The Newe Testament dylygently corrected and compared with the Greke by Willyam Tindale, and fynesshed in the yere of our Lorde God A.M.D. & xxxiiij. in the moneth of Nouember.

¶ The .v. Chapter.

A Certayne man named Ananias with [ A] * 1.1 Saphira his wyfe solde a possession / & kepte awaye parte of the pryce (his wy¦fe also beynge of counsell) & brought a certay¦ne parte / & layde it doune at the Apostles fe∣te. Then sayd Peter: Ananias / how is it that Satan hath filled thyne hert / that thou shul∣dest lye vnto the holy goost / and kepe awaye parte of the pryce of the lyvelod: Pertayned it not vnto the only / and after it was solde / was not the pryce in thyne awne power? How is it that thou hast cōceaved this thinge in thyne herte? Thou hast not lyed vnto men / but vn∣to God. When Ananias herde these wordes. he fell doune & gave vp the goost. And great feare came on all thē that these thinges hear¦de. And the yonge men roose vp / and put him a parte / & caryed him out / and buryed him.

And it fortuned as it were aboute the spa∣ce of .iii. houres afte•• / that his wyfe came in / ignoraunt of that which was done. And Pe∣ter

sayde vnto her: Tell me / gave ye the londe for so moche? And she sayde: ye for so moche Then Peter sayde vnto her: why have ye agreed to gether / to tēpt the sprete of the Lor∣de? Beholde the fete of them which have bu¦ryed thy husbande / are at the dore / and shall cary the out. Then she fell doune strayght waye at his fete & yelded vp the goost. And the yonge men came in / & founde her ded / and caryed her out and buryed her by her husban¦de. And great feare came on all the congrega¦cion / and on as many as hearde it.

By the hondes of the Apostles were many [ C] signes & wondres shewed amōge the people. And they were all together with one acorde in Salomons porche. And of other durst no man ioyne him selfe to them: neverth••later the people magnyfied them. The noumbre of them that beleved in the Lorde bothe of men & wemen / grewe moare & moare: in so mo¦che that they brought the sicke into the stret∣tes / & layde them on beddes & palette / that at the lest waye the shadowe of Peter when he* 1.2 came by / myght shadowe some of them. The¦re came also a multitude out of y^• cities roūd about / vnto Ierusalem / bringynge sicke fol∣kes / & them which were vexed with vnclene spretes. And they were h••aled every one.

Then y^e chefe preste rose vp & all they that* 1.3 were with him (which is the secte of the Sa∣duces) [ D] & were full of indignacion / and layde hondes on the Apostles / & put them in the cō∣men preson. But the angell of the Lorde by

nyght openned the preson dores / & brought them forthe / & sayde: goo / steppe forthe / & spea¦ke in the temple to the people all the wordes of this lyfe. When they hearde that / they entred into the temple erly in the morninge and taught.

The chefe prest came & they that were with him / & called a counsell to gedder / & all the el∣ders [ E] of the chyldren of Israel / and sent to the preson to fet them. When the ministres came and founde them not in the preson / they retur¦ned and tolde sayinge: the preson founde we shut as sure as was possible / and the kepers stondynge with out before y^e dores. But whē we had opened / we founde no man with in. When the chefe prest of all and the ruler of the temple and the hye prestes hearde the∣se thinges / they douted of them / whervnto this wolde growe.

Then came one & shewed them: beholde y^• men y^• ye put in preson / stonde in the tēple / & teache the people. Then went the ruler of the tēple with ministe••s / & brought thē with out violence. For they feared the people / lest they shuld have bene stoned. And when they had brought them / they set them before the coun∣sell. And y^• chefe presteaxed thē sayinge: dyd not we straytely cōmaunde you that ye shuld not teache in this name? And beholde ye ha∣ve filled Ierusalem with youre doctrine / & ye [ F] intende to brynge this mans bloud vpon vs.* 1.4

Peter and the other Apostles answered & sayde: We ought moare to obey God then

men. The God of oure fathers raysed vp I•• Iesus / whom ye slewe and hanged on tre. Him hath god lifte vp with his right hand / to be a ruler and a savioure / for to geve repē∣taūce to Israell & forgevenes of synnes. And we are his recordes concernynge these thing{is} & also the holy goost whom God hath gevē to them y^• obey him. When they hearde y^t / they clave asunder: & sought meanes to slee them. Then stode ther vp one in y^e counsell / a Pha∣risey named Gamali••l / a doctoure of lawe / * 1.5 had in auctorite amōge all the people / & com∣maunded to put the Apostles a syde a lytell space / & sayde vnto them: Men of Israel take hede to youre selves what ye entende to do as touchinge these men. Before these dayes rose* 1.6 vp one Theudas bostinge him selfe / to whom resorted a nombre of men / about a f••ure hon∣dred / which was slayn / & they all which bele∣ved him were scatred a broode & brought to nought. After this man arose ther vp one Iu¦das* 1.7 of Galile / in the tyme when tribute be∣gan / & drewe awaye moche people after him. [ G] He also perisshed: & all even as many as har∣kened to him / are scattered abrood.

And now I saye vnto you: refrayne youre selves from these men / let them alone. For yf y^e coūsell or this worke be of men / it will co¦me to nought. But & yf it be of God / ye can¦not destroye it / lest haply ye be founde to stry∣ve agaynst God. And to him they agreed / and called the Apostles / and bet them / & cōmaun∣ded that they shuld not speake in y^• name of

Iesu / and let them goo.

And they departed from the counsell / reioy synge y^t they were counted worthy to soffre rebuke for his name. And dayly in the tēple and in every housse they ceased not / teachin∣ge and preachinge Iesus Christ.

Notes

• * 1.1

  Ananias Saphira
• * 1.2

  The sha∣dow of Peter.
• * 1.3

  Sadnces
• * 1.4

  God must be obeyed
• * 1.5

  Gamali∣el
• * 1.6

  Theu∣das.
• * 1.7

  Iudas y^• Galilean