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Learn about the sources and coverage →But another man, Ananias, sold a property together with his wife, Sapphira.
But a certain man named Ananias, with Sapphira his wife, sold a possession,
Ἀνὴρ δέ τις Ἀνανίας ὀνόματι, σὺν Σαπφείρῃ τῇ γυναικὶ αὐτοῦ, ἐπώλησεν κτῆμα,
Anēr de tis Ananias onomati, syn Sappheirē tē gynaiki autou, epōlēsen ktēma,
With his wife fully aware of what he was doing, he secretly kept some of the sale money for himself. He brought the rest and placed it at the apostles’ feet.
And kept back part of the price, his wife also being privy to it, and brought a certain part, and laid it at the apostles’ feet.
καὶ ἐνοσφίσατο ἀπὸ τῆς τιμῆς, συνειδυίας καὶ τῆς γυναικὸς αὐτοῦ, καὶ ἐνέγκας μέρος τι παρὰ τοὺς πόδας τῶν ἀποστόλων ἔθηκεν.
kai enosphisato apo tēs timēs, syneiduias kai tēs gynaikos autou, kai enenkas meros ti para tous podas tōn apostolōn ethēken.
Peter said, “Ananias, why has Satan filled your heart, leading you to lie to the Holy Spirit and secretly hold back part of the money from the land?
But Peter said, Ananias, why hath Satan filled thine heart to lie to the Holy Ghost, and to keep back part of the price of the land?
Εἶπεν δὲ Πέτρος, Ἀνανία, διὰ τί ἐπλήρωσεν ὁ Σατανᾶς τὴν καρδίαν σου, ψεύσασθαί σε τὸ πνεῦμα τὸ ἅγιον, καὶ νοσφίσασθαί σε ἀπὸ τῆς τιμῆς τοῦ χωρίου;
Eipen de Petros, Anania, dia ti eplērōsen ho Satanas tēn kardian sou, pseusasthai se to pneuma to hagion, kai nosphisasthai se apo tēs timēs tou chōriou?
Before you sold it, wasn’t it yours? And after the sale, wasn’t the money yours to control? Why did you decide in your heart to do this? Your lie was not to human beings, but to God.”
Whiles it remained, was it not thine own? and after it was sold, was it not in thine own power? why hast thou conceived this thing in thine heart? thou hast not lied unto men, but unto God.
Οὐχὶ μένον σοὶ ἔμενεν, καὶ πραθὲν ἐν τῇ σῇ ἐξουσίᾳ ὑπῆρχεν; Τί ὅτι ἔθου ἐν τῇ καρδίᾳ σου τὸ πρᾶγμα τοῦτο; Οὐκ ἐψεύσω ἀνθρώποις, ἀλλὰ τῷ θεῷ.
Ouchi menon soi emenen, kai prathen en tē sē exousia hypērchen? Ti hoti ethou en tē kardia sou to pragma touto? Ouk epseusō anthrōpois, alla tō theō.
At these words, Ananias collapsed and died. Everyone who heard what had happened was deeply afraid.
And Ananias hearing these words fell down, and gave up the ghost: and great fear came on all them that heard these things.
Ἀκούων δὲ ὁ Ἀνανίας τοὺς λόγους τούτους, πεσὼν ἐξέψυξεν∙ καὶ ἐγένετο φόβος μέγας ἐπὶ πάντας τοὺς ἀκούοντας ταῦτα.
Akouōn de ho Ananias tous logous toutous, pesōn exepsyxen; kai egeneto phobos megas epi pantas tous akouontas tauta.
The younger men got up, wrapped his body, carried him out, and buried him.
And the young men arose, wound him up, and carried him out, and buried him.
Ἀναστάντες δὲ οἱ νεώτεροι συνέστειλαν αὐτόν, καὶ ἐξενέγκαντες ἔθαψαν.
Anastantes de hoi neōteroi synesteilan auton, kai exenenkantes ethapsan.
About three hours later, his wife came in. She had not heard what had happened.
