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<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" /><meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1" /><title>Acts 5 ESV</title><link rel="stylesheet" href="/chapnew2.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="../spec.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/print.css" type="text/css" media="Print" /></head><body><div id="fx"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx2"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="30" scrolling="no" src="../cmenus/acts/5.htm" align="left" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div><div id="blnk"></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable"><tr><td><div id="fx5"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx6"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="245" scrolling="no" src="../topmenuchap/acts/5-1.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable3"><tr><td><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center" id="announce"><tr><td><div id="l1"><div id="breadcrumbs"><a href="http://biblehub.com">Bible</a> > <a href="../">ESV</a> > Acts 5</div><div id="anc"><iframe src="/anc.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></div><div id="anc2"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><iframe src="/anc2.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></div></td></tr></table><div id="movebox2"><table border="0" align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td><div id="topheading"><a href="../acts/4.htm" title="Acts 4">◄</a> Acts 5 <a href="../acts/6.htm" title="Acts 6">►</a></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center" class="maintable2"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><div id="leftbox"><div class="padleft"><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top">English Standard Version</td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/p/esv/nas/acts/5.shtml" style="color:#001320" title="Parallel Chapters"> Par ▾ </a></tr></table></div></a><div class="chap"><p class="heading">Ananias and Sapphira</p><p class="regular"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/acts/5-1.htm"><b>1</b></a></span>But a man named Ananias, with his wife Sapphira, sold a piece of property, <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/acts/5-2.htm"><b>2</b></a></span>and with his wife’s knowledge he kept back for himself some of the proceeds and brought only a part of it and laid it at the apostles’ feet. <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/acts/5-3.htm"><b>3</b></a></span>But Peter said, “Ananias, why has Satan filled your heart to lie to the Holy Spirit and to keep back for yourself part of the proceeds of the land? <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/acts/5-4.htm"><b>4</b></a></span>While it remained unsold, did it not remain your own? And after it was sold, was it not at your disposal? Why is it that you have contrived this deed in your heart? You have not lied to man but to God.” <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/acts/5-5.htm"><b>5</b></a></span>When Ananias heard these words, he fell down and breathed his last. And great fear came upon all who heard of it. <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/acts/5-6.htm"><b>6</b></a></span>The young men rose and wrapped him up and carried him out and buried him.</p> <p class="regular"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/acts/5-7.htm"><b>7</b></a></span>After an interval of about three hours his wife came in, not knowing what had happened. <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/acts/5-8.htm"><b>8</b></a></span>And Peter said to her, “Tell me whether you<span class="footnote"><sup><a href="#footnotes" title="The Greek for you is plural here">a</a></sup></span> sold the land for so much.” And she said, “Yes, for so much.” <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/acts/5-9.htm"><b>9</b></a></span>But Peter said to her, “How is it that you have agreed together to test the Spirit of the Lord? Behold, the feet of those who have buried your husband are at the door, and they will carry you out.” <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/acts/5-10.htm"><b>10</b></a></span>Immediately she fell down at his feet and breathed her last. When the young men came in they found her dead, and they carried her out and buried her beside her husband. <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/acts/5-11.htm"><b>11</b></a></span>And great fear came upon the whole church and upon all who heard of these things.</p> <p class="heading">Many Signs and Wonders Done</p><p class="regular"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/acts/5-12.htm"><b>12</b></a></span>Now many signs and wonders were regularly done among the people by the hands of the apostles. And they were all together in Solomon’s Portico. <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/acts/5-13.htm"><b>13</b></a></span>None of the rest dared join them, but the people held them in high esteem. <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/acts/5-14.htm"><b>14</b></a></span>And more than ever believers were added to the Lord, multitudes of both men and women, <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/acts/5-15.htm"><b>15</b></a></span>so that they even carried out the sick into the streets and laid them on cots and mats, that as Peter came by at least his shadow might fall on some of them. <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/acts/5-16.htm"><b>16</b></a></span>The people also gathered from the towns around Jerusalem, bringing the sick and those afflicted with unclean spirits, and they were all healed.