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* But a certain man named Ananias , with Sapphira his wife , sold a possession * and defrauded of the price , his wife also being aware of [it ], and brought a certain part and laid [it ] at the apostles ' feet . * But Peter said , Ananias , why has Satan filled thy heart to lie to the Holy Spirit and to defraud of the price of the land ? * Retaining it , was it not thy own ? and after it was sold , was it not in thine own power ? Why hast thou conceived this thing in thy heart ? Thou hast not lied unto men , but unto God . * Then Ananias , hearing these words , fell down and gave up the spirit ; and great fear came on all those that heard these things . * And the young men arose , wound him up , and carried [him ] out and buried [him ]. * And it was about the space of three hours after , when his wife , not knowing what was done , came in . * Then Peter answered unto her , Tell me whether ye sold the land for so much ? And she said , Yes , for so much . * Then Peter said unto her , How is it that ye have agreed together to tempt the Spirit of the Lord ? Behold , the feet of those who have buried thy husband [are ] at the door and shall carry thee out . * Then she fell down straightway at his feet and yielded up the spirit ; and the young men came in and found her dead and , carrying [her ] forth , buried [her ] by her husband . * And great fear came upon all the church and upon as many as heard these things . * And by the hands of the apostles many signs and wonders were wrought in the people . (And they were all with one accord in Solomon 's porch . * And of the others , no one dared join themself to them , but the people magnified them . * And those that believed in the Lord increased in number , multitudes both of men and women .) * So much that they brought forth the sick into the streets and laid [them ] on beds and couches , that at the least the shadow of Peter passing by might overshadow some of them . * There came also a multitude [out ] of the cities round about unto Jerusalem , bringing sick folks and those who were tormented with unclean spirits , and they were healed every one . * Then the prince of the priests rose up , and all those that were with him (which is the sect of the Sadducees ) were filled with jealousy * and laid their hands on the apostles and put them in the common prison . * But the angel of the Lord by night opened the prison doors and brought them forth and said , * Go , stand and speak in the temple to the people all the words of this life . * And when they heard [that ], they entered into the temple early in the morning and taught . In the meantime , the prince of the priests came , and those that were with him , and called the council together and all the elders of the sons of Israel , and sent to the prison to have them brought . * But when the officers came and found them not in the prison , they returned and told , * saying , We certainly found the prison shut with all security and the keepers standing outside before the doors , but when we had opened , we found no one within . * Now when the high priest and the captain of the temple and the princes of the priests heard these things , they were perplexed regarding what this would come to . * Then someone came and told them , saying , Behold , the men whom ye put in prison are standing in the temple and teaching the people . * Then the captain with the officers went and brought them without violence , for they feared being stoned by the people . * And when they had brought them , they set [them ] before the council , and the prince of the priests asked them , * saying , Did we not strictly command you that ye should not teach in this name ? and , behold , ye have filled Jerusalem with your doctrine and intend to bring this man 's blood upon us . * Then Peter and the [other ] apostles answered and said , We must persuade God rather than men . * The God of our fathers raised up Jesus , whom ye slew , hanging him on a tree . * God has exalted him with his right hand as Prince and Saviour , to give repentance to Israel and forgiveness of sins . * And we are his witnesses of these things , and [so is ] also the Holy Spirit , whom God has given to those that persuade him . * When they heard [that ], they were divided and took counsel to slay them . * Then a Pharisee , named Gamaliel , a doctor of the law , who had a reputation among all the people , stood up in the council and commanded to put the apostles forth a little space * and said unto them , Ye men of Israel , take heed to yourselves what ye intend to do as concerning these men . * For before these days , rose up Theudas , boasting 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 . * After this man rose up Judas of Galilee in the days of the taxing and drew away many people after him ; he also perished , and all those that consented with him were dispersed . * And now I say unto you , Refrain from these men and let them alone ; for if this counsel or this work is of men , it will come to nought , * but if it is of God , ye cannot overthrow it ; lest ye be found fighting against God . * And they agreed with him ; and when they had called the apostles and beaten [them ], they commanded that they should not speak in the name of Jesus and let them go . * And they departed from the presence of the council , rejoicing that they were counted worthy to suffer shame for his name . * And daily in the temple and in every house , they ceased not to teach and preach the gospel of Jesus the Christ .:

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