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Thou hast not lyed to men, but to God. <A name="6"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/acts/5-5.htm"><b>5</b></a></span>And Ananias <i>at the</i> hearing <i>of</i> these words fell down and expired: and great fear came on all that heard these <i>things.</i> <A name="7"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/acts/5-6.htm"><b>6</b></a></span>And <i>some of</i> the young <i>men</i> arose, and wrapped him up; and they carried <i>him</i> out, and buried <i>him.</i><p> <A name="8"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/acts/5-7.htm"><b>7</b></a></span>And about the space of three hours after, his wife also came in, not knowing what had happened. <A name="9"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/acts/5-8.htm"><b>8</b></a></span>And Peter said to her, Tell me whether ye sold the land for so much. And she said, Yes, for so much. <A name="10"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/acts/5-9.htm"><b>9</b></a></span>Then Peter said unto her, Wherefore have ye agreed together to tempt the Spirit of the Lord? behold the feet of those, who have been burying thy husband, <i>now</i> at the door, and they shall carry thee out. <A name="11"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/acts/5-10.htm"><b>10</b></a></span>And immediately she fell down at his feet and expired: and the young men coming in found her dead, and they carried her out and buried her by her husband. <A name="12"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/acts/5-11.htm"><b>11</b></a></span>And great fear came upon the whole assembly, and upon all that heard these things.<p> <A name="13"></a><p class="hdg">The Apostles Heal Many<p><span class="reftext"><a href="/acts/5-12.htm"><b>12</b></a></span>And by the hands of the apostles were many signs and wonders done among the people: And they all met with one accord in Solomon's portico: <A name="14"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/acts/5-13.htm"><b>13</b></a></span>but no other presumed to join himself to them; however the people magnified them. <A name="15"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/acts/5-14.htm"><b>14</b></a></span>And <i>true</i> believers were the more <i>willingly</i> added to the Lord, <i>even</i> multitudes both of men and women. <A name="16"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/acts/5-15.htm"><b>15</b></a></span>insomuch that they brought the sick out into the streets, and laid them on beds and couches, that at lest the shadow of Peter, as he came by, might pass over some of them. <A name="17"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/acts/5-16.htm"><b>16</b></a></span>And a great number <i>out</i> of the cities round about also came together to Jerusalem, bringing those that were infirm and <i>that were</i> troubled with impure spirits; and they were all cured.<p> <A name="18"></a><p class="hdg">The Apostles Arrested and Freed<p><span class="reftext"><a href="/acts/5-17.htm"><b>17</b></a></span>Then the high priest rose up, and all <i>that were</i> with him, (being <i>of</i> the sect of the sadducees,) and were filled with rage: <A name="19"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/acts/5-18.htm"><b>18</b></a></span>and laid their hands on the apostles, and put them in the public prison. <A name="20"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/acts/5-19.htm"><b>19</b></a></span>But an angel of the Lord opened the doors of the prison by night, and having brought them out said, <A name="21"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/acts/5-20.htm"><b>20</b></a></span>"Go stand and speak in the temple to the people all the words of this life." <A name="22"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/acts/5-21.htm"><b>21</b></a></span>And hearing <i>this,</i> they went early in the morning into the temple and taught <i>the people.</i> But the high priest being come, and they that were with him, <i>to the council-chamber,</i> they called together the Sanhedrim, and all the senate of the children of Israel, and sent <i>orders</i> to the prison that they should be brought <i>before them.</i> <A name="23"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/acts/5-22.htm"><b>22</b></a></span>But when the officers came they found them not in the prison: so they returned, <A name="24"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/acts/5-23.htm"><b>23</b></a></span>and told <i>them,</i> saying, the prison we found shut with all safety, and the keepers standing without before the doors: but when we opened <i>them,</i> we found no body within.