And it was about the space of three hours after, when his wife, not knowing what was done, came in.
Ἐγένετο δὲ ὡς ὡρῶν τριῶν διάστημα, καὶ ἡ γυνὴ αὐτοῦ μὴ εἰδυῖα τὸ γεγονὸς εἰσῆλθεν.
Egeneto de hōs hōrōn triōn diastēma, kai hē gynē autou mē eiduia to gegonos eisēlthen.
Peter asked her, “Tell me, did you and your husband sell the land for this amount?” She answered, “Yes, that was the amount.”
And Peter answered unto her, Tell me whether ye sold the land for so much? And she said, Yea, for so much.
Ἀπεκρίθη δὲ αὐτῇ ὁ Πέτρος, Εἰπέ μοι, εἰ τοσούτου τὸ χωρίον ἀπέδοσθε; Ἡ δὲ εἶπεν, Ναί, τοσούτου.
Apekrithē de autē ho Petros, Eipe moi, ei tosoutou to chōrion apedosthe? Hē de eipen, Nai, tosoutou.
Then Peter said, “Why did the two of you agree to put the Lord’s Spirit to the test? Listen—the men who buried your husband are at the door. They will carry you out too.”
Then Peter said unto her, How is it that ye have agreed together to tempt the Spirit of the Lord? behold, the feet of them which have buried thy husband are at the door, and shall carry thee out.
Ὁ δὲ Πέτρος εἶπεν πρὸς αὐτήν, Τί ὅτι συνεφωνήθη ὑμῖν πειράσαι τὸ πνεῦμα κυρίου; Ἰδού, οἱ πόδες τῶν θαψάντων τὸν ἄνδρα σου ἐπὶ τῇ θύρᾳ, καὶ ἐξοίσουσίν σε.
Ho de Petros eipen pros autēn, Ti hoti synephōnēthē hymin peirasai to pneuma kyriou? Idou, hoi podes tōn thapsantōn ton andra sou epi tē thyra, kai exoisousin se.
She immediately collapsed at his feet and died. When the young men came in, they found her dead. They carried her out and buried her beside her husband.
Then fell she down straightway at his feet, and yielded up the ghost: and the young men came in, and found her dead, and, carrying her forth, buried her by her husband.
Ἔπεσεν δὲ παραχρῆμα παρὰ τοὺς πόδας αὐτοῦ, καὶ ἐξέψυξεν∙ εἰσελθόντες δὲ οἱ νεανίσκοι εὗρον αὐτὴν νεκράν, καὶ ἐξενέγκαντες ἔθαψαν πρὸς τὸν ἄνδρα αὐτῆς.
Epesen de parachrēma para tous podas autou, kai exepsyxen; eiselthontes de hoi neaniskoi heuron autēn nekran, kai exenenkantes ethapsan pros ton andra autēs.
Deep fear spread through the entire church and everyone else who heard about these events.
And great fear came upon all the church, and upon as many as heard these things.
Καὶ ἐγένετο φόβος μέγας ἐφ’ ὅλην τὴν ἐκκλησίαν, καὶ ἐπὶ πάντας τοὺς ἀκούοντας ταῦτα.
Kai egeneto phobos megas eph’ holēn tēn ekklēsian, kai epi pantas tous akouontas tauta.
Many miraculous signs and wonders were taking place among the people through the apostles. The believers all met together in Solomon’s Portico.
¶ And by the hands of the apostles were many signs and wonders wrought among the people; (and they were all with one accord in Solomon’s porch.
Διὰ δὲ τῶν χειρῶν τῶν ἀποστόλων ἐγίνετο σημεῖα καὶ τέρατα ἐν τῷ λαῷ πολλά∙ καὶ ἦσαν ὁμοθυμαδὸν ἅπαντες ἐν τῇ στοᾷ Σολομῶντος.
Dia de tōn cheirōn tōn apostolōn egineto sēmeia kai terata en tō laō polla; kai ēsan homothymadon hapantes en tē stoa Solomōntos.
The others did not dare to join them, although the people thought highly of them.
