Parallel Verses
Modern King James verseion
But Peter said to him, May your silver perish with you, because you have thought that the gift of God may be purchased with money.
New American Standard Bible
But Peter said to him, “May your silver perish with you, because you thought you could
King James Version
But Peter said unto him, Thy money perish with thee, because thou hast thought that the gift of God may be purchased with money.
Holman Bible
But Peter told him, “May your silver be destroyed with you, because you thought the gift of God could be obtained with money!
International Standard Version
But Peter told him, "May your money perish with you, because you thought you could obtain God's free gift with money!
A Conservative Version
But Peter said to him, Thy silver with thee, may it be for destruction, because thou thought to obtain the gift of God by money.
American Standard Version
But Peter said unto him, Thy silver perish with thee, because thou hast thought to obtain the gift of God with money.
Amplified
But Peter said to him, “May your money be destroyed along with you, because you thought you could buy the [free] gift of God with money!
An Understandable Version
But Peter said to him, "You and your money will both be destroyed for thinking you could buy the gift from God with money.
Anderson New Testament
But Peter said to him: Your money perish with you, because you thought that the gift of God might be purchased with money.
Bible in Basic English
But Peter said, May your money come to destruction with you, because you had the idea that what is freely given by God may be got for a price.
Common New Testament
But Peter said to him, "May your silver perish with you, because you thought you could obtain the gift of God with money!
Daniel Mace New Testament
but Peter said unto him, thy money perish with thee, for thinking that the gift of God may be purchased with money.
Darby Translation
And Peter said to him, Thy money go with thee to destruction, because thou hast thought that the gift of God can be obtained by money.
Godbey New Testament
And Peter said to him, Thy silver be unto destruction with thee, because thou hast thought to obtain the gift of God with money.
Goodspeed New Testament
But Peter said to him, "Go to destruction with your money, for thinking you could buy God's gift with it!
John Wesley New Testament
But Peter said to him, Thy money perish with thee, because thou hast thought to purchase the gift of God with money.
Julia Smith Translation
And Peter said to him, May thy silver be for ruin with thee, for thou thoughtest the gift of God to be purchased for money.
King James 2000
But Peter said unto him, Your money perish with you, because you have thought that the gift of God may be purchased with money.
Lexham Expanded Bible
But Peter said to him, "May your silver {be destroyed along with you}, because you thought {you could acquire} the gift of God by means of money!
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
Then said Peter unto him, "Thy money perish with thee, because thou wenest that the gift of God may be obtained with money.
Moffatt New Testament
Peter said to him, "Death to you and your money, for dreaming you could buy the gift of God!
Montgomery New Testament
But Peter said to him. "Your money perish with you, because you have supposed that with money you can obtain God's free gift!"
NET Bible
But Peter said to him, "May your silver perish with you, because you thought you could acquire God's gift with money!
New Heart English Bible
But Peter said to him, "May your silver perish with you, because you thought you could obtain the gift of God with money.
Noyes New Testament
But Peter said to him, Thy money perish with thee! because thou didst think to obtain the gift of God with money.
Sawyer New Testament
But Peter said to him, Your money go to perdition with you; because you have thought to purchase the gift of God with money.
The Emphasized Bible
And Peter said unto him - Thy silver, with thee, go to destruction! Because, the free-gift of God, thou didst suppose could, with money, be obtained!
Thomas Haweis New Testament
But Peter said unto him, May thy silver with thyself go into perdition, because thou hast imagined that the gift of God can be purchased with money.
Twentieth Century New Testament
"A curse upon you and upon your money," Peter exclaimed, "for thinking that God's free gift can be bought with gold!
Webster
But Peter said to him, Thy money perish with thee, because thou hast thought that the gift of God may be purchased with money.
Weymouth New Testament
"Perish your money and yourself," replied Peter, "because you have imagined that you can obtain God's free gift with money!
Williams New Testament
But Peter said to him, "Your money go to perdition with you for even dreaming you could buy the gift of God with money!
World English Bible
But Peter said to him, "May your silver perish with you, because you thought you could obtain the gift of God with money!
Worrell New Testament
But Peter said to him, "Your money perish with you, because you thought to acquire the gift of God with money!
Worsley New Testament
But Peter said unto him, Let thy money perish with thee, since thou thoughtest to purchase the gift of God with money.