<p> <A name="25"></a><p class="hdg">The Apostles before the Sanhedrin<p><span class="reftext"><a href="/acts/5-24.htm"><b>24</b></a></span>Now when the <i>high</i> priest, and the captain of the temple, and the chief priests heard these words, they were in doubt concerning them, what this would come to; <A name="26"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/acts/5-25.htm"><b>25</b></a></span>when there came one and told them, saying, behold, the men whom ye put in prison, are in the temple teaching the people. <A name="27"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/acts/5-26.htm"><b>26</b></a></span>Then the captain went with the officers and brought them, <i>but</i> not with violence; for they were afraid of the people least they should be stoned:<p> <A name="28"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/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 asked them, <A name="29"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/acts/5-28.htm"><b>28</b></a></span>saying, Did not we strictly charge you not to teach in this name? and behold ye have filled Jerusalem with your doctrine, and would bring this man's blood upon us. <A name="30"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/acts/5-29.htm"><b>29</b></a></span>But Peter, and the <i>other</i> apostles, answered, and said, <i>We</i> ought to obey God rather than men. <A name="31"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/acts/5-30.htm"><b>30</b></a></span>The God of our fathers hath raised up Jesus whom ye slew and hanged on a tree. <A name="32"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/acts/5-31.htm"><b>31</b></a></span>Him hath God exalted <i>with</i> his right hand <i>as</i> a prince and saviour, to give repentance to Israel, and remission of sins: <A name="33"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/acts/5-32.htm"><b>32</b></a></span>and we are his witnesses of what we declare; and so <i>is</i> the holy Spirit, whom God hath given to them that obey Him.<p> <A name="34"></a><p class="hdg">Gamaliel’s Advice<p><span class="reftext"><a href="/acts/5-33.htm"><b>33</b></a></span>And when they heard <i>this,</i> they were cut <i>to the heart,</i> and took counsel to put them to death. <A name="35"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/acts/5-34.htm"><b>34</b></a></span>But a certain pharisee, named Gamaliel, a doctor of the law, held in <i>much</i> esteem by all the people, stood up in the council, and ordered the apostles to be taken out a little while; and <i>then</i> he said unto them, <A name="36"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/acts/5-35.htm"><b>35</b></a></span>Men of Israel, take heed to yourselves, what ye are about to do, as to these men. <A name="37"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/acts/5-36.htm"><b>36</b></a></span>For some time ago one Theudas arose, pretending to be some <i>extraordinary person,</i> to whom was joined a number of men, about four hundred: who was slain, and all that followed him were dispersed and came to nothing. <A name="38"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/acts/5-37.htm"><b>37</b></a></span>After him arose Judas the Galilean, at the time of the registring, and drew much people after him: <i>but</i> he also perished, and all that followed him were dispersed. <A name="39"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/acts/5-38.htm"><b>38</b></a></span>And <i>therefore</i> as to the present affair I advise you <i>to</i> refrain from these men and let them alone: for if this counsel or this work be of men, it will come to nothing; <A name="40"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/acts/5-39.htm"><b>39</b></a></span>but if it be of God, ye cannot defeat it, least ye be found fighting even against God.<p> <A name="41"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/acts/5-40.htm"><b>40</b></a></span>So they took his advice, and having called for the apostles and scourged <i>them,</i> they charged them not to speak in the name of Jesus, and let them go. <A name="42"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/acts/5-41.htm"><b>41</b></a></span>And they departed from the presence of the council rejoicing that they were counted worthy to suffer disgrace for his name. <span class="reftext"><a href="/acts/5-42.htm"><b>42</b></a></span>And every day in the temple and from house to house they ceased not <i>from</i> teaching and preaching <i>that</i> Jesus <i>was</i> the Christ.<p><br /></div></div><div id="botbox"><div class="padbot"><div align="center">Worsley's New Testament (1770)<br><br>Digital Text Courtesy <a href="https://theword.net">TheWord.net Bible Software</a>.<br><br>Section Headings Courtesy <a href="https://berean.bible">Berean Bible</a>.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span></div></div></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="../acts/4.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Acts 4"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Acts 4" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="../acts/6.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Acts 6"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Acts 6" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhchapnoad.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>