3. Peter said, “Why has Satan made you keep back some of the money from the sale of the property? Why have you lied to the Holy Spirit?
4. The property was yours before you sold it, and even after you sold it, the money was still yours. What made you do such a thing? You didn't lie to people. You lied to God!”
5. As soon as Ananias heard this, he dropped dead, and everyone who heard about it was frightened.
6. Some young men came in and wrapped up his body. Then they took it out and buried it.
7. Three hours later Sapphira came in, but she did not know what had happened to her husband.
8. Peter asked her, “Tell me, did you sell the property for this amount?”“Yes,” she answered, “that's the amount.”
9. Then Peter said, “Why did the two of you agree to test the Lord's Spirit? The men who buried Ananias are by the door, and they will carry you out!”
10. At once she fell at Peter's feet and died.When the young men came back in, they found Sapphira lying there dead. So they carried her out and buried her beside her husband.
11. The church members were afraid, and so was everyone else who heard what had happened.
12. The apostles performed many miracles and wonders among the people. All the Lord's followers often met in the part of the temple known as Solomon's Porch.
13. No one outside their group dared join them, even though everyone liked them very much.
14. Many men and women started having faith in the Lord.
15. Then sick people were brought out to the road and placed on stretchers and mats. It was hoped that Peter would walk by, and his shadow would fall on them and heal them.
16. A lot of people living in the towns near Jerusalem brought those who were sick or troubled by evil spirits, and they were all healed.
17. The high priest and all the other Sadducees who were with him became jealous.
18. They arrested the apostles and put them in the city jail.
19. But that night an angel from the Lord opened the doors of the jail and led the apostles out. The angel said,
20. “Go to the temple and tell the people everything about this new life.”
21. So they went into the temple before sunrise and started teaching.The high priest and his men called together their council, which included all Israel's leaders. Then they ordered the apostles to be brought to them from the jail.
22. The temple police who were sent to the jail did not find the apostles. They returned and said,