Verse 5
Acts 5:5
GOD'S WORD Translation
5
Ananias, hearing these words, fell down and died. Great fear came on all who heard these things.
Original Language Text
greek
ἀκούων δὲ ὁ Ἁνανίας τοὺς λόγους τούτους πεσὼν ἐξέψυξεν· καὶ ἐγένετο φόβος μέγας ἐπὶ πάντας τοὺς ⸀ἀκούοντας.
English Translation
And hearing these words, Ananias fell down and breathed his last; and great fear came upon all who heard.
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Chapter 5 Context
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But a certain man named Ananias, with Sapphira, his wife, sold a possession,
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and kept back part of the price, his wife also being aware of it, and brought a certain part, and la...
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But Peter said, “Ananias, why has Satan filled your heart to lie to the Holy Spirit, and to keep bac...
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While you kept it, didn’t it remain your own? After it was sold, wasn’t it in your power? How is it...
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Ananias, hearing these words, fell down and died. Great fear came on all who heard these things.
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The young men arose and wrapped him up, and they carried him out and buried him.
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About three hours later, his wife, not knowing what had happened, came in.
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Peter answered her, “Tell me whether you sold the land for so much.”
She said, “Yes, for so much.”
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But Peter asked her, “How is it that you have agreed together to tempt the Spirit of the Lord? Behol...
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She fell down immediately at his feet, and died. The young men came in and found her dead, and they...
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Great fear came on the whole assembly, and on all who heard these things.
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By the hands of the apostles many signs and wonders were done among the people. They were all with o...
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None of the rest dared to join them, however the people honored them.
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More believers were added to the Lord, multitudes of both men and women.
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They even carried out the sick into the streets, and laid them on cots and mattresses, so that as Pe...
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The multitude also came together from the cities around Jerusalem, bringing sick people, and those w...
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But the high priest rose up, and all those who were with him (which is the sect of the Sadducees), a...
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and laid hands on the apostles, and put them in public custody.
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But an angel of the Lord opened the prison doors by night, and brought them out, and said,
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“Go stand and speak in the temple to the people all the words of this life.”
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When they heard this, they entered into the temple about daybreak, and taught. But the high priest c...
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But the officers who came didn’t find them in the prison. They returned and reported,
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“We found the prison shut and locked, and the guards standing before the doors, but when we opened t...
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Now when the high priest, the captain of the temple, and the chief priests heard these words, they w...
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One came and told them, “Behold, the men whom you put in prison are in the temple, standing and teac...
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Then the captain went with the officers, and brought them without violence, for they were afraid tha...
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When they had brought them, they set them before the council. The high priest questioned them,
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saying, “Didn’t we strictly command you not to teach in this name? Behold, you have filled Jerusalem...
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But Peter and the apostles answered, “We must obey God (Elohim) rather than men.
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The God (Elohim) of our fathers raised up Yashua (Jesus), whom you killed, hanging him on a tree.
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God (Elohim) exalted him with his right hand to be a Prince and a Savior, to give repentance to Isra...
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We are His witnesses of these things; and so also is the Holy Spirit, whom God (Elohim) has given to...
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But they, when they heard this, were cut to the heart, and were determined to kill them.
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But one stood up in the council, a Pharisee named Gamaliel, a teacher of the law, honored by all the...
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He said to them, “You men of Israel, be careful concerning these men, what you are about to do.
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For before these days Theudas rose up, making himself out to be somebody; to whom a number of men, a...
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After this man, Judas of Galilee rose up in the days of the enrollment, and drew away some people af...
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Now I tell you, withdraw from these men, and leave them alone. For if this counsel or this work is o...
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But if it is of God (Elohim), you will not be able to overthrow it, and you would be found even to b...
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They agreed with him. Summoning the apostles, they beat them and commanded them not to speak in the...
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They therefore departed from the presence of the council, rejoicing that they were counted worthy to...
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Every day, in the temple and at home, they never stopped teaching and preaching Yashua (Jesus), the...
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