New American Standard Bible 1995 NASB95
Wycliffe WYC
1 But a man named Ananias, with his wife Sapphira, sold a piece of property,
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But a man [Forsooth some man], Ananias by name, with Sapphira, his wife, sold a field,
2 and kept back some of the price for himself, with his wife's full knowledge, and bringing a portion of it, he laid it at the apostles' feet.
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and defrauded of the price of the field; and his wife was witting. And he brought a part [And he brought some part], and laid [it] before the feet of the apostles.
3 But Peter said, "Ananias, why has Satan filled your heart to lie to the Holy Spirit and to keep back some of the price of the land?
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And Peter said to him, Ananias, why hath Satan tempted thine heart, that thou lie to the Holy Ghost [Forsooth Peter said, Ananias, why hath Satan tempted thine heart, thee to lie to the Holy Ghost], and to defraud of the price of the field?
4 "While it remained unsold, did it not remain your own? And after it was sold, was it not under your control? Why is it that you have conceived this deed in your heart? You have not lied to men but to God."
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Whether it unsold was not thine; and when it was sold, it was in thy power? Why hast thou put this thing in thine heart? Thou hast not lied to men, but to God.
5 And as he heard these words, Ananias fell down and breathed his last; and great fear came over all who heard of it.
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Ananias heard these words, and felled down, and was dead [Forsooth Ananias hearing these words, felled down and died]. And great dread was made on all that heard.
6 The young men got up and covered him up, and after carrying him out, they buried him.
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And young men rose [rised], and moved him away, and bare him out, and buried.
7 Now there elapsed an interval of about three hours, and his wife came in, not knowing what had happened.
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And there was made a space of three hours, and his wife knew not that thing that was done, and entered. [Forsooth there was made as the space of three hours, and the wife of him not knowing that thing that was done, entered in.]
8 And Peter responded to her, "Tell me whether you sold the land for such and such a price?" And she said, "Yes, that was the price."
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And Peter answered to her, Woman, say to me, whether ye sold the field for so much? And she said, Yea, for so much.
9 Then Peter said to her, "Why is it that you have agreed together to put the Spirit of the Lord to the test? Behold, the feet of those who have buried your husband are at the door, and they will carry you out as well."
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And Peter said to her, What befelled to you [What soothly came together to you, or accorded], to tempt the Spirit of the Lord? Lo! the feet of them that have buried thine husband be at the door, and they shall bear thee out.
10 And immediately she fell at his feet and breathed her last, and the young men came in and found her dead, and they carried her out and buried her beside her husband.
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At once [Anon] she felled down at his feet, and died. And the young men entered, and found her dead, and they bare her out, and buried [her] to her husband.
11 And great fear came over the whole church, and over all who heard of these things.
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And great dread was made in all the church, and into all that heard these things.
12 At the hands of the apostles many signs and wonders were taking place among the people; and they were all with one accord in Solomon's portico.
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And by the hands of the apostles signs and many wonders were made in the people. And all were of one accord in the porch of Solomon.
13 But none of the rest dared to associate with them; however, the people held them in high esteem.
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But no man of others durst join himself with them, but the people magnified them.
14 And all the more believers in the Lord , multitudes of men and women, were constantly added to their number,
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And the multitude of men and of women believing in the Lord was more increased,
15 to such an extent that they even carried the sick out into the streets and laid them on cots and pallets, so that when Peter came by at least his shadow might fall on any one of them.
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so that they brought out sick men into streets, and laid in little beds and couches, that when Peter came, namely the shadow of him should shadow each of them, and they should be delivered from their sicknesses [that Peter coming, namely the shadow of him should shadow each of them, and they were delivered from all sicknesses].
16 Also the people from the cities in the vicinity of Jerusalem were coming together, bringing people who were sick or afflicted with unclean spirits, and they were all being healed.
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And the multitude of cities nigh to Jerusalem ran, bringing sick men, and that were travailed of unclean spirits, which all were healed.
17 But the high priest rose up, along with all his associates (that is the sect of the Sadducees ), and they were filled with jealousy.
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But the prince of priests rose up, and all that were with him, that is the heresy of Sadducees, and were filled with envy;
18 They laid hands on the apostles and put them in a public jail.
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and they laid hands on the apostles, and put them in the common ward [and put them in common keeping].
19 But during the night an angel of the Lord opened the gates of the prison, and taking them out he said,
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But the angel of the Lord opened by night the gates of the prison [Forsooth the angel of the Lord by night opened the gates of the prison], and led them out, and said,
20 "Go, stand and speak to the people in the temple the whole message of this Life."
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Go ye, and stand ye, and speak in the temple to the people all the words of this life.
21 Upon hearing this, they entered into the temple about daybreak and began to teach. Now when the high priest and his associates came, they called the Council together, even all the Senate of the sons of Israel, and sent orders to the prison house for them to be brought.
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Whom when they had heard, they entered early into the temple, and taught. And the prince of priests came, and they that were with him, and called together the council, and all the elder men of the children of Israel; and sent to the prison, that they should be brought forth.
