New American Standard Bible

Acts 5:6-17 New American Standard Bible (NASB)

6. The young men got up and covered him up, and after carrying him out, they buried him.

7. Now there elapsed an interval of about three hours, and his wife came in, not knowing what had happened.

8. And Peter responded to her, "Tell me whether you sold the land for such and such a price?" And she said, "Yes, that was the price."

9. Then Peter said to her, "Why is it that you have agreed together to put the Spirit of the Lord to the test? Behold, the feet of those who have buried your husband are at the door, and they will carry you out as well."

10. And immediately she fell at his feet and breathed her last, and the young men came in and found her dead, and they carried her out and buried her beside her husband.

11. And great fear came over the whole church, and over all who heard of these things.

12. At the hands of the apostles many signs and wonders were taking place among the people; and they were all with one accord in Solomon's portico.

13. But none of the rest dared to associate with them; however, the people held them in high esteem.

14. And all the more believers in the Lord, multitudes of men and women, were constantly added to their number,

15. to such an extent that they even carried the sick out into the streets and laid them on cots and pallets, so that when Peter came by at least his shadow might fall on any one of them.

16. Also the people from the cities in the vicinity of Jerusalem were coming together, bringing people who were sick or afflicted with unclean spirits, and they were all being healed.

17. But the high priest rose up, along with all his associates (that is the sect of the Sadducees), and they were filled with jealousy.