that didst make heaven and earth, the sea and all things that are in them.

²⁵Who, by the Holy Ghost, by the mouth of our father David, thy servant, hast said: Why did the Gentiles rage: and the people meditate vain things?

²⁶The kings of the earth stood up: and the princes assembled together against the Lord and his Christ.

²⁷For of a truth there assembled together in this city against thy holy child Jesus, whom thou hast anointed, Herod, and Pontius Pilate, with the Gentiles and the people of Israel,

²⁸To do what thy hand and thy counsel decreed to be done.

²⁹And now, Lord, behold their threatenings: and grant unto thy servants that with all confidence they may speak thy word,

³⁰By stretching forth thy hand to cures and signs and wonders, to be done by the name of thy holy Son, Jesus.

³¹And when they had prayed, the place was moved wherein they were assembled: and they were all filled with the Holy Ghost: and they spoke the word of God with confidence.

³²And the multitude of believers had but one heart and one soul. Neither did any one say that aught of the things which he possessed was his own: but all things were common unto them.

³³And with great power did the Apostles give testimony of the resurrection of Jesus Christ our Lord: and great grace was in them all.

³⁴For neither was there any one needy among them. For as many as were owners of lands or houses sold them and brought the price of the things they sold,

³⁵And laid it down before the feet of the apostles. And distribution was made to every one, according as he had need.

³⁶And Joseph, who, by the apostles, was surnamed Barnabas (which is, by interpretation, The son of consolation), a Levite, a Cyprian born,

³⁷Having land, sold it and brought the price and laid it at the feet of the Apostles.

Chapter 5

But a certain man named Ananias, with Saphira his wife, sold a piece of land,

²And by fraud kept back part of the price of the land, his wife being privy thereunto: and bringing a certain part of it, laid it at the feet of the apostles.

³But Peter said: Ananias, why hath Satan tempted thy heart, that thou shouldst lie to the Holy Ghost and by fraud keep part of the price of the land?

⁴Whilst it remained, did it not remain to thee? And after it was sold, was it not in thy power? Why hast thou conceived this thing in thy heart? Thou hast not lied to men, but to God.

⁵And Ananias, hearing these words, fell down and gave up the ghost. And there came great fear upon all that heard it.

⁶And the young men rising up, removed him, and carrying him out, buried him.

⁷And it was about the space of three hours after, when his wife, not knowing what had happened, came in.

⁸And Peter said to her: Tell me, woman, whether you sold the land for so much? And she said: Yea, for so much.

⁹And Peter said unto her: Why have you agreed together to tempt the spirit of the Lord? Behold the feet of them who have buried thy husband are at the door: and they shall carry thee out,

¹⁰Immediately, she fell down before his feet and gave up the ghost. And the young men coming in found her dead: and carried her out and buried her by her husband.

¹¹And there came great fear upon the whole church and upon all that heard these things.

¹²And 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.

¹³But of the rest no man durst join himself unto them: but the people magnified them.

¹⁴And the multitude of men and women who believed in the Lord was more increased:

¹⁵Insomuch that they brought forth the sick into the streets and laid them on beds and couches, that, when Peter came, his shadow at the least might overshadow any of them and they might be delivered from their infirmities.

¹⁶And there came also…