And of the rest durst no man join himself to them: but the people magnified them.
Τῶν δὲ λοιπῶν οὐδεὶς ἐτόλμα κολλᾶσθαι αὐτοῖς, ἀλλ’ ἐμεγάλυνεν αὐτοὺς ὁ λαός∙
Tōn de loipōn oudeis etolma kollasthai autois, all’ emegalynen autous ho laos;
Yet increasing numbers believed in the Lord and were added to the community—large numbers of both men and women.
And believers were the more added to the Lord, multitudes both of men and women.)
μᾶλλον δὲ προσετίθεντο πιστεύοντες τῷ κυρίῳ, πλήθη ἀνδρῶν τε καὶ γυναικῶν∙
mallon de prosetithento pisteuontes tō kyriō, plēthē andrōn te kai gynaikōn;
People even brought the sick into the streets and placed them on beds and sleeping mats, hoping that Peter’s shadow might fall across at least one of them as he passed by.
Insomuch that they brought forth the sick into the streets, and laid them on beds and couches, that at the least the shadow of Peter passing by might overshadow some of them.
ὥστε κατὰ τὰς πλατείας ἐκφέρειν τοὺς ἀσθενεῖς, καὶ τιθέναι ἐπὶ κλινῶν καὶ κραββάτων, ἵνα ἐρχομένου Πέτρου κἂν ἡ σκιὰ ἐπισκιάσῃ τινὶ αὐτῶν.
hōste kata tas plateias ekpherein tous astheneis, kai tithenai epi klinōn kai krabbatōn, hina erchomenou Petrou kan hē skia episkiasē tini autōn.
Crowds also came into Jerusalem from the surrounding towns, bringing sick people and those tormented by unclean spirits. Every one of them was healed.
There came also a multitude out of the cities round about unto Jerusalem, bringing sick folks, and them which were vexed with unclean spirits: and they were healed every one.
Συνήρχετο δὲ καὶ τὸ πλῆθος τῶν πέριξ πόλεων εἰς Ἱερουσαλήμ, φέροντες ἀσθενεῖς καὶ ὀχλουμένους ὑπὸ πνευμάτων ἀκαθάρτων, οἵτινες ἐθεραπεύοντο ἅπαντες.
Synērcheto de kai to plēthos tōn perix poleōn eis Hierousalēm, pherontes astheneis kai ochloumenous hypo pneumatōn akathartōn, hoitines etherapeuonto hapantes.
Then the high priest and all his supporters, who belonged to the Sadducee party, took action. They were consumed with jealousy.
¶ Then the high priest rose up, and all they that were with him, (which is the sect of the Sadducees,) and were filled with indignation,
Ἀναστὰς δὲ ὁ ἀρχιερεὺς καὶ πάντες οἱ σὺν αὐτῷ—ἡ οὖσα αἵρεσις τῶν Σαδδουκαίων—ἐπλήσθησαν ζήλου,
Anastas de ho archiereus kai pantes hoi syn autō—hē ousa hairesis tōn Saddoukaiōn—eplēsthēsan zēlou,
They arrested the apostles and locked them in the public prison.
And laid their hands on the apostles, and put them in the common prison.
καὶ ἐπέβαλον τὰς χεῖρας αὐτῶν ἐπὶ τοὺς ἀποστόλους, καὶ ἔθεντο αὐτοὺς ἐν τηρήσει δημοσίᾳ.
kai epebalon tas cheiras autōn epi tous apostolous, kai ethento autous en tērēsei dēmosia.
But an angel of the Lord opened the prison doors during the night and led them outside.
But the angel of the Lord by night opened the prison doors, and brought them forth, and said,
Ἄγγελος δὲ κυρίου διὰ τῆς νυκτὸς ἤνοιξεν τὰς θύρας τῆς φυλακῆς, ἐξαγαγών τε αὐτοὺς εἶπεν,
Angelos de kyriou dia tēs nyktos ēnoixen tas thyras tēs phylakēs, exagagōn te autous eipen,
“Go and take your stand in the temple,” he said. “Tell the people the whole message of this life.”
