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Acts 5

The Bible in Basic English BBE

1 But a certain man named Ananias, with Sapphira his wife, got money for his property,

2 And kept back part of the price, his wife having knowledge of it, and took the rest and put it at the feet of the Apostles.

3 But Peter said, Ananias, why has the Evil One put it into your heart to be false to the Holy Spirit, and to keep back part of the price of the land?

4 While you had it, was it not your property? and after you had given it in exchange, was it not still in your power? how has this purpose come into your mind? you have been false, not to men, but to God.

5 And at these words, Ananias went down on the earth, and his life went from him: and great fear came on all who were present.

6 And the young men went and made ready his body, and took it out, and put it in the earth.

7 And about three hours after, his wife, having no knowledge of what had taken place, came in.

8 And Peter said to her, Give me an answer: was this amount of money the price of the land? And she said, Yes, it was.

9 But Peter said to her, Why have you made an agreement together to be false to the Spirit of the Lord? See, the feet of the young men who have put the body of your husband in the earth, are at the door, and they will take you out.

10 And straight away she went down at his feet, and her life went from her: and the young men came in and saw her dead, and they took her out and put her in the earth with her husband.

11 Then great fear came on all the church and on all who had knowledge of these things.

12 Now a number of signs and wonders were done among the people by the hands of the Apostles; and they were all together in Solomon's covered way.

13 The others, in fear, kept back from joining them: but the people made much of them;

14 And a great number of men and women had faith, and were joined to the Lord;

15 And they even took into the streets people who were ill, and put them on beds, so that when Peter went by, some of them might be in his shade.

16 And numbers of people came together from the towns round about Jerusalem, with those who were ill and those who were troubled with unclean spirits: and they were all made well.

17 But the high priest and those who were with him (the Sadducees) were full of envy,

18 And they took the Apostles and put them in the common prison.

19 But in the night an angel of the Lord, opening the doors of the prison, took them out and said,

20 Go, take your place in the Temple and give the people all the teaching about this Life.

21 And hearing this, they went into the Temple at dawn, and were teaching. But the high priest and those who were with him got together the Sanhedrin and the representatives of the children of Israel, and sent to the prison to get them.

22 But the men who were sent saw that they were not in the prison, and came back with the news,

23 Saying, The doors of the prison were safely shut, and the keepers were at the doors, but when they were open, there was nobody inside.

24 Now, at these words, the captain of the Temple and the chief priests were greatly troubled about what might be the end of this business.

25 And someone came and said to them, The men, whom you put in prison, are in the Temple teaching the people.

26 Then the captain and some of the police went and took them, but not violently, for fear that they might be stoned by the people.

27 And they took them into the Sanhedrin, and the high priest said to them,

28 We gave you very clear orders not to give teaching in this name: and now Jerusalem is full of your teaching, and you are attempting to make us responsible for this man's death.

29 But Peter and the Apostles, answering, said, We have to do the orders of God, not of man.

30 The God of our fathers gave Jesus back to life, whom you had put to death, hanging him on a tree.

31 Him God has put on high at his right hand, as a Ruler and a Saviour, to give to Israel a change of heart and forgiveness of sins.

32 And we are witnesses of these things, and so is the Holy Spirit, whom God has given to those who keep his laws.

33 But when these words came to their ears, they were cut to the heart, and had a mind to put them to death.

34 But one of the Sanhedrin, a Pharisee named Gamaliel, a man of learning in the law, of whom all the people had a high opinion, got up and made a suggestion for the men to be put outside for a little time.

35 And he said to them, Men of Israel, take care what you do about these men.

36 For before this there was Theudas, who said he was someone important, to whom about four hundred men gave their support: he was put to death, and his band was broken up and came to nothing.

37 After this man, there was Judas of Galilee, at the time of the numbering, and some of the people went after him: he was put to death, and all his supporters were put to flight.

38 And now I say to you, Do nothing to these men, but let them be: for if this teaching or this work is of men, it will come to nothing:

39 But if it is of God, you will not be able to overcome them, and you are in danger of fighting against God.

40 And he seemed to them to be right: and they sent for the Apostles, and, after having them whipped and giving them orders to give no teaching in the name of Jesus, they let them go.

41 So they went away from the Sanhedrin, happy to undergo shame for the Name.

42 And every day, in the Temple and privately, they went on teaching and preaching Jesus as the Christ.

Good News Translation GNT

1 But there was a man named Ananias, who with his wife Sapphira sold some property that belonged to them.

2 But with his wife's agreement he kept part of the money for himself and turned the rest over to the apostles.

3 Peter said to him, "Ananias, why did you let Satan take control of you and make you lie to the Holy Spirit by keeping part of the money you received for the property?

