Acts 8:18-23

18 Now when Simon saw that the Spirit was given through the laying on of the apostles' hands, he offered them money,
19 saying, "Give me this power also, so that anyone on whom I lay my hands may receive the Holy Spirit."
20 But Peter said to him, 1"May your silver perish with you, because you thought you could obtain the gift of God 2with money!
21 You have neither part nor lot in this matter, for 3your heart is not right before God.
22 Repent, therefore, of this wickedness of yours, and pray to the Lord that, 4if possible, the intent of your heart may be forgiven you.
23 For I see that you are in 5the gall[a] of bitterness and in 6the bond of iniquity."

Cross References 6

  • 1. [2 Kings 5:16; Daniel 5:17]
  • 2. Isaiah 55:1
  • 3. 2 Kings 10:15; Psalms 78:37
  • 4. Daniel 4:27; 2 Timothy 2:25
  • 5. Deuteronomy 29:18; Deuteronomy 32:32; Hebrews 12:15
  • 6. Isaiah 58:6; [Ephesians 4:3; Colossians 3:14]

Footnotes 1

  • [a]. That is, a bitter fluid secreted by the liver; bile
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