Parallel Verses

New American Standard Bible

But Simon answered and said, “Pray to the Lord for me yourselves, so that nothing of what you have said may come upon me.”

King James Version

Then answered Simon, and said, Pray ye to the Lord for me, that none of these things which ye have spoken come upon me.

Holman Bible

“Please pray to the Lord for me,” Simon replied, “so that nothing you have said may happen to me.”

International Standard Version

Simon answered, "Both of you pray to the Lord for me that none of the things you have said will happen to me."

A Conservative Version

And having answered, Simon said, Beg ye to the Lord for me, so that none of which things ye have spoken may come upon me.

American Standard Version

And Simon answered and said, Pray ye for me to the Lord, that none of the things which ye have spoken come upon me.

Amplified

But Simon answered, “Pray to the Lord for me both of you, so that nothing of what you have said will come upon me.”

An Understandable Version

And Simon answered, "[Please] pray to the Lord for me so that nothing you have said about me will [really] happen."

Anderson New Testament

But Simon answered and said: Pray you both to the Lord for me, that none of the things which you have spoken come upon me.

Bible in Basic English

And Simon, answering, said, Make prayer for me to the Lord, so that these things which you have said may not come on me.

Common New Testament

And Simon answered, "Pray for me to the Lord, so that nothing of what you have said may come upon me."

Daniel Mace New Testament

Simon answered, do you pray to the Lord for me, that nothing like what you mention may befall me.

Darby Translation

And Simon answering said, Supplicate ye for me to the Lord, so that nothing may come upon me of the things of which ye have spoken.

Godbey New Testament

And Simon responding said, You pray to the Lord for me, in order that none of these things of which you have spoken may come upon me.

Goodspeed New Testament

Simon answered, "You must pray to the Lord for me, that none of the things you have said may happen to me!"

John Wesley New Testament

And Simon answering said, Pray ye to the Lord for me, that none of these things, which ye have spoken, may come upon me.

Julia Smith Translation

And Simon having answered, said, Pray ye to the Lord for me, that nothing which ye have spoken come upon me.

King James 2000

Then answered Simon, and said, Pray you to the Lord for me, that none of these things which you have spoken come upon me.

Lexham Expanded Bible

But Simon answered [and] said, "You pray to the Lord for me so that nothing of what you have said will come upon me."

Modern King James verseion

And answering Simon said, You pray to the Lord for me that none of these things which you have spoken may come on me.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

Then answered Simon, and said, "Pray ye to the Lord for me that none of these things which ye have spoken fall on me."

Moffatt New Testament

Simon replied, "Beseech the Lord for me! Pray that nothing you have said may befall me!"

Montgomery New Testament

And Simon answered, "Pray to the Lord for me, both of you, that nothing which you have said may happen to me."

NET Bible

But Simon replied, "You pray to the Lord for me so that nothing of what you have said may happen to me."

New Heart English Bible

Simon answered, "Pray for me to the Lord, that none of the things which you have spoken happen to me."

Noyes New Testament

And Simon answering said, Pray ye to the Lord for me, that none of the things which ye have spoken may come upon me.

Sawyer New Testament

And Simon answered and said, Pray to the Lord for me, that none of the things which you have said may come upon me.

The Emphasized Bible

And Simon, answering, said - Entreat ye, in my behalf, unto the Lord; that, nothing, may come upon me, of the things whereof ye have spoken!

Thomas Haweis New Testament

Then Simon answering said, Pray ye for me unto the Lord, that none of the things which ye have spoken may come upon me.

Twentieth Century New Testament

"Pray to the Lord for me, all of you," Simon answered, "so that none of the things you have spoken of may befall me."

Webster

Then answered Simon, and said, Pray ye to the Lord for me, that none of these things which ye have spoken come upon me.

Weymouth New Testament

"Pray, both of you, to the Lord for me," answered Simon, "that nothing of what you have said may come upon me."

Williams New Testament

So Simon answered, "Both of you beg the Lord for me that none of the things you have said may befall me!"

World English Bible

Simon answered, "Pray for me to the Lord, that none of the things which you have spoken happen to me."

Worrell New Testament

And Simon answered and said, "Pray ye to the Lord in my behalf, that none of the things which ye have spoken may come upon me."