</p> <p class="heading">The Apostles Arrested and Freed</p><p class="regular"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/acts/5-17.htm"><b>17</b></a></span>But the high priest rose up, and all who were with him (that is, the party of the Sadducees), and filled with jealousy <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/acts/5-18.htm"><b>18</b></a></span>they arrested the apostles and put them in the public prison. <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/acts/5-19.htm"><b>19</b></a></span>But during the night an angel of the Lord opened the prison doors and brought them out, and said, <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/acts/5-20.htm"><b>20</b></a></span>“Go and stand in the temple and speak to the people all the words of this Life.” <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/acts/5-21.htm"><b>21</b></a></span>And when they heard this, they entered the temple at daybreak and began to teach.</p><p class="regular">Now when the high priest came, and those who were with him, they called together the council, all the senate of the people of Israel, and sent to the prison to have them brought. <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/acts/5-22.htm"><b>22</b></a></span>But when the officers came, they did not find them in the prison, so they returned and reported, <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/acts/5-23.htm"><b>23</b></a></span>“We found the prison securely locked and the guards standing at the doors, but when we opened them we found no one inside.” <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/acts/5-24.htm"><b>24</b></a></span>Now when the captain of the temple and the chief priests heard these words, they were greatly perplexed about them, wondering what this would come to. <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/acts/5-25.htm"><b>25</b></a></span>And someone came and told them, “Look! The men whom you put in prison are standing in the temple and teaching the people.” <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/acts/5-26.htm"><b>26</b></a></span>Then the captain with the officers went and brought them, but not by force, for they were afraid of being stoned by the people.</p> <p class="regular"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/acts/5-27.htm"><b>27</b></a></span>And when they had brought them, they set them before the council. And the high priest questioned them, <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/acts/5-28.htm"><b>28</b></a></span>saying, “We strictly charged you not to teach in this name, yet here you have filled Jerusalem with your teaching, and you intend to bring this man’s blood upon us.” <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/acts/5-29.htm"><b>29</b></a></span>But Peter and the apostles answered, “We must obey God rather than men. <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/acts/5-30.htm"><b>30</b></a></span>The God of our fathers raised Jesus, whom you killed by hanging him on a tree. <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/acts/5-31.htm"><b>31</b></a></span>God exalted him at his right hand as Leader and Savior, to give repentance to Israel and forgiveness of sins. <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/acts/5-32.htm"><b>32</b></a></span>And we are witnesses to these things, and so is the Holy Spirit, whom God has given to those who obey him.”</p> <p class="regular"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/acts/5-33.htm"><b>33</b></a></span>When they heard this, they were enraged and wanted to kill them. <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/acts/5-34.htm"><b>34</b></a></span>But a Pharisee in the council named Gamaliel, a teacher of the law held in honor by all the people, stood up and gave orders to put the men outside for a little while. <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/acts/5-35.htm"><b>35</b></a></span>And he said to them, “Men of Israel, take care what you are about to do with these men. <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/acts/5-36.htm"><b>36</b></a></span>For before these days Theudas rose up, claiming to be somebody, and a number of men, about four hundred, joined him. He was killed, and all who followed him were dispersed and came to nothing. <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/acts/5-37.htm"><b>37</b></a></span>After him Judas the Galilean rose up in the days of the census and drew away some of the people after him. He too perished, and all who followed him were scattered. <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/acts/5-38.htm"><b>38</b></a></span>So in the present case I tell you, keep away from these men and let them alone, for if this plan or this undertaking is of man, it will fail; <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/acts/5-39.htm"><b>39</b></a></span>but if it is of God, you will not be able to overthrow them. You might even be found opposing God!” So they took his advice, <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/acts/5-40.htm"><b>40</b></a></span>and when they had called in the apostles, they beat them and charged them not to speak in the name of Jesus, and let them go. <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/acts/5-41.htm"><b>41</b></a></span>Then they left the presence of the council, rejoicing that they were counted worthy to suffer dishonor for the name. <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/acts/5-42.htm"><b>42</b></a></span>And every day, in the temple and from house to house, they did not cease teaching and preaching that the Christ is Jesus.</p><A name="footnotes"></a><hr size="1" color="DDEEFF"><span class="mainfootnotes"><span class="mainfootnoteshdg">Footnotes:</span><br><span class="footnotesbot">a</span> <span class="fnverse">8</span> The Greek for <i class="catch-word">you</i> is plural here<br /></span></div></div><div id="botbox"><div class="padbot"><div align="center">ESV Text Edition® (2016).<br /><br />The ESV® Bible (The Holy Bible, English Standard Version®) copyright © 2001 by <a href="http://www.crossway.org/home/esv/">Crossway Bibles</a>, a publishing ministry of Good News Publishers. 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