Youngs Literal Translation
And Peter said unto him, 'Thy silver with thee -- may it be to destruction! because the gift of God thou didst think to possess through money;
Themes
Christian ministers » Incorruptible » Peter
Christian ministers » Faithful » Peter
Covetousness » Instances of » Simon magus, in trying to buy the gift of the holy spirit
the Gifts of God » Spiritual » The holy ghost
Giving and gifts » The gift of God
Hypocrites » Exemplified » Simon
Integrity » Instances of » Peter, when offered money by simon magus
Miracles » Miraculous gifts of the holy spirit » Or purchased
Miraculous gifts of the holy ghost » Were not to be » Purchased
Offences against the holy ghost » Exhibited in » Undervaluing his gifts
Peter » Rebukes simon, the sorcerer, who desires to purchase this power
Reproof » Faithfulness in » Peter, of simon, the sorcerer
Samaria » City of, built by omri » Visited by philip, peter, and john
Simon » A sorcerer (also called simon magus) » Rebuked by peter
Temptation » Resisted, example of » Peter, by refusing a bribe
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Word Count of 37 Translations in Acts 8:20
Verse Info
Context Readings
Philip Preaches In Samaria
19 saying, Give me this power also, that on whomever I lay hands, he may receive the Holy Spirit. 20 But Peter said to him, May your silver perish with you, because you have thought that the gift of God may be purchased with money. 21 You have neither part nor lot in this matter, for your heart is not right in the sight of God.
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Cross References
Daniel 5:17
Then Daniel answered and said before the king, Let your gifts be to yourself, and give your rewards to another. Yet I will read the writing to the king, and make the meaning known to him.
Acts 2:38
Then Peter said to them, Repent and be baptized, every one of you, in the name of Jesus Christ to remission of sins, and you shall receive the gift of the Holy Spirit.
Matthew 10:8
Heal the sick, cleanse the lepers, raise the dead, cast out demons. You have received freely, freely give.
Deuteronomy 7:26
And you shall not bring an abomination into your house, lest you be a cursed thing like it. You shall utterly hate it, and you shall utterly despise it. For it is a cursed thing.
Deuteronomy 15:9
Beware that there is not a thought in your wicked heart, saying, The seventh year, the year of release, is at hand, and your eye may be evil against your poor brother, and you give him nothing. And he may cry to Jehovah against you, and it is sin to you.
Joshua 7:24-25
And Joshua, and all Israel with him, took Achan the son of Zerah, and the silver, and the garment, and the wedge of gold, and his sons, and his daughters, and his oxen, and his asses, and his sheep, and his tent, and all that he had. And they brought them to the valley of Achor.
2 Kings 5:15-16
And he returned to the man of God, he and all his company. And he came and stood before him. And he said, Behold, now I know that there is no God in all the earth, but in Israel. And now please take a blessing from your servant.
2 Kings 5:26-27
And he said to him, Did not my heart go with you when the man turned again from his chariot to meet you? Is it a time to receive silver and to receive clothing and olive-yards and vineyards and sheep and oxen and menservants and maidservants?
Proverbs 15:26
The thoughts of the wicked are very hateful to Jehovah, but the words of the pure are pleasant words.
Isaiah 55:1
Ho, everyone who thirsts, come to the waters; and he who has no money, come, buy and eat. Yea, come, buy wine and milk without money and without price.
Habakkuk 2:9-10
Woe to him who robs evil booty for his house, to set his nest on high, to be delivered from the hand of evil!
Zechariah 5:4
I will bring it forth, says Jehovah of Hosts; and it shall enter into the house of the thief, and into the house of him who swears falsely by My name. And it shall remain in the midst of his house, and shall devour it, and its timber and its stones.
Matthew 15:19
For out of the heart come evil thoughts, murders, adulteries, fornications, thefts, false witness, blasphemies;
Matthew 27:3-5
Then he who had betrayed Him, seeing that He was condemned, sorrowing, Judas returned the thirty pieces of silver again to the chief priests and elders,
Acts 1:18
Indeed, then, this one purchased a field with the reward of unrighteousness. And falling headlong, he burst apart in the middle, and all his bowels gushed out.
Acts 8:22
Therefore repent of this wickedness of yours, and pray God if perhaps the thought of your heart may be forgiven you.
Acts 10:45
And those of the circumcision, who believed (as many as came with Peter), were astonished because the gift of the Holy Spirit was poured out on the nations also.
Acts 11:17
If God gave to them the same gift as to us, they having believed on the Lord Jesus Christ, who was I to be able to prevent God?
1 Timothy 6:9
But they who will be rich fall into temptation and a snare, and into many foolish and hurtful lusts which plunge men into destruction and perdition.
James 5:3
Your gold and silver have corroded, and their poison will be a witness against you, and will eat your flesh as fire. You heaped treasure in the last days.
2 Peter 2:14-17
having eyes full of adultery and never ceasing from sin, alluring unstable souls, having a heart exercised with covetousness. They are cursed children
Revelation 18:15
The merchants of these things, who were made rich by her, will stand afar off because of the fear of her torment, weeping and mourning