Verse 6
Acts 5:6
New Living Translation
6
Then some young men got up, wrapped him in a sheet, and took him out and buried him.
Original Language Text
greek
ἀναστάντες δὲ οἱ νεώτεροι συνέστειλαν αὐτὸν καὶ ἐξενέγκαντες ἔθαψαν.
English Translation
And the younger ones rose up, took him, and having carried him out, they buried him.
AI translation from greek via gpt-4o-mini
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Chapter 5 Context
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But there was a certain man named Ananias who, with his wife, Sapphira, sold some property.
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He brought part of the money to the apostles, claiming it was the full amount. With his wife’s conse...
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Then Peter said, “Ananias, why have you let Satan fill your heart? You lied to the Holy Spirit, and...
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The property was yours to sell or not sell, as you wished. And after selling it, the money was also...
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As soon as Ananias heard these words, he fell to the floor and died. Everyone who heard about it was...
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Then some young men got up, wrapped him in a sheet, and took him out and buried him.
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About three hours later his wife came in, not knowing what had happened.
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Peter asked her, “Was this the price you and your husband received for your land?” “Yes,” she replie...
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And Peter said, “How could the two of you even think of conspiring to test the Spirit of the Lord li...
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Instantly, she fell to the floor and died. When the young men came in and saw that she was dead, the...
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Great fear gripped the entire church and everyone else who heard what had happened.
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The apostles were performing many miraculous signs and wonders among the people. And all the believe...
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But no one else dared to join them, even though all the people had high regard for them.
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Yet more and more people believed and were brought to the Lord — crowds of both men and women.
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As a result of the apostles’ work, sick people were brought out into the streets on beds and mats so...
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Crowds came from the villages around Jerusalem, bringing their sick and those possessed by evil spir...
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The high priest and his officials, who were Sadducees, were filled with jealousy.
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They arrested the apostles and put them in the public jail.
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But an angel of the Lord came at night, opened the gates of the jail, and brought them out. Then he...
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“Go to the Temple and give the people this message of life!”
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So at daybreak the apostles entered the Temple, as they were told, and immediately began teaching. W...
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But when the Temple guards went to the jail, the men were gone. So they returned to the council and...
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“The jail was securely locked, with the guards standing outside, but when we opened the gates, no on...
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When the captain of the Temple guard and the leading priests heard this, they were perplexed, wonder...
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Then someone arrived with startling news: “The men you put in jail are standing in the Temple, teach...
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The captain went with his Temple guards and arrested the apostles, but without violence, for they we...
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Then they brought the apostles before the high council, where the high priest confronted them.
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“We gave you strict orders never again to teach in this man’s name!” he said. “Instead, you have fil...
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But Peter and the apostles replied, “We must obey God (Elohim) rather than any human authority.
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The God (Elohim) of our ancestors raised Yashua (Jesus) from the dead after you killed him by hangin...
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Then God (Elohim) put him in the place of honor at his right hand as Prince and Savior. He did this...
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We are witnesses of these things and so is the Holy Spirit, who is given by God (Elohim) to those wh...
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When they heard this, the high council was furious and decided to kill them.
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But one member, a Pharisee named Gamaliel, who was an expert in religious law and respected by all t...
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Then he said to his colleagues, “Men of Israel, take care what you are planning to do to these men!
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Some time ago there was that fellow Theudas, who pretended to be someone great. About 400 others joi...
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After him, at the time of the census, there was Judas of Galilee. He got people to follow him, but h...
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“So my advice is, leave these men alone. Let them go. If they are planning and doing these things me...
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But if it is from God (Elohim), you will not be able to overthrow them. You may even find yourselves...
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The others accepted his advice. They called in the apostles and had them flogged. Then they ordered...
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The apostles left the high council rejoicing that God (Elohim) had counted them worthy to suffer dis...
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And every day, in the Temple and from house to house, they continued to teach and preach this messag...
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