Go, stand and speak in the temple to the people all the words of this life.
Πορεύεσθε, καὶ σταθέντες λαλεῖτε ἐν τῷ ἱερῷ τῷ λαῷ πάντα τὰ ῥήματα τῆς ζωῆς ταύτης.
Poreuesthe, kai stathentes laleite en tō hierō tō laō panta ta rhēmata tēs zōēs tautēs.
The apostles followed these instructions. They went into the temple at dawn and began teaching. Meanwhile, the high priest and his supporters arrived and assembled the council—the full body of Israel’s elders. They sent to the prison to have the apostles brought before them.
And when they heard that, they entered into the temple early in the morning, and taught. But the high priest came, and they that were with him, and called the council together, and all the senate of the children of Israel, and sent to the prison to have them brought.
Ἀκούσαντες δὲ εἰσῆλθον ὑπὸ τὸν ὄρθρον εἰς τὸ ἱερόν, καὶ ἐδίδασκον. Παραγενόμενος δὲ ὁ ἀρχιερεὺς καὶ οἱ σὺν αὐτῷ, συνεκάλεσαν τὸ συνέδριον καὶ πᾶσαν τὴν γερουσίαν τῶν υἱῶν Ἰσραήλ, καὶ ἀπέστειλαν εἰς τὸ δεσμωτήριον, ἀχθῆναι αὐτούς.
Akousantes de eisēlthon hypo ton orthron eis to hieron, kai edidaskon. Paragenomenos de ho archiereus kai hoi syn autō, synekalesan to synedrion kai pasan tēn gerousian tōn huiōn Israēl, kai apesteilan eis to desmōtērion, achthēnai autous.
But when the officers arrived, the apostles were not in the prison. They went back and reported,
But when the officers came, and found them not in the prison, they returned, and told,
Οἱ δὲ ὑπηρέται παραγενόμενοι οὐχ εὗρον αὐτοὺς ἐν τῇ φυλακῇ∙ ἀναστρέψαντες δὲ ἀπήγγειλαν,
Hoi de hypēretai paragenomenoi ouch heuron autous en tē phylakē; anastrepsantes de apēngeilan,
“We found the prison securely locked, with guards stationed in front of the doors. But when we opened it, there was no one inside!”
Saying, The prison truly found we shut with all safety, and the keepers standing without before the doors: but when we had opened, we found no man within.
λέγοντες ὅτι Τὸ μὲν δεσμωτήριον εὕρομεν κεκλεισμένον ἐν πάσῃ ἀσφαλείᾳ, καὶ τοὺς φύλακας ἑστῶτας πρὸ τῶν θυρῶν∙ ἀνοίξαντες δέ, ἔσω οὐδένα εὕρομεν.
legontes hoti To men desmōtērion heuromen kekleismenon en pasē asphaleia, kai tous phylakas hestōtas pro tōn thyrōn; anoixantes de, esō oudena heuromen.
When the priest, the temple commander, and the chief priests heard this, they were bewildered and wondered where it would lead.
Now when the high priest and the captain of the temple and the chief priests heard these things, they doubted of them whereunto this would grow.
Ὡς δὲ ἤκουσαν τοὺς λόγους τούτους ὅ τε ἱερεὺς καὶ ὁ στρατηγὸς τοῦ ἱεροῦ καὶ οἱ ἀρχιερεῖς, διηπόρουν περὶ αὐτῶν, τί ἂν γένοιτο τοῦτο.
Hōs de ēkousan tous logous toutous ho te hiereus kai ho stratēgos tou hierou kai hoi archiereis, diēporoun peri autōn, ti an genoito touto.
Then someone arrived with news: “Look! The men you imprisoned are in the temple, standing there teaching the people!”
Then came one and told them, saying, Behold, the men whom ye put in prison are standing in the temple, and teaching the people.
