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Acts - ch 5 v 1 - 20
- And a certain man, Ananias by name, with Sapphira his wife, sold a possession,
- and did keep back of the price -- his wife also knowing -- and having brought a certain part, at the feet of the apostles he laid `it'.
- And Peter said, `Ananias, wherefore did the Adversary fill thy heart, for thee to lie to the Holy Spirit, and to keep back of the price of the place?
- while it remained, did it not remain thine? and having been sold, in thy authority was it not? why `is' it that thou didst put in thy heart this thing? thou didst not lie to men, but to God;'
- and Ananias hearing these words, having fallen down, did expire, and great fear came upon all who heard these things,
- and having risen, the younger men wound him up, and having carried forth, they buried `him'.
- And it came to pass, about three hours after, that his wife, not knowing what hath happened, came in,
- and Peter answered her, `Tell me if for so much ye sold the place;' and she said, `Yes, for so much.'
- And Peter said unto her, `How was it agreed by you, to tempt the Spirit of the Lord? lo, the feet of those who did bury thy husband `are' at the door, and they shall carry thee forth;'
- and she fell down presently at his feet, and expired, and the young men having come in, found her dead, and having carried forth, they buried `her' by her husband;
- and great fear came upon all the assembly, and upon all who heard these things.
- And through the hands of the apostles came many signs and wonders among the people, and they were with one accord all in the porch of Solomon;
- and of the rest no one was daring to join himself to them, but the people were magnifying them,
- (and the more were believers added to the Lord, multitudes both of men and women,)
- so as into the broad places to bring forth the ailing, and to lay `them' upon couches and mats, that at the coming of Peter, even `his' shadow might overshadow some one of them;
- and there were coming together also the people of the cities round about to Jerusalem, bearing ailing persons, and those harassed by unclean spirits -- who were all healed.
- And having risen, the chief priest, and all those with him -- being the sect of the Sadducees -- were filled with zeal,
- and laid their hands upon the apostles, and did put them in a public prison;
- and a messenger of the Lord through the night opened the doors of the prison, having also brought them forth, he said,
- `Go on, and standing, speak in the temple to the people all the sayings of this life;'
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