Satan is attacking the believers.

I. Opposition from Within (Acts 5:1—16)

A. The deception (vv. 1—2)

B. The discovery (. vv. 3—4)

C. The deaths (vv. 5—11).

D. The testimony (vv. 12—16).

II. Opposition from Without.

The Jewish leaders (spurred on by the unbelieving Sadducees) were filled with jealousy (“indignation” in v. 17)