Παραγενόμενος δέ τις ἀπήγγειλεν αὐτοῖς ὅτι Ἰδού, οἱ ἄνδρες οὓς ἔθεσθε ἐν τῇ φυλακῇ εἰσὶν ἐν τῷ ἱερῷ ἑστῶτες καὶ διδάσκοντες τὸν λαόν.
Paragenomenos de tis apēngeilen autois hoti Idou, hoi andres hous ethesthe en tē phylakē eisin en tō hierō hestōtes kai didaskontes ton laon.
The commander went with the officers and brought them back, but without using force. They were afraid the people would stone them.
Then went the captain with the officers, and brought them without violence: for they feared the people, lest they should have been stoned.
Τότε ἀπελθὼν ὁ στρατηγὸς σὺν τοῖς ὑπηρέταις ἤγαγεν αὐτούς, οὐ μετὰ βίας, ἐφοβοῦντο γὰρ τὸν λαόν, ἵνα μὴ λιθασθῶσιν.
Tote apelthōn ho stratēgos syn tois hypēretais ēgagen autous, ou meta bias, ephobounto gar ton laon, hina mē lithasthōsin.
They brought the apostles in and stood them before the council. The high priest questioned them:
And when they had brought them, they set them before the council: and the high priest asked them,
Ἀγαγόντες δὲ αὐτοὺς ἔστησαν ἐν τῷ συνεδρίῳ. Καὶ ἐπηρώτησεν αὐτοὺς ὁ ἀρχιερεύς,
Agagontes de autous estēsan en tō synedriō. Kai epērōtēsen autous ho archiereus,
“Didn’t we give you strict orders not to teach in this name? Yet you have spread your teaching all over Jerusalem, and you are trying to hold us responsible for this man’s blood!”
Saying, Did not we straitly command you that ye should not teach in this name? and, behold, ye have filled Jerusalem with your doctrine, and intend to bring this man’s blood upon us.
λέγων, Οὐ παραγγελίᾳ παρηγγείλαμεν ὑμῖν μὴ διδάσκειν ἐπὶ τῷ ὀνόματι τούτῳ; Καὶ ἰδοὺ πεπληρώκατε τὴν Ἱερουσαλὴμ τῆς διδαχῆς ὑμῶν, καὶ βούλεσθε ἐπαγαγεῖν ἐφ’ ἡμᾶς τὸ αἷμα τοῦ ἀνθρώπου τούτου.
legōn, Ou parangelia parēngeilamen hymin mē didaskein epi tō onomati toutō? Kai idou peplērōkate tēn Hierousalēm tēs didachēs hymōn, kai boulesthe epagagein eph’ hēmas to haima tou anthrōpou toutou.
Peter and the apostles answered, “Our duty is to obey God above human authorities.
¶ Then Peter and the other apostles answered and said, We ought to obey God rather than men.
Ἀποκριθεὶς δὲ Πέτρος καὶ οἱ ἀπόστολοι εἶπον, Πειθαρχεῖν δεῖ θεῷ μᾶλλον ἢ ἀνθρώποις.
Apokritheis de Petros kai hoi apostoloi eipon, Peitharchein dei theō mallon ē anthrōpois.
The God of our ancestors raised Jesus from the dead. You killed Him by hanging Him on a tree.
The God of our fathers raised up Jesus, whom ye slew and hanged on a tree.
Ὁ θεὸς τῶν πατέρων ἡμῶν ἤγειρεν Ἰησοῦν, ὃν ὑμεῖς διεχειρίσασθε, κρεμάσαντες ἐπὶ ξύλου.
Ho theos tōn paterōn hēmōn ēgeiren Iēsoun, hon hymeis diecheirisasthe, kremasantes epi xylou.
God exalted Him to His right hand as Leader and Savior, to give Israel repentance and the forgiveness of sins.
Him hath God exalted with his right hand to be a Prince and a Saviour, for to give repentance to Israel, and forgiveness of sins.
Τοῦτον ὁ θεὸς ἀρχηγὸν καὶ σωτῆρα ὕψωσεν τῇ δεξιᾷ αὐτοῦ, δοῦναι μετάνοιαν τῷ Ἰσραὴλ καὶ ἄφεσιν ἁμαρτιῶν.