4 Before you sold the property, it belonged to you; and after you sold it, the money was yours. Why, then, did you decide to do such a thing? You have not lied to people - you have lied to God!"

5 As soon as Ananias heard this, he fell down dead; and all who heard about it were terrified.

6 The young men came in, wrapped up his body, carried him out, and buried him.

7 About three hours later his wife, not knowing what had happened, came in.

8 Peter asked her, "Tell me, was this the full amount you and your husband received for your property?" "Yes," she answered, "the full amount."

9 So Peter said to her, "Why did you and your husband decide to put the Lord's Spirit to the test? The men who buried your husband are at the door right now, and they will carry you out too!"

10 At once she fell down at his feet and died. The young men came in and saw that she was dead, so they carried her out and buried her beside her husband.

11 The whole church and all the others who heard of this were terrified.

12 Many miracles and wonders were being performed among the people by the apostles. All the believers met together in Solomon's Porch.

13 Nobody outside the group dared join them, even though the people spoke highly of them.

14 But more and more people were added to the group - a crowd of men and women who believed in the Lord.

15 As a result of what the apostles were doing, sick people were carried out into the streets and placed on beds and mats so that at least Peter's shadow might fall on some of them as he passed by.

16 And crowds of people came in from the towns around Jerusalem, bringing those who were sick or who had evil spirits in them; and they were all healed.

17 Then the High Priest and all his companions, members of the local party of the Sadducees, became extremely jealous of the apostles; so they decided to take action.

18 They arrested the apostles and put them in the public jail.

19 But that night an angel of the Lord opened the prison gates, led the apostles out, and said to them,

20 "Go and stand in the Temple, and tell the people all about this new life."

21 The apostles obeyed, and at dawn they entered the Temple and started teaching. The High Priest and his companions called together all the Jewish elders for a full meeting of the Council; then they sent orders to the prison to have the apostles brought before them.

22 But when the officials arrived, they did not find the apostles in prison, so they returned to the Council and reported,

23 "When we arrived at the jail, we found it locked up tight and all the guards on watch at the gates; but when we opened the gates, we found no one inside!"

24 When the chief priests and the officer in charge of the Temple guards heard this, they wondered what had happened to the apostles.

25 Then a man came in and said to them, "Listen! The men you put in prison are in the Temple teaching the people!"

26 So the officer went off with his men and brought the apostles back. They did not use force, however, because they were afraid that the people might stone them.

27 They brought the apostles in, made them stand before the Council, and the High Priest questioned them.

28 "We gave you strict orders not to teach in the name of this man," he said; "but see what you have done! You have spread your teaching all over Jerusalem, and you want to make us responsible for his death!"

29 Peter and the other apostles answered, "We must obey God, not men.

30 The God of our ancestors raised Jesus from death, after you had killed him by nailing him to a cross.

31 God raised him to his right side as Leader and Savior, to give the people of Israel the opportunity to repent and have their sins forgiven.

32 We are witnesses to these things - we and the Holy Spirit, who is God's gift to those who obey him."

33 When the members of the Council heard this, they were so furious that they wanted to have the apostles put to death.

34 But one of them, a Pharisee named Gamaliel, who was a teacher of the Law and was highly respected by all the people, stood up in the Council. He ordered the apostles to be taken out for a while,

35 and then he said to the Council, "Fellow Israelites, be careful what you do to these men.

36 You remember that Theudas appeared some time ago, claiming to be somebody great, and about four hundred men joined him. But he was killed, all his followers were scattered, and his movement died out.

37 After that, Judas the Galilean appeared during the time of the census; he drew a crowd after him, but he also was killed, and all his followers were scattered.

38 And so in this case, I tell you, do not take any action against these men. Leave them alone! If what they have planned and done is of human origin, it will disappear,

39 but if it comes from God, you cannot possibly defeat them. You could find yourselves fighting against God!" The Council followed Gamaliel's advice.

40 They called the apostles in, had them whipped, and ordered them never again to speak in the name of Jesus; and then they set them free.

41 As the apostles left the Council, they were happy, because God had considered them worthy to suffer disgrace for the sake of Jesus.

42 And every day in the Temple and in people's homes they continued to teach and preach the Good News about Jesus the Messiah.