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Acts 5

Fate of Ananias and Sapphira

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But a mang435 namedg3686 Ananiasg367, with his wifeg1135 Sapphirag4551, soldg4453 a pieceg2933 of propertyg2933,

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and  akeptg3557 backg3557 some of the priceg5092 for himself, with his wife'sg1135  1fullg4924a knowledgeg4924a, and bringingg5342 a portiong3313 of it, he  blaidg5087 it at the apostles'g652 feetg4228.

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But Peterg4074 saidg3004, "Ananiasg367, whyg1223g5101 has  aSatang4567 filledg4137 your heartg2588 to lieg5574  bto the Holyg40 Spiritg4151 and to  ckeepg3557 backg3557 some of the priceg5092 of the landg5564?

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"While it remainedg3306 unsold, did it not remaing3306 your own? And after it was soldg4097, was it not  1underg1722 your controlg1849? Whyg5101 is it that you have  2conceivedg5087 thisg3778 deedg4229 in your heartg2588? You have not liedg5574 to meng444 but  ato Godg2316."

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And as he heardg191 theseg3778 wordsg3056, Ananiasg367  afellg4098 downg4098 and breathedg1634 his lastg1634; and  bgreatg3173 fearg5401 cameg1096 overg1909 allg3956 who heardg191 of it.

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The youngg3501b meng3501b gotg450 up and  acoveredg4958 him up, and after carryingg1627 him out, they buriedg2290 him.

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Nowg1161 there elapsedg1096 an intervalg1292 of aboutg5613 threeg5140 hoursg5610, and his wifeg1135 cameg1525 in, not knowingg3609a what had happenedg1096.

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And Peterg4074 respondedg611 to her, "Tellg3004 me whetherg1487 you soldg591 the landg5564  1 afor suchg5118 and suchg5118 a priceg5118?" And she saidg3004, "Yesg3483a,  1that was the priceg5118."

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Theng1161 Peterg4074 said to her, "Whyg5101 is it that you have agreedg4856 togetherg4856 to  aputg3985  bthe Spiritg4151 of the Lordg2962 to the testg3985? Beholdg2400, the feetg4228 of thoseg3588 who have buriedg2290 your husbandg435 are at the doorg2374, and they will carryg1627 you out as well."

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And immediatelyg3916 she  afellg4098 at his feetg4228 and breathedg1634 her lastg1634, and the youngg3495 meng3495 cameg1525 in and foundg2147 her deadg3498, and they carriedg1627 her out and buriedg2290 her besideg4314 her husbandg435.

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And  agreatg3173 fearg5401 cameg1096 overg1909 the wholeg3650 churchg1577, and overg1909 allg3956 who heardg191 of theseg3778 thingsg3778.

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 1At the handsg5495 of the apostlesg652 manyg4183  asignsg4592 and wondersg5059 were takingg1096 placeg1096 amongg1722 the peopleg2992; and they were allg3956 with oneg3661 accordg3661 in  bSolomon'sg4672 porticog4745.

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But noneg3762 of the restg3062 daredg5111 to associateg2853 with them; howeverg235,  athe peopleg2992 heldg3170 them in highg3170 esteemg3170.

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And allg3123 the moreg3123  abelieversg4100 in the Lordg2962, multitudesg4128 of meng435 and womeng1135, were constantly  baddedg4369 to their number,

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to suchg5620 an extentg5620 that they eveng2532 carriedg1627 the sickg772 out into the streetsg4116 and laidg5087 them on cotsg2825a and palletsg2895, sog2443 that when Peterg4074 cameg2064 by  aat leastg2579 his shadowg4639 might fallg1982 on anyg5100 oneg5100 of them.

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Alsog2532 the  1peopleg4128 from the citiesg4172 in the vicinityg4038 of Jerusalemg2419 were comingg4905 togetherg4905, bringingg5342 people who were sickg772  2org2532 afflictedg3791 with uncleang169 spiritsg4151, and they were allg537a being healedg2323.

Imprisonment and Release

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But the highg749 priestg749 roseg450 up, alongg2532 with allg3956 his associatesg4862 (that is  athe sectg139 of  bthe Sadduceesg4523), and they were filledg4092a with jealousyg2205b.

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They laidg1911 handsg5495 on the apostlesg652 and  aputg5087 them in a publicg1219 jailg5084.

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But duringg1223 the nightg3571  aan angelg32a of the Lordg2962 openedg455 the gatesg2374 of the prisong5438, and takingg1806 them out he saidg3004,

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"Gog4198, standg2476 and  1speakg2980 to the peopleg2992 in the templeg2413  2 athe wholeg3956 messageg4487 of thisg3778 Lifeg2222."

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Upon hearingg191 this, they enteredg1525 into the templeg2413  aaboutg5259 daybreakg3722 and began to teachg1321.

Nowg1161 when  bthe highg749 priestg749 and his associatesg4862 cameg1525, they calledg4779  cthe  1Councilg4892 togetherg4779, eveng2532 allg3956 the Senateg1087 of the sonsg5207 of Israelg2274, and sentg649 orders to the prisong1201 houseg1201 for them to be broughtg71.

