2 WYC seelde a feeld, and defraudide of the prijs of the feeld; and his wijf was witinge. And he brouyte a part, and leide bifor the feet of the apostlis. BSB BSB: With his wife’s full knowledge, he kept back some of the proceeds for himself, but brought a portion and laid it at the apostles’ feet.
4 WYC Whethir it vnseld was not thin; and whanne it was seld, it was in thi power? Whi hast thou put this thing in thin herte? Thou hast not lied to men, but to God. BSB BSB: Did it not belong to you before it was sold? And after it was sold, was it not at your disposal? How could you conceive such a deed in your heart? You have not lied to men, but to God!”
5 WYC Anany herde these wordis, and felde doun, and was deed. And greet drede was maad on alle that herden. BSB BSB: On hearing these words, Ananias fell down and died. And great fear came over all who heard what had happened.
6 WYC And yonge men risen, and mouyden hym awei, and baren hym out, and birieden. BSB BSB: Then the young men stepped forward, wrapped up his body, and carried him out and buried him.
7 WYC And ther was maad as a space of thre ouris, and his wijf knewe not that thing that was don, and entride. BSB BSB: About three hours later his wife also came in, unaware of what had happened.
8 WYC And Petre answerde to hir, Womman, seie to me, whether ye seelden the feeld for so mych? And sche seide, Yhe, for so mych. BSB BSB: “Tell me,” said Peter, “is this the price you and your husband got for the land?” “Yes,” she answered, “that is the price.”
9 WYC And Petre seide to hyr, What bifelde to you, to tempte the spirit of the Lord? Lo! the feet of hem that han birieden thin hosebonde ben at the dore, and thei schulen bere thee out. BSB BSB: “How could you agree to test the Spirit of the Lord?” Peter replied. “Look, the feet of the men who buried your husband are at the door, and they will carry you out also.”
10 WYC Anoon sche felde doun at hise feet, and diede. And the yonge men entriden, and founden hir deed, and thei baren hir out, and birieden to hir hosebonde. BSB BSB: At that instant she fell down at his feet and died. Then the young men came in and, finding her dead, carried her out and buried her beside her husband.
12 WYC And bi the hoondis of the apostlis signes and many wondris weren maad in the puple. And alle weren of oon acord in the porche of Salomon. BSB BSB: The apostles performed many signs and wonders among the people, and with one accord the believers gathered together in Solomon’s Colonnade.
13 WYC But no man of othere durste ioyne hymsilf with hem, but the puple magnyfiede hem. BSB BSB: Although the people regarded them highly, no one else dared to join them.
14 WYC And the multitude of men and of wymmen bileuynge in the Lord was more encreessid, BSB BSB: Yet more and more believers were brought to the Lord—large numbers of both men and women.
15 WYC so that thei brouyten out sike men in to stretis, and leiden in litle beddis and couchis, that whanne Petre cam, nameli the schadew of hym schulde schadewe ech of hem, and thei schulden be delyuerid fro her syknessis. BSB BSB: As a result, people brought the sick into the streets and laid them on cots and mats, so that at least Peter’s shadow might fall on some of them as he passed by.
16 WYC And the multitude of citees niy to Jerusalem ran, bryngynge sijk men, and that weren trauelid of vnclene spiritis, whiche alle weren heelid. BSB BSB: Crowds also gathered from the towns around Jerusalem, bringing the sick and those tormented by unclean spirits, and all of them were healed.
17 WYC But the prince of preestis roos vp, and alle that weren with hym, that is the eresye of Saduceis, and weren fillid with enuye; BSB BSB: Then the high priest and all his associates, who belonged to the party of the Sadducees, were filled with jealousy. They went out
18 WYC and leiden hondis on the apostlis, and puttiden hem in the comyn warde. BSB BSB: and arrested the apostles and put them in the public jail.
19 WYC But the aungel of the Lord openyde bi nyyt the yatis of the prisoun, and ledde hem out, and seide, Go ye, BSB BSB: But during the night an angel of the Lord opened the doors of the jail and brought them out, saying,
20 WYC and stonde ye, and speke in the temple to the puple alle the wordis of this lijf. BSB BSB: “Go, stand in the temple courts and tell the people the full message of this new life.”
21 WYC Whom whanne thei hadden herd, thei entriden eerli in to the temple, and tauyten. And the prince of preestis cam, and thei that weren with him, and clepiden togidre the counsel, and alle the eldre men of the children of Israel; and senten to the prisoun, that thei schulden be brouyt forth. BSB BSB: At daybreak the apostles entered the temple courts as they had been told and began to teach the people. When the high priest and his associates arrived, they convened the Sanhedrin—the full assembly of the elders of Israel—and sent to the jail for the apostles.