Worsley New Testament

And Simon answered, and said, Do ye pray to the Lord for me, that none of the things which ye have spoken may come upon me.

Youngs Literal Translation

And Simon answering, said, 'Beseech ye for me unto the Lord, that nothing may come upon me of the things ye have spoken.'

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
δέ 
De 
but, and, now, then, also, yet, yea, so, moreover, nevertheless, for, even, , not tr
Usage: 2184

ἀποκρίνομαι 
Apokrinomai 
Usage: 231

Σίμων 
Simon 
Usage: 65

and said
ἔπω 
Epo 
say, speak, tell, command, bid, , vr say
Usage: 824

δέομαι 
Deomai 
Usage: 18

ye
ὑμείς 
Humeis 
ye, ye yourselves, you, not tr
Usage: 120

to
πρός 
Pros 
unto, to, with, for, against, among, at, not tr, , vr to
Usage: 412

the Lord
κύριος 
Kurios 
Usage: 643

for
ὑπέρ 
Huper 
Usage: 138

me
ἐμοῦ 
Emou 
me, my, mine
Usage: 36

ὅπως 
Hopos 
that, how, to, so that, when, because
Usage: 43

μηδείς μηδεμία μηδέν 
medeis 
no man, nothing, no, none, not, anything,
Usage: 79

ὅς ἥ ὅ 
Hos 
Usage: 980

ἐρέω 
Ereo 
Usage: 41

ἐπέρχομαι 
Eperchomai 
Usage: 6

ἐπί 
Epi 
on, in, upon, unto, to,
Usage: 644

References

American

Easton

Fausets

Prayers for Acts 8:24

Context Readings

Philip Preaches In Samaria

23 For I see that you are in the gall of bitterness and in the bondage of iniquity.” 24 But Simon answered and said, “Pray to the Lord for me yourselves, so that nothing of what you have said may come upon me.” 25 So, when they had solemnly testified and spoken the word of the Lord, they started back to Jerusalem, and were preaching the gospel to many villages of the Samaritans.



Cross References

Exodus 8:8

Then Pharaoh called for Moses and Aaron and said, “Entreat the Lord that He remove the frogs from me and from my people; and I will let the people go, that they may sacrifice to the Lord.”

Numbers 21:7

So the people came to Moses and said, “We have sinned, because we have spoken against the Lord and you; intercede with the Lord, that He may remove the serpents from us.” And Moses interceded for the people.

Genesis 20:7

Now therefore, restore the man’s wife, for he is a prophet, and he will pray for you and you will live. But if you do not restore her, know that you shall surely die, you and all who are yours.”

Exodus 10:17

Now therefore, please forgive my sin only this once, and make supplication to the Lord your God, that He would only remove this death from me.”

1 Kings 13:6

The king said to the man of God, “Please entreat the Lord your God, and pray for me, that my hand may be restored to me.” So the man of God entreated the Lord, and the king’s hand was restored to him, and it became as it was before.

James 5:16

Therefore, confess your sins to one another, and pray for one another so that you may be healed. The effective prayer of a righteous man can accomplish much.

Genesis 20:17

Abraham prayed to God, and God healed Abimelech and his wife and his maids, so that they bore children.

Exodus 12:32

Take both your flocks and your herds, as you have said, and go, and bless me also.”

1 Samuel 12:19

Then all the people said to Samuel, “Pray for your servants to the Lord your God, so that we may not die, for we have added to all our sins this evil by asking for ourselves a king.”

1 Samuel 12:23

Moreover, as for me, far be it from me that I should sin against the Lord by ceasing to pray for you; but I will instruct you in the good and right way.

Ezra 6:10

that they may offer acceptable sacrifices to the God of heaven and pray for the life of the king and his sons.

Ezra 8:23

So we fasted and sought our God concerning this matter, and He listened to our entreaty.

Job 42:8

Now therefore, take for yourselves seven bulls and seven rams, and go to My servant Job, and offer up a burnt offering for yourselves, and My servant Job will pray for you. For I will accept him so that I may not do with you according to your folly, because you have not spoken of Me what is right, as My servant Job has.”

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