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Acts 5 - Read-Along · The Five Minute Bible Podcast

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  Acts chapter 5. But a man named Ananias with his
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  wife's Sapphira sold a piece of property and kept back some of
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  the price for himself with his wife's full knowledge, and
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  bringing a portion of it, he laid it at the apostles feet.
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  But Peter said, Ananias, why has Satan filled your heart to lie
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  to the Holy Spirit, and to keep back some of the price of the
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  land while it remained unsold? Did it not remain your own?
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  And after it was sold, was it not under your control?
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  Why is it that you have conceived this deed in your
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  heart? You have not lied to men, but to
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  God. And as he heard these words,
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  Ananias fell down and breathed his last in great fear, came
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  over all who heard of it. The young men got up and covered
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  him up, and after carrying him out, they buried him.
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  Now there elapsed an interval of about 3 hours.
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  And his wife came in, not knowing what had happened.
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  And Peter responded to her. Tell me whether you sold the
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  land for such and such a price? And she said, Yes, that was the
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  price. And Peter said to her, Why is it
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  that you have agreed together to put the Spirit of the Lord to
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  the test? Behold, the feet of those who
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  have buried your husband are at the door, and they will carry
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  you out as well. And immediately she fell at his
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  feet, and breathed her last. And the young men came in and
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  found her dead, and they carried her out and buried her beside
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  her husband. In great fear came over the
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  whole church, and over all who heard of these things at the
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  hands of the apostles. Many signs and wonders were
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  taking place among the people, and they were all with 1 accord
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  in Solomon's portico, but none of the rest dared to associate
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  with them. However, the people held them in
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  high esteem and all the more believers in the Lord.
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  Multitudes of men and women were constantly added to their
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  number, to such an extent that they even carried the sick out
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  into the streets and laid them on cots and pallets, so that
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  when Peter came by, at least his shadow might fall on any one of
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  them. Also the people from the cities
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  in the vicinity of Jerusalem were coming together, bringing
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  people who were sick or afflicted with unclean spirits,
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  and they were all being healed. But the high priest rose up
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  along with all his associates, that is, the sect of the
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  Sadducees, and they were filled with jealousy.
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  They laid hands on the apostles and put them in a public jail.
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  But during the night an Angel of the Lord opened the gates of the
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  prison, and taking them out, he said, Go stand and speak to the
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  people in the temple, the whole message of this life.
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  Upon hearing this, they entered into the temple about Daybreak
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  and began to teach. And when the high priest and his
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  associates came, they called the council together, even all the
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  Senate of the Sons of Israel, and sent orders to the prison
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  house for them to be brought. But the officers who came did
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  not find them in the prison, and they returned and reported back,
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  saying, We found the prison house locked quite securely, and
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  the guards standing at the doors.
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  When we had opened up, we found no one inside.
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  Now when the captain of the temple guard and the chief
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  priests heard these words, they were greatly perplexed about
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  them as to what would come of this.
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  But someone came and reported to them.
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  The men whom you put in prison are standing in the temple and
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  teaching the people. Then the captain went along with
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  the officers and proceeded to bring them back without
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  violence, for they were afraid of the people that they might be
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  stoned. When they had brought them, they
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  stood them before the council. The high priest questioned them,
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  saying, We gave you strict orders not to continue teaching
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  in this name, and yet you have filled Jerusalem with your
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  teaching and intend to bring this man's blood upon us.
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  But Peter and the apostles answered, We must obey God
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  rather than men. The God of our fathers raised up
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  Jesus, whom you had put to death by hanging him on a cross.
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  He is the one whom God exalted to his right hand as a Prince
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  and a Saviour to grant repentance to Israel and
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  forgiveness of sins. And we are witnesses of these
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  things, and so is the Holy Spirit whom God has given to
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  those who obey him. But when they heard this, they
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  were cut to the quick and intended to kill them.
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  But a Pharisee named Gamaliel, a teacher of the law, respected by
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  all the people, stood up in the council and gave orders to put
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  the men outside for a short time.
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  And he said to them, Men of Israel, take care of what you
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  propose to do with these men. For some time ago Thudus rose up
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  claiming to be somebody, and a group of about 400 men joined up
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  with him. But he was killed, and all who
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  followed him were dispersed and came to nothing.
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  After this man, Judas of Galilee rose up in the days of the
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  census and drew away some people after him, He too perished, and
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  all those who followed him were scattered.
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  So in the present case, I say to you, stay away from these men
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  and let them alone. For if this plan or action is of
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  men, it will be overthrown, but if it is of God, you will not be
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  able to overthrow them, or else you may even be found fighting
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  against God. They took his advice, and after
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  calling the apostles in, they flogged them and ordered them
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  not to speak in the name of Jesus and then release them.
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  So they went on their way from the presence of the council,
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  rejoicing that they had been considered worthy to suffer
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  shame for his name. And every day in the temple and
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  from house to house, they kept right on teaching and preaching
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  Jesus as the Christ.