22 WYC And whanne the mynystris camen, founden hem not, and for the prisoun was openyd, thei turneden ayen, BSB BSB: But on arriving at the jail, the officers did not find them there. So they returned with the report:
23 WYC and teelden, and seiden, We founden the prisoun schit with al diligence, and the keperis stondynge at the yatis; but we opneden, and founden no man ther ynne. BSB BSB: “We found the jail securely locked, with the guards posted at the doors; but when we opened them, we found no one inside.”
24 WYC And as the maiestratis of the temple, and the princis of preestis herden these wordis, thei doutiden of hem, what was don. BSB BSB: When the captain of the temple guard and the chief priests heard this account, they were perplexed as to what was happening.
25 WYC But a man cam, and teelde to hem, For lo! tho men whiche ye han put in to prisoun, ben in the temple, and stonden, and techen the puple. BSB BSB: Then someone came in and announced, “Look, the men you put in jail are standing in the temple courts teaching the people!”
26 WYC Thanne the magistrat wente with the mynystris, and brouyte hem with out violence; for thei dredden the puple, lest thei schulden be stonyd. BSB BSB: At that point, the captain went with the officers and brought the apostles—but not by force, for fear the people would stone them.
27 WYC And whanne thei hadden brouyt hem, thei settiden hem in the counsel; and the princes of prestis axiden hem, BSB BSB: They brought them in and made them stand before the Sanhedrin, where the high priest interrogated them.
28 WYC and seiden, In comaundement we comaundiden you, that ye schulden not teche in this name, and lo! ye han fillid Jerusalem with youre teching, and ye wolen bringe on vs the blood of this man. BSB BSB: “We gave you strict orders not to teach in this name,” he said. “Yet you have filled Jerusalem with your teaching and are determined to make us responsible for this man’s blood.”
29 WYC And Petre answeride, and the apostlis, and seiden, It bihoueth to obeie to God, more than to men. BSB BSB: But Peter and the other apostles replied, “We must obey God rather than men.
30 WYC God of oure fadris reiside Jhesu, whom ye slowen, hangynge in a tre. BSB BSB: The God of our fathers raised up Jesus, whom you had killed by hanging Him on a tree.
31 WYC God enhaunside with his riythond this prince and sauyour, that penaunce were yyue to Israel, and remyssioun of synnes. BSB BSB: God exalted Him to His right hand as Prince and Savior, in order to grant repentance and forgiveness of sins to Israel.
32 WYC And we ben witnessis of these wordis, and the Hooli Goost, whom God yaf to alle obeischinge to him. BSB BSB: We are witnesses of these things, and so is the Holy Spirit, whom God has given to those who obey Him.”
33 WYC Whanne thei herden these thingis, thei weren turmentid, and thouyten to sle hem. BSB BSB: When the Council members heard this, they were enraged, and they resolved to put the apostles to death.
34 WYC But a man roos in the counsel, a Farise, Gamaliel bi name, a doctour of the lawe, a worschipful man to al the puple, and comaundide the men to be put without forth for a while. BSB BSB: But a Pharisee named Gamaliel, a teacher of the law who was honored by all the people, stood up in the Sanhedrin and ordered that the men be put outside for a short time.
35 WYC And he seide to hem, Ye men of Israel, take tent to you silf on these men, what ye schulen do. BSB BSB: “Men of Israel,” he said, “consider carefully what you are about to do to these men.
36 WYC For bifore these daies Teodas, that seide hym silf to be sum man, to whom a noumbre of men consentiden, aboute foure hundrid; which was slayn, and alle that bileueden to hym, weren disparplit, and brouyt to nouyt. BSB BSB: Some time ago Theudas rose up, claiming to be somebody, and about four hundred men joined him. He was killed, all his followers were dispersed, and it all came to nothing.
38 WYC And now therfor Y seie to you, departe ye fro these men, and suffre ye hem; for if this counsel ether werk is of men, it schal be vndon; BSB BSB: So in the present case I advise you: Leave these men alone. Let them go! For if their purpose or endeavor is of human origin, it will fail.
39 WYC but if it is of God, ye moun not vndo hem, lest perauenture ye be foundun to repugne God. BSB BSB: But if it is from God, you will not be able to stop them. You may even find yourselves fighting against God.”
40 WYC And thei consentiden to him; and thei clepiden togidere the apostlis, and denounsiden to hem, that weren betun, that thei schulden no more speke in the name of Jhesu, and thei leten hem go. BSB BSB: At this, they yielded to Gamaliel. They called the apostles in and had them flogged. Then they ordered them not to speak in the name of Jesus, and released them.
41 WYC And thei wenten ioiynge fro the siyt of the counsel, that thei weren had worthi to suffre dispisyng for the name of Jhesu. But ech dai thei ceessiden not in the temple, and aboute housis, to teche and to preche Jhesu Crist. BSB BSB: The apostles left the Sanhedrin, rejoicing that they had been counted worthy of suffering disgrace for the Name.
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