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ACTS 4:26–5:11 Prayer for boldness. Ananias, Sapphira lie 1366
your servant, ‘Why did nations CHAP. 4 na·bas a by the apostles, which
become tumultuous and peoples
meditate upon empty things? a
a Ps 2:1
b Ps 2:2
means, when translated, Son of
Comfort, a Levite, a native of
26 The kings of the earth took c Lu 23:12 Cyprus, 37 possessing a piece
their stand and the rulers d Ac 3:13 of land, sold it and brought the
massed together as one against
Heb 7:26
money and deposited it at the
Jehovah and against his anointed
one.’ b Ac 10:38
e Ps 45:7
feet of the apostles. b
27 Even so, both
Herod and Pontius Pilate c
f Isa 53:10 However, a certain man, Ana·nias
by name, together
with Lu 24:44 5
men of nations and with peoples
of Israel were in actuali-
Ac 2:23
1Pe 1:20 with Sap·phira his wife, sold a
g Isa 37:17 possession 2 and secretly held
ty gathered together in this city
back some of the price, his wife
against your holy d h Isa 58:1
servant Jesus,
whom you anointed, e
Ac 19:8
28 in order
to do what things your hand
also knowing about it, and he
i Ac 2:43 broughtjustapartanddeposited
it at the feet of the apostles. c
Ac 5:12
and counsel had foreordained j Ac 3:16
to occur. f 29 And now, Jehovah,
give attention to their
3 But Peter said: “An·a·nias,
k Ac 3:26
why has Satan d emboldened you
l Ac 2:2
to play false e to the holy spirit f
m Ac 2:4
andtoholdbacksecretlysomeof
n 1Th 2:2
the price of the field? 4 As long
o Joh 17:21
Php 1:27 as it remained with you did it
p Ac 2:44 not remain yours, and after it
q Ac 1:22 was sold did it not continue in
Ac 4:2
your control? Why was it that you
r De 15:4
purposed such a deed as this in
Ac 2:45
1Jo 3:17 your heart? You have played
s Ac 5:2 false, g not to men, but to God.” h
t Ac 6:1 5 On hearing these words An·anias
fell down and expired. i And
threats, g and grant your slaves
to keep speaking your word with
all boldness, h 30 while you
stretch out your hand for healing
and while signs and portents i
occur through the name j of your
holy servant k Jesus.”
31 And when they had made
supplication, the place in which
they were gathered together was
shaken; l and they were one and
all filled with the holy spirit m and
were speaking the word of God
with boldness. n
32 Moreover, the multitude of
those who had believed had one
heart and soul, o and not even
one would say that any of the
things he possessed was his own;
but they had all things in common.
p 33 Also, with great power
the apostles continued giving
forth the witness concerning
the resurrection of the Lord Jesus;
q and undeserved kindness
in large measure was upon them
all. 34 In fact, there was not
one in need among them; r for
all those who were possessors of
fields or houses would sell them
and bring the values of the things
sold 35 and they would deposit
them at the feet of the apostles.
s In turn distribution t would
be made to each one, just as he
would have the need. 36 So Joseph,
who was surnamed Bar-
Second Col.
a Ac 11:22
Ac 12:25
b Pr 3:9
Lu 12:33
CHAP. 5
c Ac 4:35
d Lu 22:3
e Ps 101:7
Ps 119:118
Eph 4:25
Col 3:9
Re 21:8
f Nu 30:2
Ec 5:4
Ac 5:9
g De 23:23
h 1Sa 2:25
i 1Pe 4:17
j Ac 2:43
Ac 5:11
k Joh 19:40
l Ex 17:2
Ps 95:9
Mt 4:7
Lu 4:12
1Co 10:9
m Ac 5:5
great fear j came over all those
hearing of it. 6 But the younger
men rose, wrapped him in
cloths, k and carried him out and
buried him.
7 Now after an interval of
about three hours his wife
came in, not knowing what had
happened. 8 Peter said to her:
“Tell me, did YOU two sell the
field for so much?” She said:
“Yes, for so much.” 9 So Peter
said to her: “Why was it agreed
upon between YOU two to make
a test l of the spirit of Jehovah?
Look! The feet of those who
buried your husband are at the
door, and they will carry you
out.” 10 Instantly she fell down
at his feet and expired. m When
the young men came in they
found her dead, and they carried
her out and buried her alongside
her husband. 11 Consequently
great fear came over the whole