Acts 4–5

4And as they spake unto the people, the priests, and the ^||captain of the temple, and the ^aSadducees, came upon them, ^2bBeing grieved that they taught the people, and preached through Jesus ^cthe resurrection from the dead. ³And ^dthey laid hands on them, and put them in ^ehold unto the next day: for it was now eventide. ⁴Howbeit many of them which heard the word believed; and the number of the men was ^fabout five thousand. ⁵And it came to pass on the morrow, that their ^grulers, and elders, and scribes, ⁶And ^hAnnas the high priest, and ⁱCaiaphas, and John, and Alexander, and as many as were of the kindred of the high priest, were gathered together at Jerusalem. ⁷And when they had set them in the midst, they asked, ^kBy what power, or by what name, have ye done this? ⁸Then Peter, ^lfilled with the Holy Ghost, said unto them, Ye ^grulers of the people, and elders of Israel, ⁹If we this day be ^mexamined of the good deed done to the impotent man, by what means he is ⁿmade whole; ¹⁰Be it known unto you all, and to all the people of Israel, that ^oby the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, whom ye crucified, whom ^pGod raised from the dead, even by him doth this man stand here before you whole. ¹¹This is ^qthe stone which was ^rset at nought of you builders, which is become the head of the corner. ^12sNeither is there salvation in any other: for there is none other name under heaven given among men, whereby we must be saved.

¹³Now when they saw the boldness of Peter and ^tJohn, and ^uperceived that they were unlearned and ^xignorant men, they marvelled; and ^ythey took knowledge of them, that they had been with Jesus. ¹⁴And beholding the man which was healed ^zstanding with them, they could say nothing against it. ¹⁵But when they had commanded them to go aside out of ^athe council, they conferred among themselves, ¹⁶Saying, ^bWhat shall we do to these men? for that indeed a notable miracle hath been done by them is ^cmanifest to all them that dwell in Jerusalem; and we cannot deny it. ¹⁷But that it spread no further among the people, let us ^dstraitly threaten them, that they speak henceforth to no man in this name. ¹⁸And they ^ecalled them, and commanded them not to speak at all nor teach in the name of Jesus. ¹⁹But Peter and John answered and said unto them, ^fWhether it be right in the sight of God to hearken unto you more than unto God, judge ye. ²⁰For ^gwe cannot but speak the things which ^hwe have seen and heard. ²¹So when they had further threatened them, they let them go, finding nothing how they might punish them, ⁱbecause of the people: for all men ^kglorified God for ^lthat which was done. ²²For the man was above forty years old, on whom this miracle of healing was shewed.

²³And being let go, they went to ^mtheir own company, and reported all that the chief priests and elders had said unto them. ²⁴And when they heard that, they lifted up their voice to God ⁿwith one accord, and said, ^oLord, ^pthou art God, ^qwhich hast made heaven, and earth, and the sea, and all that in them is: ²⁵Who by the mouth of thy servant David hast said, ^rWhy did the heathen rage, and the people imagine vain things? ²⁶The kings of the earth stood up, and the rulers were gathered together against the Lord, and against his ^uChrist. ²⁷For ^sof a truth against ^tthy holy child Jesus, ^uwhom thou hast anointed, both ^xHerod, and ^yPontius Pilate, with ^zthe Gentiles, and ^athe people of Israel, were gathered together, ²⁸For to do whatsoever thy hand and thy counsel ^bdetermined before to be done. ²⁹And now, Lord, ^cbehold their threatenings: and grant unto thy servants, that with all ^dboldness they may speak thy word, ³⁰By stretching forth thine hand to heal; and that ^esigns and wonders may be done ^fby the name of ^gthy holy child Jesus. ³¹And when they had prayed, the place ^hwas shaken where they were assembled together; and ⁱthey were all filled with the Holy Ghost, and they spake the word of God with ^dboldness.

³²And the multitude of them that believed were of ^jone heart and of ^kone soul: neither said any of them that ought of the things which he possessed was his own; but ^lthey had all things common. ³³And with great ^mpower gave the apostles ⁿwitness of ^othe resurrection of the Lord Jesus: and great ^pgrace was upon them all. ³⁴Neither was there any among them that lacked: ^qfor as many as were possessors of lands or houses sold them, and brought the prices of the things that were sold, ³⁵And ^rlaid them down at the apostles’ feet: and ^sdistribution was made unto every man ^taccording as he had need. ³⁶And Joses, who by the apostles was surnamed ^uBarnabas, (which is, being interpreted, The son of consolation,) a Levite, and of the country of ^xCyprus, ³⁷Having land, ^qsold it, and brought the money, and ^rlaid it at the apostles’ feet.

