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.
1 Um homem chamado Ananias, juntamente com Safira, sua mulher, também vendeu uma propriedade.
2 Ele reteve parte do dinheiro para si, sabendo disso também sua mulher; e o restante levou e colocou aos pés dos apóstolos.
3 Então perguntou Pedro: "Ananias, como você permitiu que Satanás enchesse o seu coração, a ponto de você mentir ao Espírito Santo e guardar para si uma parte do dinheiro que recebeu pela propriedade?
4 Ela não lhe pertencia? E, depois de vendida, o dinheiro não estava em seu poder? O que o levou a pensar em fazer tal coisa? Você não mentiu aos homens, mas sim a Deus".
5 Ouvindo isso, Ananias caiu e morreu. Grande temor apoderou-se de todos os que ouviram o que tinha acontecido.
6 Então os moços vieram, envolveram seu corpo, levaram-no para fora e o sepultaram.
7 Cerca de três horas mais tarde, entrou sua mulher, sem saber o que havia acontecido.
8 Pedro lhe perguntou: "Diga-me, foi esse o preço que vocês conseguiram pela propriedade? " Respondeu ela: "Sim, foi esse mesmo".
9 Pedro lhe disse: "Por que vocês entraram em acordo para tentar o Espírito do Senhor? Veja! Estão à porta os pés dos que sepultaram seu marido, e eles a levarão também".
10 Naquele mesmo instante, ela caiu aos pés dele e morreu. Então os moços entraram e, encontrando-a morta, levaram-na e a sepultaram ao lado de seu marido.
11 E grande temor apoderou-se de toda a igreja e de todos os que ouviram falar desses acontecimentos.
12 Os apóstolos realizavam muitos sinais e maravilhas entre o povo. Todos os que creram costumavam reunir-se no Pórtico de Salomão.
13 Dos demais, ninguém ousava juntar-se a eles, embora o povo os tivesse em alto conceito.
14 Em número cada vez maior, homens e mulheres criam no Senhor e lhes eram acrescentados,
15 de modo que o povo também levava os doentes às ruas e os colocava em camas e macas, para que pelo menos a sombra de Pedro se projetasse sobre alguns, enquanto ele passava.
16 Afluíam também multidões das cidades próximas a Jerusalém, trazendo seus doentes e os que eram atormentados por espíritos imundos; e todos eram curados.
17 Então o sumo sacerdote e todos os seus companheiros, membros do partido dos saduceus, ficaram cheios de inveja.
18 Por isso, mandaram prender os apóstolos, colocando-os numa prisão pública.
19 Mas durante a noite um anjo do Senhor abriu as portas do cárcere, levou-os para fora e
20 disse: "Dirijam-se ao templo e relatem ao povo toda a mensagem desta Vida".
21 Ao amanhecer, eles entraram no pátio do templo, como haviam sido instruídos, e começaram a ensinar o povo. Quando chegaram o sumo sacerdote e os que os seus companheiros, convocaram o Sinédrio — toda a assembléia dos líderes religiosos de Israel — e mandaram buscar os apóstolos na prisão.
22 Todavia, ao chegarem à prisão, os guardas não os encontraram ali. Então, voltaram e relataram:
23 "Encontramos a prisão trancada com toda a segurança, com os guardas diante das portas; mas, quando as abrimos não havia ninguém".
24 Diante desse relato, o capitão da guarda do templo e os chefes dos sacerdotes ficaram perplexos, imaginando o que teria acontecido.
25 Nesse momento chegou alguém e disse: "Os homens que os senhores puseram na prisão estão no pátio do templo, ensinando o povo".
26 Então, indo para lá com os guardas, o capitão trouxe os apóstolos, mas sem o uso de força, pois temiam que o povo os apedrejasse.
27 Tendo levado os apóstolos, apresentaram-nos ao Sinédrio para serem interrogados pelo sumo sacerdote,
28 que lhes disse: "Demos ordens expressas a vocês para que não ensinassem neste nome. Todavia, vocês encheram Jerusalém com sua doutrina e nos querem tornar culpados do sangue desse homem".
29 Pedro e os outros apóstolos responderam: "É preciso obedecer antes a Deus do que aos homens!
30 O Deus dos nossos antepassados ressuscitou Jesus, a quem os senhores mataram, suspendendo-o num madeiro.
31 Deus o exaltou, colocando-o à sua direita como Príncipe e Salvador, para dar a Israel arrependimento e perdão de pecados.
32 Nós somos testemunhas destas coisas, bem como o Espírito Santo, que Deus concedeu aos que lhe obedecem".
33 Ouvindo isso, eles ficaram furiosos e queriam matá-los.
34 Mas um fariseu chamado Gamaliel, mestre da lei, respeitado por todo o povo, levantou-se no Sinédrio e pediu que os homens fossem retirados por um momento.
35 Então lhes disse: "Israelitas, considerem cuidadosamente o que pretendem fazer a esses homens.
36 Há algum tempo, apareceu Teudas, reivindicando ser alguém, e cerca de quatrocentos homens se juntaram a ele. Ele foi morto, todos os seus seguidores se dispersaram e acabaram em nada.
37 Depois dele, nos dias do recenseamento, apareceu Judas, o galileu, que liderou um grupo em rebelião. Ele também foi morto, e todos os seus seguidores foram dispersos.
38 Portanto, neste caso eu os aconselho: deixem esses homens em paz e soltem-nos. Se o propósito ou atividade deles for de origem humana, fracassará;
39 se proceder de Deus, vocês não serão capazes de impedi-los, pois se acharão lutando contra Deus".
40 Eles foram convencidos pelo discurso de Gamaliel. Chamaram os apóstolos e mandaram açoitá-los. Depois, ordenaram-lhes que não falassem em nome de Jesus e os deixaram sair em liberdade.
41 Os apóstolos saíram do Sinédrio, alegres por terem sido considerados dignos de serem humilhados por causa do Nome.
42 Todos os dias, no templo e de casa em casa, não deixavam de ensinar e proclamar que Jesus é o Cristo.