Acts 5

V Ananias and Sapphira die and the churh continues to be persecuted
A. vs 1-11 Ananias and Sapphira
1. vs 1-2 Ananias sold a piece of property and kept some of the money for himself
2. vs 3-4 Peter calls Ananias on his lie
3. vs 5-6 Ananias dies
4. vs 7-8 Sapphira comes in and Peter asks her if the amount given was all the money the land sold for
5. vs 9-11 Sapphira lies, dies, and great fear comes on the church
B. vs 12-16 The people bring all their sick for the Apostles to heal
C. vs 17-42 The apostles are persecuted
1. vs 17-20 The Sanhedrin arrests the Apostles and puts them in jail but an angel comes and lets them out
2. vs 21-24 The officers cannot find the apostles in their cell
3. vs 25-26 The Apostles are found in the Temple courtyard
4. vs 27-28 The Sanhedrin says that they told the apostles not to teach in the name of Jesus
5. vs 29-32 Peter says they must obey God rather than man
6. vs 33-39 Gamiliel says that if these men are from God, then to oppose them is to oppose God
7. vs 40-42 The Apostles are released and rejoice that they were counted worthy to suffer for Christ