5But a certain man named Ananias, with Sapphira his wife, sold a possession, ^2aAnd kept back part of the price, his wife also being privy to it, and brought a certain part, and ^blaid it at the apostles’ feet. ³But Peter said, Ananias, why hath ^cSatan ^dfilled thine heart ^||to lie to ^fthe Holy Ghost, and to ^akeep back part of the price of the land? ⁴Whiles it remained, was it not thine own? and after it was sold, was it not in thine own power? why hast thou ^econceived this thing in thine heart? thou hast not lied unto men, but ^funto God. ⁵And Ananias hearing these words ^gfell down, and gave up the ghost: ^hand great fear came on all them that heard these things. ⁶ⁱAnd the young men arose, ^jwound him up, and carried him out, and buried him. ⁷And it was about the space of three hours after, when his wife, not knowing what was done, came in. ⁸And Peter ^kanswered unto her, Tell me whether ye sold the land for so much? And she said, Yea, for so much. ⁹Then Peter said unto her, How is it that ye have agreed together to ^kktempt ^fthe Spirit of the Lord? behold, ^lthe feet of them which have buried thy husband are at the door, and shall carry thee out. ¹⁰Then ^gfell she down straightway at his feet, and ^gyielded up the ghost: and ⁱthe young men came in, and found her dead, and, carrying her forth, buried her by her husband. ^11hAnd great fear came upon all the church, and upon as many as heard these things.

¹²And ^mby the hands of the apostles were many ⁿsigns and wonders wrought among the people; (and they were all ^owith one accord in ^pSolomon’s porch. ¹³And of the rest ^qdurst no man join himself to them: but ^rthe people magnified them. ¹⁴And believers were the more ^sadded to the Lord, multitudes both of men and women.) ¹⁵Insomuch that they brought forth the sick ^||into the streets, and laid them on beds and couches, that at the least ^tthe shadow of Peter passing by might overshadow some of them. ¹⁶There came also a multitude out of the cities round about unto Jerusalem, bringing ^usick folks, and them which were ^uvexed with unclean spirits: and they were healed every one.

¹⁷Then ^xthe high priest rose up, and all they that were with him, (which is the sect of the ^ySadducees,) and were filled with ^||indignation, ¹⁸And ^zlaid their hands on the apostles, and put them in the common ^aprison. ¹⁹But ^bthe angel of the Lord by night ^copened the prison doors, and brought them forth, and said, ²⁰Go, stand and speak ^din the temple to the people all ^ethe words of this life. ²¹And when they heard that, they entered ^fginto the temple ^gearly in the morning, and taught. ^hBut the high priest came, and they that were with him, and called ⁱthe council together, and all ^kthe senate of the children of Israel, and sent to the prison to have them brought. ²²But when the ^lofficers came, and found them not in the prison, they returned, and told, ²³Saying, 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. ²⁴Now when the ^llhigh priest and the ^mcaptain of the temple and the chief priests heard these things, they ⁿdoubted of them whereunto this would grow. ²⁵Then came one and told them, saying, Behold, the men whom ye put in prison are standing ^fin the temple, and teaching the people. ²⁶Then went the ^mcaptain with the ^lofficers, and brought them without violence: ^ofor they feared the people, lest they should have been stoned. ²⁷And when they had brought them, they set them before ⁱthe council: and the high priest asked them, ²⁸Saying, ^pDid not we ^qstraitly command you that ye should not teach in this name? and, behold, ye have filled Jerusalem with your doctrine, and ^rintend to bring this man’s ^sblood upon us. ²⁹Then Peter and the other apostles answered and said, ^tWe ought to obey God rather than men. ^30uThe God of our fathers ^xraised up Jesus, ^ywhom ye slew and ^zhanged on a tree. ³¹Him hath God exalted ^awith his right hand to be ^ba Prince and ^ca Saviour, for to give ^drepentance to Israel, and ^deforgiveness of sins. ³²And ^fwe are his witnesses of these things; and so is also the Holy Ghost, ^gwhom God hath given to them that obey him.

³³When they heard that, they were cut ^hto the heart, and ⁱtook counsel to slay them. ³⁴Then stood there up one in ^jthe council, a Pharisee, named ^kGamaliel, ^la doctor of the law, had in reputation among all the people, and commanded to put the apostles forth a little space; ³⁵And said unto them, Ye men of Israel, ^mtake heed to yourselves what ye intend to do as touching these men. ³⁶For ^*before these days rose up Theudas, ⁿboasting 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. ³⁷After this man rose up Judas of Galilee in the days of ^othe taxing, and drew away much people after him: he also perished; and all, even as many as ^||obeyed him, were dispersed. ³⁸And now I say unto you, Refrain from these men, and let them alone: ^pfor if this counsel or this work be of men, it will come to nought: ³⁹But if it be of God, ye cannot overthrow it; lest haply ye be found even ^qto…