acts chapter 4 question and answers

 Certainly, here are 40 questions along with their respective answers from Acts chapter 4:

Questions:

1. Who came upon Peter and John while they were speaking to the people?

   

2. What did the priests, the captain of the temple, and the Sadducees do to Peter and John?

   

3. Why were Peter and John arrested by the religious authorities?

   

4. How many men heard Peter's message and believed after the sermon at Solomon's Porch?

   

5. Who questioned Peter and John about the healing of the lame man?

   

6. What did Peter ask the religious leaders who questioned them?

   

7. Whose name did Peter declare was responsible for the healing of the lame man?

   

8. What did Peter call Jesus in his speech before the religious leaders?

   

9. What did the religious leaders notice about Peter and John during their trial?

   

10. What astonished the religious leaders about Peter and John's boldness?

   

11. What did the religious leaders recognize about Peter and John?

   

12. What was the dilemma faced by the religious leaders regarding Peter and John?

   

13. What command did the religious leaders give to Peter and John after conferring with each other?

   

14. What was Peter and John's response to the religious leaders' command?

   

15. How did the religious leaders react to Peter and John's refusal to stop preaching?

   

16. Who did Peter and John report to after their release from the religious leaders' custody?

   

17. What did the believers do after hearing Peter and John's report?

   

18. How did the believers pray after Peter and John's report?

   

19. What did the believers ask God for in their prayer?

   

20. What was the effect of the believers' prayer?

   

21. How did the believers describe God in their prayer?

   

22. What happened after the believers prayed?

   

23. What was the response of the believers to the signs and wonders done through the apostles?

   

24. How did the believers view their possessions after the prayer?

   

25. Who sold a possession and brought the money to the apostles?

   

26. What was the name of the man who sold a possession and brought the money to the apostles?

   

27. How did the believers distribute their proceeds among themselves?

   

28. What was the name of Joseph, who was also called Barnabas?

   

29. What did Barnabas do with the money from the sale of his land?

   

30. Who secretly kept back part of the proceeds from the sale of their land?

   

31. What was the name of the husband and wife who secretly kept back part of the proceeds?

   

32. How did Peter address Ananias when he confronted him about the money from the sale?

   

33. What happened after Ananias heard Peter's words regarding the money?

   

34. What did Peter say was the reason for Ananias's deceit?

   

35. What was the immediate consequence of Ananias's deceit?

   

36. How much of the proceeds did Ananias keep back from the sale of his possession?

   

37. What was the interval of time between Ananias's death and the arrival of his wife?

   

38. What did Peter ask Sapphira when she arrived after her husband's death?

   

39. What was the immediate consequence of Sapphira's deception?

   

40. What was the reaction of the people to the deaths of Ananias and Sapphira?

Answers:

1. The priests, the captain of the temple, and the Sadducees.

2. They arrested Peter and John.

3. Because they were teaching the people and proclaiming in Jesus the resurrection from the dead.

4. About five thousand men.

5. Annas the high priest, Caiaphas, John, and Alexander, and other members of the high priest's family.

6. Peter asked by what power or by what name they healed the lame man.

7. Jesus Christ of Nazareth.

8. The stone which was rejected by the builders.

9. They were uneducated and untrained men, but they realized they had been with Jesus.

10. Their boldness, seeing that they were uneducated and untrained men.

11. They had been with Jesus.

12. They could not deny the miracle that had been done.

13. They commanded Peter and John not to speak at all nor teach in the name of Jesus.

14. Peter and John said they would obey God rather than men.

15. They became more determined to persecute Peter and John.

16. They reported to their own companions, the believers.

17. They lifted their voices in prayer to God.

18. They prayed with one accord.

19. They asked for boldness to speak God's word and for miraculous signs to be done through the name of Jesus.

20. The place where they were assembled was shaken, and they were all filled with the Holy Spirit.

21. The Lord, the Creator of heaven and earth.

22. They spoke the word of God with boldness.

23. They held the apostles in high esteem and were unified in heart and soul.

24. They considered everything they owned as belonging to the group.

25. Barnabas.

26. He sold a field he owned and brought the money to the apostles.

27. They laid the proceeds at the apostles' feet for distribution.

28. Joseph, a Levite from Cyprus, whom the apostles called Barnabas (which means "son of encouragement").

29. He sold a field and brought the money to the apostles.

30. Ananias and his wife Sapphira.

31. Peter addressed Ananias as having lied to the Holy Spirit.

32. Ananias fell down and breathed his last.

33. He had not lied to men but to God.

34. Ananias kept back part of the proceeds for himself.

35. Ananias fell down and died.

36. He kept back part of the proceeds while pretending to give the full amount.

37. About three hours.

38. Peter asked Sapphira whether they had sold the land for a certain price.

39. Sapphira fell down and breathed her last.

40. Great fear came upon all who heard about it.