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But  athe officersg5257 who cameg3854 did not findg2147 them in the prisong5438; and they returnedg390 and reportedg518 back,

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sayingg3004, "We foundg2147 the prisong1201 houseg1201 lockedg2808 quiteg3956 securelyg803 and the guardsg5441 standingg2476 at the doorsg2374; but when we had openedg455 up, we foundg2147 nog3762 oneg3762 insideg2080."

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Nowg1161 wheng5613  athe captaing4755 of the templeg2413 guard and the chiefg749 priestsg749 heardg191 theseg3778 wordsg3056, they were greatlyg1280 perplexedg1280 aboutg4012 them as to whatg5101  1would comeg1096 of thisg3778.

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But someoneg5100 cameg3854 and reportedg518 to them, "The meng435 whomg3739 you putg5087 in prisong5438 are standingg2476 in the templeg2413 and teachingg1321 the peopleg2992!"

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Theng5119  athe captaing4755 wentg565 alongg565 with  bthe officersg5257 and proceeded to bringg71 them back withoutg3756g3326 violenceg970 (for  cthey were afraidg5399 of the peopleg2992, that they might be stonedg3034).

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When they had broughtg71 them, they stoodg2476 them  1beforeg1722  athe Councilg4892. The highg749 priestg749 questionedg1905 them,

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sayingg3004, "We gaveg3853 you  astrictg3852 ordersg3852 not to continue teachingg1321 in thisg3778 nameg3686, and  1yetg2400, you have filledg4137 Jerusalemg2419 with your teachingg1322 and  bintendg1014 to bringg1863 thisg3778 man'sg444 bloodg129 upon us."

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But Peterg4074 and the apostlesg652 answeredg611, " aWe mustg1163 obeyg3980 Godg2316 ratherg3123 thang2228 meng444.

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aThe Godg2316 of our fathersg3962  braisedg1453 up Jesusg2424,  1whomg3739 you had  cputg1315a to deathg1315a by hangingg2910 Him on a  2crossg3586.

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aHe is the one whom Godg2316 exaltedg5312  1to His rightg1188 handg1188 as a  2 bPrinceg747 and a  cSaviorg4990, to grantg1325  drepentanceg3341 to Israelg2274, and forgivenessg859 of sinsg266.

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"And we are  awitnessesg3144  1of theseg3778 thingsg4487; and  bso is the Holyg40 Spiritg4151, whomg3739 Godg2316 has giveng1325 to thoseg3588 who obeyg3980 Him."

Gamaliel's Counsel

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But when they heardg191 this, they were  acutg1282  1to the quickg1282 and intendedg1014 to killg337 them.

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But a Phariseeg5330 namedg3686  aGamalielg1059, a  bteacherg3547 of the Lawg3547, respectedg5093 by allg3956 the peopleg2992, stoodg450 up in  cthe Councilg4892 and gaveg2753 ordersg2753 to putg4160 the meng444 outsideg1854 for a shortg1024 timeg1024.

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And he saidg3004 to them, "Meng435 of Israelg2475a, takeg4337 careg4337 whatg5101 you proposeg3195 to dog4238 with theseg3778 meng444.

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"For someg3778 timeg2250 agog4253 Theudasg2333 roseg450 up,  aclaimingg3004 to be somebodyg5100, and a groupg706 of aboutg5613 fourg5071 hundredg5071 meng435 joinedg4346a up with him.  1But he was killedg337, and allg3956 whog3745  2followedg3982 him were dispersedg1262 and cameg1096 to nothingg3762.

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"Afterg3326 thisg3778 mang3778, Judasg2455 of Galileeg1057 roseg450 up in the daysg2250 of  athe censusg582 and drewg868 awayg868 some peopleg2992 afterg3694 him; he toog2548 perishedg622, and allg3956 those whog3745  1followedg3982 him were scatteredg1287.

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"Sog2532 in the presentg3568 caseg3568, I sayg3004 to you, stayg868 awayg868 from theseg3778 meng444 and letg863 them aloneg863, for ifg1437 thisg3778 plang1012 org2228  1actiong2041  ais of meng444, it will be overthrowng2647;

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but ifg1487 it is of Godg2316, you will not be ableg1410 to overthrowg2647 them; org3379 elseg3379 you may eveng2532 be foundg2147  afightingg2314 againstg2314 Godg2314."

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They  1tookg3982 his adviceg3982; and after callingg4341 the apostlesg652 in, they  afloggedg1194 them and orderedg3853 them not to  2speakg2980 in the nameg3686 of Jesusg2424, and then releasedg630 them.

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Sog3767 they wentg4198 on their wayg4198 from the presenceg4383 of the  1 aCouncilg4892,  brejoicingg5463 that they had been consideredg2661 worthyg2661 to sufferg718 shameg818  cfor His nameg3686.

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 aAnd everyg3956 dayg2250, in the templeg2413 and  1from houseg3624 to houseg3624, they  2keptg3756g3973 rightg3756g3973 on teachingg1321 and  3 bpreachingg2097 Jesusg2424 as the  4Christg5547.



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