Touton ho theos archēgon kai sōtēra hypsōsen tē dexia autou, dounai metanoian tō Israēl kai aphesin hamartiōn.
We are His witnesses to these things. The Holy Spirit is a witness too—the Spirit God has given to those who obey Him.”
And we are his witnesses of these things; and so is also the Holy Ghost, whom God hath given to them that obey him.
Καὶ ἡμεῖς ἐσμεν αὐτοῦ μάρτυρες τῶν ῥημάτων τούτων, καὶ τὸ πνεῦμα δὲ τὸ ἅγιον, ὃ ἔδωκεν ὁ θεὸς τοῖς πειθαρχοῦσιν αὐτῷ.
Kai hēmeis esmen autou martyres tōn rhēmatōn toutōn, kai to pneuma de to hagion, ho edōken ho theos tois peitharchousin autō.
These words infuriated the council, and they began considering how to kill the apostles.
¶ When they heard that, they were cut to the heart, and took counsel to slay them.
Οἱ δὲ ἀκούοντες διεπρίοντο, καὶ ἐβουλεύοντο ἀνελεῖν αὐτούς.
Hoi de akouontes dieprionto, kai ebouleuonto anelein autous.
But a Pharisee named Gamaliel stood up in the council. He was a teacher of the law whom all the people respected. He ordered that the apostles be taken outside briefly.
Then stood there up one in the council, a Pharisee, named Gamaliel, a doctor of the law, had in reputation among all the people, and commanded to put the apostles forth a little space;
Ἀναστὰς δέ τις ἐν τῷ συνεδρίῳ Φαρισαῖος, ὀνόματι Γαμαλιήλ, νομοδιδάσκαλος, τίμιος παντὶ τῷ λαῷ, ἐκέλευσεν ἔξω βραχύ τι τοὺς ἀποστόλους ποιῆσαι.
Anastas de tis en tō synedriō Pharisaios, onomati Gamaliēl, nomodidaskalos, timios panti tō laō, ekeleusen exō brachy ti tous apostolous poiēsai.
Then he addressed the council: “Men of Israel, be careful about what you are planning to do to these men.
And said unto them, Ye men of Israel, take heed to yourselves what ye intend to do as touching these men.
Εἶπέν τε πρὸς αὐτούς, Ἄνδρες Ἰσραηλῖται, προσέχετε ἑαυτοῖς ἐπὶ τοῖς ἀνθρώποις τούτοις, τί μέλλετε πράσσειν.
Eipen te pros autous, Andres Israēlitai, prosechete heautois epi tois anthrōpois toutois, ti mellete prassein.
Some time ago, Theudas appeared, making great claims for himself. About four hundred men joined him. He was killed, and his followers broke apart; their movement came to nothing.
For before these days rose up Theudas, boasting himself to be somebody; to whom a number of men, about four hundred, joined themselves: who was slain; and all, as many as obeyed him, were scattered, and brought to nought.
Πρὸ γὰρ τούτων τῶν ἡμερῶν ἀνέστη Θευδᾶς, λέγων εἶναί τινα ἑαυτόν, ᾧ προσεκλήθη ἀριθμὸς ἀνδρῶν ὡσεὶ τετρακοσίων∙ ὃς ἀνῃρέθη, καὶ πάντες ὅσοι ἐπείθοντο αὐτῷ διελύθησαν καὶ ἐγένοντο εἰς οὐδέν.
Pro gar toutōn tōn hēmerōn anestē Theudas, legōn einai tina heauton, hō proseklēthē arithmos andrōn hōsei tetrakosiōn; hos anērethē, kai pantes hosoi epeithonto autō dielythēsan kai egenonto eis ouden.
After him, Judas the Galilean appeared during the census and drew a considerable number of people into following him. He too died, and everyone who followed him was scattered.
After this man rose up Judas of Galilee in the days of the taxing, and drew away much people after him: he also perished; and all, even as many as obeyed him, were dispersed.
