7. About three hours later his wife came in. Sapphira did not know about what had happened to her husband.
8. Peter said to her, “Tell me how much money you got for your field. Was it this much?” Sapphira answered, “Yes, that was all we got for the field.”
9. Peter said to her, “Why did you and your husband agree to test the Spirit of the Lord? Listen! Do you hear those footsteps? The men who buried your husband are at the door. They will carry you out in the same way.”
10. At that moment Sapphira fell down by his feet and died. The young men came in and saw that she was dead. They carried her out and buried her beside her husband.
11. The whole church and all the other people who heard about this were filled with fear.
12. The apostles were given the power to do many miraculous signs and wonders among the people. They were together in Solomon’s Porch, and they all had the same purpose.
13. None of the other people dared to stand with the apostles, but everyone was saying wonderful things about them.
14. More and more people believed in the Lord, and many men and women were added to the group of believers.
15. So the people brought those who were sick into the streets and put them on little beds and mats. They were hoping that Peter’s shadow might fall on them as he walked by.
16. People came from all the towns around Jerusalem. They brought those who were sick or troubled by evil spirits. All of them were healed.
17. The high priest and all his friends, a group called the Sadducees, became very jealous.