1 A man named Ananias and his wife Sapphira sold some land. 2 They kept some money and gave some money to Jesus’ helpers. ➡️ 3 Peter said, “Ananias, why did you lie to God’s Holy Spirit? You kept money.” ️️ 4 “The land was yours. The money was yours. You did not have to give. But you lied to God.” ♂️➡️ 5 Ananias fell down and died. All the people were very afraid. ⚰️ 6 Young men came, picked him up, and put him in the ground. 7 About three hours later, his wife came in. She did not know. ⏰♀️ 8 Peter asked, “Did you sell it for this much?” She said, “Yes.” 9 Peter said, “Why did you test God’s Holy Spirit? The men who took your man are at the door.” 10 She fell down at once and died. The young men took her out and put her by her man. ⚰️ 11 All the church was very afraid. All who heard were afraid too. 12 Jesus’ helpers did many big helps and signs. They met all together at the big house of God (the temple). ✨⛪ 13 Some people were scared to join, but people thought the helpers were good. 14 More and more people believed in the Lord Jesus. Many men and women came. ✝️ 15 People put sick folks on beds in the street so maybe Peter’s shadow would touch them. ️♂️️ 16 Crowds came from towns. They brought sick people and people with bad spirits. All were healed. ♀️✨ 17 The big priest and his group were jealous. 18 They grabbed Jesus’ helpers and put them in jail. 19 At night, an angel of the Lord came. He opened the jail doors and led them out. 20 The angel said, “Go to the temple and tell people the good news of life.” ⛪️ 21 At dawn, they went to the temple and taught. The big priest called a meeting and sent for the men in jail. ⛪ 22 The guards looked in the jail. The men were not there. The guards told the leaders. ❌ 23 They said, “The doors were locked. Guards stood there. But inside, no one.” 24 The captain and the big priests were very puzzled. “What is this?” they thought. 25 Someone said, “Look! The men from jail are in the temple and teach people.” ⛪ 26 The captain and guards went and got them gently, because they feared the crowd. ♂️♂️ 27 They took the men to the leaders. The big priest asked them hard things. ️❓ 28 He said, “We told you all, do not teach in Jesus’ name. But you filled the city with this. You want to blame us.” ️ 29 Peter and the helpers said, “We must obey God, not people.” ✊ 30 God made Jesus live again. You put Him on a cross. ✝️ 31 God put Him high as Leader. He saves. He helps us change. He forgives our bad. ⬆️❤️ 32 We saw these things. God’s Holy Spirit says yes too. God gives Him to people who obey Him. ️ 33 The leaders got very mad. They wanted to kill the helpers. 34 A wise man named Gamaliel stood up and said, “Take the men out for a little while.” 35 He said, “Be careful what you do to these men.” ☝️ 36 He said, “A man named Theudas led people. It ended. Nothing stayed.” ➡️0 37 He said, “Then Judas led people. He died. The people ran away.” 38 He said, “So leave these men alone. If this is from people, it will stop.” ✋ 39 “But if this is from God, you cannot stop it. Do not fight God.” ✋ 40 They agreed. They hit the helpers and said, “Do not talk about Jesus.” Then they let them go. 41 The helpers left happy. They were glad to get hurt for Jesus’ name. ✝️ 42 Every day, at the temple and in homes, they kept telling the good news: Jesus is the Christ. They did not stop. ⛪️