Μετὰ τοῦτον ἀνέστη Ἰούδας ὁ Γαλιλαῖος ἐν ταῖς ἡμέραις τῆς ἀπογραφῆς, καὶ ἀπέστησεν λαὸν ἱκανὸν ὀπίσω αὐτοῦ∙ κἀκεῖνος ἀπώλετο, καὶ πάντες ὅσοι ἐπείθοντο αὐτῷ διεσκορπίσθησαν.
Meta touton anestē Ioudas ho Galilaios en tais hēmerais tēs apographēs, kai apestēsen laon hikanon opisō autou; kakeinos apōleto, kai pantes hosoi epeithonto autō dieskorpisthēsan.
So here is my advice now: leave these men alone. Let them go. If this plan or work comes from human beings, it will collapse.
And now I say unto you, Refrain from these men, and let them alone: for if this counsel or this work be of men, it will come to nought:
Καὶ τὰ νῦν λέγω ὑμῖν, ἀπόστητε ἀπὸ τῶν ἀνθρώπων τούτων, καὶ ἐάσατε αὐτούς∙ ὅτι ἐὰν ᾖ ἐξ ἀνθρώπων ἡ βουλὴ ἢ τὸ ἔργον τοῦτο, καταλυθήσεται∙
Kai ta nyn legō hymin, apostēte apo tōn anthrōpōn toutōn, kai easate autous; hoti ean ē ex anthrōpōn hē boulē ē to ergon touto, katalythēsetai;
But if it comes from God, you cannot bring it down. You could even find yourselves fighting against God.”
But if it be of God, ye can not overthrow it; lest haply ye be found even to fight against God.
εἰ δὲ ἐκ θεοῦ ἐστιν, οὐ δύνασθε καταλῦσαι αὐτό, μήποτε καὶ θεομάχοι εὑρεθῆτε.
ei de ek theou estin, ou dynasthe katalysai auto, mēpote kai theomachoi heurethēte.
They were persuaded by him. They called the apostles back, had them beaten, and ordered them not to speak in Jesus’ name. Then they released them.
And to him they agreed: and when they had called the apostles, and beaten them, they commanded that they should not speak in the name of Jesus, and let them go.
Ἐπείσθησαν δὲ αὐτῷ∙ καὶ προσκαλεσάμενοι τοὺς ἀποστόλους, δείραντες παρήγγειλαν μὴ λαλεῖν ἐπὶ τῷ ὀνόματι τοῦ Ἰησοῦ, καὶ ἀπέλυσαν αὐτούς.
Epeisthēsan de autō; kai proskalesamenoi tous apostolous, deirantes parēngeilan mē lalein epi tō onomati tou Iēsou, kai apelysan autous.
The apostles left the council rejoicing that they had been considered worthy of being disgraced for the name of Jesus.
¶ And they departed from the presence of the council, rejoicing that they were counted worthy to suffer shame for his name.
Οἱ μὲν οὖν ἐπορεύοντο χαίροντες ἀπὸ προσώπου τοῦ συνεδρίου, ὅτι ὑπὲρ τοῦ ὀνόματος τοῦ Ἰησοῦ κατηξιώθησαν ἀτιμασθῆναι.
Hoi men oun eporeuonto chairontes apo prosōpou tou synedriou, hoti hyper tou onomatos tou Iēsou katēxiōthēsan atimasthēnai.
Every day, both in the temple and in people’s homes, they kept teaching and announcing the good news that Jesus is the Christ.
And daily in the temple, and in every house, they ceased not to teach and preach Jesus Christ.
Πᾶσάν τε ἡμέραν, ἐν τῷ ἱερῷ καὶ κατ’ οἶκον, οὐκ ἐπαύοντο διδάσκοντες καὶ εὐαγγελιζόμενοι Ἰησοῦν τὸν χριστόν.
Pasan te hēmeran, en tō hierō kai kat’ oikon, ouk epauonto didaskontes kai euangelizomenoi Iēsoun ton christon.