Acts 5:6

Bible in Basic English (1941)

And the young men went and made ready his body, and took it out, and put it in the earth.

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  • John 19:40 : 40 Then they took the body of Jesus, folding linen about it with the spices, as is the way of the Jews when they put the dead to rest.
  • Lev 10:4-6 : 4 And Moses sent for Mishael and Elzaphan, the sons of Uzziel, the brother of Aaron's father, and said to them, Come near and take your brothers away from before the holy place, outside the tent-circle. 5 So they came and took them, in their coats, outside the tent-circle, as Moses had said. 6 And Moses said to Aaron and to Eleazar and Ithamar, his sons, Do not let your hair be loose, and give no signs of grief; so that death may not overtake you, and his wrath come on all the people; but let there be weeping among your brothers and all the house of Israel for this burning of the Lord's fire.
  • Deut 21:23 : 23 Do not let his body be on the tree all night, but put it to rest in the earth the same day; for the man who undergoes hanging is cursed by God; so do not make unclean the land which the Lord your God is giving you for your heritage.
  • 2 Sam 18:17 : 17 And they took Absalom's body and put it into a great hole in the wood, and put a great mass of stones over it: and every man of Israel went in flight to his tent.

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    4 While you had it, was it not your property? and after you had given it in exchange, was it not still in your power? how has this purpose come into your mind? you have been false, not to men, but to God.

    5 And at these words, Ananias went down on the earth, and his life went from him: and great fear came on all who were present.

  • Acts 5:9-11
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    9 But Peter said to her, Why have you made an agreement together to be false to the Spirit of the Lord? See, the feet of the young men who have put the body of your husband in the earth, are at the door, and they will take you out.

    10 And straight away she went down at his feet, and her life went from her: and the young men came in and saw her dead, and they took her out and put her in the earth with her husband.

    11 Then great fear came on all the church and on all who had knowledge of these things.

  • Acts 8:2
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    2 And God-fearing men put Stephen's body in its last resting-place, making great weeping over him.

  • Mark 6:29
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    29 And when his disciples had news of it, they came and took up his body, and put it in its last resting-place.

  • Acts 5:7
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    7 And about three hours after, his wife, having no knowledge of what had taken place, came in.

  • Acts 13:29-30
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    29 And when they had done all the things said in the Writings about him, they took him down from the tree, and put him in the place of the dead.

    30 But God gave him back from the dead:

  • Acts 7:57-58
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    57 But with loud cries, and stopping their ears, they made an attack on him all together,

    58 Driving him out of the town and stoning him: and the witnesses put their clothing at the feet of a young man named Saul.

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    12 And the people, with the rulers and the scribes, were moved against him, and they came and took him before the Sanhedrin,

  • Mark 14:51
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    51 And a certain young man went after him, with only a linen cloth about his body; and they put their hands on him;

  • Matt 14:12
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    12 And his disciples came, and took up his body and put it in the earth; and they went and gave Jesus news of what had taken place.

  • Luke 7:14-15
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    14 And he came near, and put his hand on the stretcher where the dead man was: and those who were moving it came to a stop. And he said, Young man, I say to you, Get up.

    15 And the dead man got up, and words came from his lips. And he gave him to his mother.

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    60 And going down on his knees, he said in a loud voice, Lord, do not make them responsible for this sin. And when he had said this, he went to his rest.

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    46 And he got a linen cloth and, taking him down, put the linen cloth round him, and put him in a place for the dead which had been cut out of a rock; and a stone was rolled against the door.

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    37 And it came about, in those days, that she got ill and came to her death: and when she had been washed, they put her in a room which was high up.

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    39 And Peter went with them. And when he had come, they took him into the room: and all the widows were there, weeping and putting before him the coats and clothing which Dorcas had made while she was with them.

    40 But Peter made them all go outside, and went down on his knees in prayer; and turning to the body, he said, Tabitha, get up. And, opening her eyes, she saw Peter and got up.

    41 And he took her hand, lifting her up; and, sending for the saints and widows, he gave her to them, living.

  • 1 Kgs 13:30
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    30 And he put the body in the resting-place made ready for himself, weeping and sorrowing over it, saying, O my brother!

  • Acts 20:9-11
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    9 And a certain young man named Eutychus, who was seated in the window, went into a deep sleep; and while Paul went on talking, being overcome by sleep, he had a fall from the third floor, and was taken up dead.

    10 And Paul went down and, falling on him, took him in his arms and said, Do not be troubled, for his life is in him.

    11 And when he had gone up, and had taken the broken bread, he went on talking to them for a long time, even till dawn, and then he went away.

  • Luke 23:53
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    53 And he took it down, and folding it in a linen cloth, he put it in a place cut in the rock for a dead body; and no one had ever been put in it.

  • Mark 16:5
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    5 And when they went in, they saw a young man seated on the right side, dressed in a white robe; and they were full of wonder.

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    6 These they took to the Apostles, who, after prayer, put their hands on them.

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    1 But a certain man named Ananias, with Sapphira his wife, got money for his property,

  • John 11:44
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    44 And he who was dead came out, with linen bands folded tightly about his hands and feet, and a cloth about his face. Jesus said to them, Make him free and let him go.

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    59 And Joseph took the body, folding it in clean linen,

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    29 And they got up and took him out of the town to the edge of the mountain on which their town was, so that they might send him down to his death.

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    2 Being greatly troubled because they were teaching the people and preaching Jesus as an example of the coming back from the dead.

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    21 And hearing this, they went into the Temple at dawn, and were teaching. But the high priest and those who were with him got together the Sanhedrin and the representatives of the children of Israel, and sent to the prison to get them.

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    12 All the fighting-men came up and took away Saul's body and the bodies of his sons, and took them to Jabesh, and put their bones to rest under the oak-tree in Jabesh, and took no food for seven days.

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