22 But the officers who came did not find them in the prison; and they returned and reported back,
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And when the ministers came, and found them not, and for the prison was opened [Soothly when the ministers came, and, the prison opened, found them not], they turned again, and told,
23 saying, "We found the prison house locked quite securely and the guards standing at the doors; but when we had opened up, we found no one inside."
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and said [saying], [Forsooth] We found the prison shut with all diligence, and the keepers standing at the gates; but we opened, and found no man therein.
24 Now when the captain of the temple guard and the chief priests heard these words, they were greatly perplexed about them as to what would come of this.
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And as the magistrates of the temple, and the princes of priests heard these words, they doubted of them, what was done [what should be done].
25 But someone came and reported to them, "The men whom you put in prison are standing in the temple and teaching the people!"
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But a man came, and told to them, For lo! those men which ye have put into prison, be in the temple, and stand, and teach the people [+For lo! the men whom ye have put in prison, be in the temple, standing, and teaching the people].
26 Then the captain went along with the officers and proceeded to bring them back without violence (for they were afraid of the people, that they might be stoned ).
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Then the magistrate went with the ministers, and brought them without violence; for they dreaded the people, lest they should be stoned.
27 When they had brought them, they stood them before the Council. The high priest questioned them,
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And when they had brought them, they set them in the council; and the prince of priests asked them,
28 saying, "We gave you strict orders not to continue teaching in this name, and yet, you have filled Jerusalem with your teaching and intend to bring this man's blood upon us."
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and said, In commandment we commanded you [saying, In commanding we commanded you], that ye should not teach in this name, and lo! ye have filled Jerusalem with your teaching, and ye will bring on us the blood of this man.
29 But Peter and the apostles answered, "We must obey God rather than men.
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And Peter answered, and the apostles, and said, It behooveth to obey to God, more than to men.
30 "The God of our fathers raised up Jesus, whom you had put to death by hanging Him on a cross.
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[The] God of our fathers raised Jesus, whom ye slew, hanging in a tree.
31 "He is the one whom God exalted to His right hand as a Prince and a Savior, to grant repentance to Israel, and forgiveness of sins.
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God enhanced with his right hand this prince and Saviour, that penance were given to Israel [for to give penance to Israel], and remission of sins.
32 "And we are witnesses of these things; and so is the Holy Spirit, whom God has given to those who obey Him."
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And we be witnesses of these words, and the Holy Ghost, whom God gave to all obeying to him.
33 But when they heard this, they were cut to the quick and intended to kill them.
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When they heard these things, they were tormented, and thought to slay them.
34 But a Pharisee named Gamaliel, a teacher of the Law, respected by all the people, stood up in the Council and gave orders to put the men outside for a short time.
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But a man rose in the council, a Pharisee, Gamaliel by name, a doctor of the law, an honourable man to all the people [a worshipful man to all the people], and commanded the men to be put withoutforth for a while [to a short time].
35 And he said to them, "Men of Israel, take care what you propose to do with these men.
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And he said to them, Ye men of Israel, take attention to yourselves on these men, what ye shall do.
36 "For some time ago Theudas rose up, claiming to be somebody, and a group of about four hundred men joined up with him. But he was killed, and all who followed him were dispersed and came to nothing.
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For before these days Theudas, that said himself to be some man [For before these days Theudas was, saying himself to be some man], to whom a number of men consented, about four hundred; which was slain, and all that believed to him [and all whoever believed to him], were scattered, and brought to nought.
37 "After this man, Judas of Galilee rose up in the days of the census and drew away some people after him; he too perished, and all those who followed him were scattered.
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After this, Judas of Galilee was in the days of profession, and turned away the people after him; and all how many ever consented to him, were scattered, and he perished.
38 "So in the present case, I say to you, stay away from these men and let them alone, for if this plan or action is of men, it will be overthrown;
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And now therefore I say to you, depart ye from these men, and suffer ye them; for if this counsel either work [or work] is of men, it shall be undone;
39 but if it is of God, you will not be able to overthrow them; or else you may even be found fighting against God."
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but if it is of God, ye be not able to undo them, lest peradventure ye be found to repugn against God. [forsooth if it is of God, ye be not able to undo them, lest peradventure and ye be found for to repugn God.]
40 They took his advice; and after calling the apostles in, they flogged them and ordered them not to speak in the name of Jesus, and then released them.
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And they consented to him; and they called together the apostles, and commanded to them [and announced to them], that were beaten, that they should no more speak in the name of Jesus, and they let them go [and they left them].
41 So they went on their way from the presence of the Council, rejoicing that they had been considered worthy to suffer shame for His name.
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And they went joying from the sight of the council, that they were had worthy to suffer despising for the name of Jesus.
42 And every day, in the temple and from house to house, they kept right on teaching and preaching Jesus as the Christ.
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But each day they ceased not in the temple, and about houses, to teach and preach Jesus Christ.