8. Peter said to her, “Tell me how much money you got for your field. Was it this much?”Sapphira answered, “Yes, that was the price.”
9. Peter said to her, “Why did you and your husband agree to test the Spirit of the Lord? Look! The men who buried your husband are at the door! They will carry you out.”
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 others who heard about these things were filled with fear.
12. The apostles did many signs and miracles among the people. And they would all meet together on Solomon’s Porch.
13. None of the others dared to stand with them. All the people were saying good things about them.
14. More and more men and women believed in the Lord and were added to the group of believers.
15. As Peter was passing by, the people brought their sick into the streets. They put their sick on beds and mats so at least Peter’s shadow might fall on them.
16. Crowds came from all the towns around Jerusalem. They brought their sick and those who were bothered by evil spirits. All of them were healed.
17. The high priest and all his friends (a group called the Sadducees) became very jealous.
18. They took the apostles and put them in jail.
19. But during the night, an angel of the Lord opened the doors of the jail. He led the apostles outside and said,
20. “Go and stand in the Temple. Tell the people everything about this new life.”
21. When the apostles heard this, they obeyed and went into the Temple. It was early in the morning, and they began to teach.The high priest and his friends arrived. They called a meeting of the Jewish leaders and all the important older men of the Jews. They sent some men to the jail to bring the apostles to them.
22. When the men went to the jail, they could not find the apostles. So they went back and told the Jewish leaders about this.
23. They said, “The jail was closed and locked. The guards were standing at the doors. But when we opened the doors, the jail was empty!”
24. Hearing this, the captain of the Temple guards and the leading priests were confused. They wondered, “What will happen because of this?”
25. Then someone came and told them, “Listen! The men you put in jail are standing in the Temple. They are teaching the people!”
26. Then the captain and his men went out and brought the apostles back. But the soldiers did not use force, because they were afraid that the people would kill them with stones.
27. The soldiers brought the apostles to the meeting and made them stand before the Jewish leaders. The high priest questioned them.