6. So the young men stood up, wrapped him up, and carried him out and buried him.
7. And it happened that there was an interval of about three hours, and his wife came in, not knowing what had happened.
8. And Peter said to her, “Tell me whether you both were paid this much for the piece of land.” And she said, “Yes, this much.”
9. So Peter said to her, “How is it that it was agreed by you two to test the Spirit of the Lord? Behold, the feet of those who buried your husband are at the door, and they will carry you out!”
10. And immediately she fell down at his feet and died. So when the young men came in, they found her dead, and carried her out and buried her with her husband.
11. And great fear came on the whole church and on all who heard about these things.
12. Now many signs and wonders were being performed among the people through the hands of the apostles. And they were all together in Solomon’s Portico.
13. And none of the rest dared to join them, but the people spoke highly of them.
14. And even more believers in the Lord were being added, large numbers of both men and women,
15. so that they even carried out the sick into the streets and put them on cots and mats so that when Peter came by, at least his shadow would fall on some of them.
16. And the people of the towns around Jerusalem also came together, bringing the sick and those tormented by unclean spirits, who were all being healed.
17. Now the high priest rose up and all those who were with him (that is, the party of the Sadducees), and they were filled with jealousy.
18. And they laid hands on the apostles and put them in the public prison.
19. But during the night an angel of the Lord opened the doors of the prison and led them out and said,
20. “Go and stand in the temple courts and proclaim to the people all the words of this life.”
21. And when they heard this, they entered at daybreak into the temple courts and began teaching. Now when the high priest and those with him arrived, they summoned the Sanhedrin—even the whole council of elders of the sons of Israel—and sent to the prison to have them brought.
22. But the officers who came did not find them in the prison, and they returned and reported,
23. saying, “We found the prison locked with all security and the guards standing at the doors, but when we opened them, we found no one inside!”
24. Now when both the captain of the temple and the chief priests heard these words, they were greatly perplexed concerning them, as to what this might be.
25. But someone came and reported to them, “Behold, the men whom you put in prison are standing in the temple courts and teaching the people!”
26. Then the captain went with the officers and brought them, not with force (for they were afraid of the people, lest they be stoned by them).