Acts 8:22

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Summary

Acts 8:22

Repent therefore of this thy wickedness, and pray God, if perhaps the thought of thine heart may be forgiven thee.

Repent

Pray

If

The thought

Acts 8:20

Hebrews 4:12

General references

Luke 14:33

Bible References

Repent

Peter said to them, "Repent, and be baptized, every one of you, in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of sins, and you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit.

"Repent therefore, and turn again, that your sins may be blotted out, so that there may come times of refreshing from the presence of the Lord,

The times of ignorance therefore God overlooked. But now he commands that all people everywhere should repent,

Or do you despise the riches of his goodness, forbearance, and patience, not knowing that the goodness of God leads you to repentance?

in gentleness correcting those who oppose him: perhaps God may give them repentance leading to a full knowledge of the truth,

I gave her time to repent, but she refuses to repent of her sexual immorality.

Pray

The Lord said to him, "Arise, and go to the street which is called Straight, and inquire in the house of Judah for one named Saul, a man of Tarsus. For behold, he is praying,

But from there you shall seek Yahweh your God, and you shall find him, when you search after him with all your heart and with all your soul.

yet if they shall repent in the land where they are carried captive, and turn again, and make supplication to you in the land of those who carried them captive, saying, 'We have sinned, and have done perversely; we have dealt wickedly;'

When he was in distress, he begged Yahweh his God, and humbled himself greatly before the God of his fathers.

Seek Yahweh while he may be found; call you on him while he is near:

Seek Yahweh, and you will live; lest he break out like fire in the house of Joseph, and it devour, and there be no one to quench it in Bethel.

"Ask, and it will be given you. Seek, and you will find. Knock, and it will be opened for you.

"I tell you, keep asking, and it will be given you. Keep seeking, and you will find. Keep knocking, and it will be opened to you.

Because you say, 'I am rich, and have gotten riches, and have need of nothing;' and don't know that you are the wretched one, miserable, poor, blind, and naked;

If

Therefore, O king, let my counsel be acceptable to you, and break off your sins by righteousness, and your iniquities by showing mercy to the poor; if there may be a lengthening of your tranquility.

Tear your heart, and not your garments, and turn to Yahweh, your God; for he is gracious and merciful, slow to anger, and abundant in loving kindness, and relents from sending calamity.

Hate evil, love good, and establish justice in the courts. It may be that Yahweh, the God of Armies, will be gracious to the remnant of Joseph."

So the shipmaster came to him, and said to him, "What do you mean, sleeper? Arise, call on your God! Maybe your God will notice us, so that we won't perish."

Who knows whether God will not turn and relent, and turn away from his fierce anger, so that we might not perish?"

in gentleness correcting those who oppose him: perhaps God may give them repentance leading to a full knowledge of the truth,

The thought

But Peter said to him, "May your silver perish with you, because you thought you could obtain the gift of God with money!

For the word of God is living, and active, and sharper than any two-edged sword, and piercing even to the dividing of soul and spirit, of both joints and marrow, and is able to discern the thoughts and intentions of the heart.

General references

So therefore whoever of you who doesn't renounce all that he has, he can't be my disciple.