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Acts 8:20

But Peter replied, “May your silver perish with you, because you thought you could buy the gift of God with money!

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ASV

But Peter said unto him, Thy silver perish with thee, because thou hast thought to obtain the gift of God with money.

KJV

But Peter said unto him, Thy money perish with thee, because thou hast thought that the gift of God may be purchased with money.

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22 tagged words
OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
ΠέτροςPetrosPeterG4074 →
δὲdehoweverG1161 →
εἶπενeipensaidG2036 →
πρὸςprostoG4314 →
αὐτόν·autonhim;G846 →
τὸtoTheG3588 →
ἀργύριόνargurionsilverG694 →
σουsouof youG4771 →
σὺνsunwithG4862 →
σοὶsoiyouG4771 →
εἴηeiēwould [that] it beG1510 →
εἰςeistoG1519 →
ἀπώλειαν,apōleiandestruction,G684 →
ὅτιhotibecauseG3754 →
τὴνtēntheG3588 →
δωρεὰνdōreangiftG1431 →
τοῦtou<the>G3588 →
θεοῦtheouof GodG2316 →
ἐνόμισαςenomisasyou thoughtG3543 →
διὰdiathroughG1223 →
χρημάτωνchrēmatōnmoneyG5536 →
κτᾶσθαι.ktasthaito be obtained!G2932 →

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Matthew 10:8Heal the sick, raise the dead, cleanse the lepers, drive out demons. Freely you have received; freely give.Acts 2:38Peter replied, “Repent and be baptized, every one of you, in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of your sins, and you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit.Daniel 5:17In response, Daniel said to the king, “You may keep your gifts for yourself and give your rewards to someone else. Nevertheless, I will read the inscription for the king and interpret it for him.Revelation 18:15The merchants who sold these things and grew their wealth from her will stand at a distance, in fear of her torment. They will weep and mourn,1 Timothy 6:9Those who want to be rich, however, fall into temptation and become ensnared by many foolish and harmful desires that plunge them into ruin and destruction.James 5:3Your gold and silver are corroded. Their corrosion will testify against you and consume your flesh like fire. You have hoarded treasure in the last days.2 Peter 2:14–17Their eyes are full of adultery; their desire for sin is never satisfied; they seduce the unstable. They are accursed children with hearts trained in greed.Acts 8:22Repent, therefore, of your wickedness, and pray to the Lord. Perhaps He will forgive you for the intent of your heart.Acts 10:45All the circumcised believers who had accompanied Peter were astounded that the gift of the Holy Spirit had been poured out even on the Gentiles.2 Kings 5:15–16Then Naaman and all his attendants went back to the man of God, stood before him, and declared, “Now I know for sure that there is no God in all the earth except in Israel. So please accept a gift from your servant.”Acts 11:17So if God gave them the same gift He gave us who believed in the Lord Jesus Christ, who was I to hinder the work of God?”2 Kings 2:24Then he turned around, looked at them, and called down a curse on them in the name of the LORD. Suddenly two female bears came out of the woods and mauled forty-two of the boys.Deuteronomy 15:9Be careful not to harbor this wicked thought in your heart: “The seventh year, the year of release, is near,” so that you look upon your poor brother begrudgingly and give him nothing. He will cry out to the LORD against you, and you will be guilty of sin.2 Kings 5:26–27But Elisha questioned him, “Did not my spirit go with you when the man got down from his chariot to meet you? Is this the time to accept money and clothing, olive groves and vineyards, sheep and oxen, menservants and maidservants?Matthew 15:19For out of the heart come evil thoughts, murder, adultery, sexual immorality, theft, false testimony, and slander.Joshua 7:24–25Then Joshua, together with all Israel, took Achan son of Zerah, the silver, the cloak, the bar of gold, his sons and daughters, his oxen and donkeys and sheep, his tent, and everything else he owned, and brought them to the Valley of Achor.Isaiah 55:1“Come, all you who are thirsty, come to the waters; and you without money, come, buy, and eat! Come, buy wine and milk without money and without cost!Zechariah 5:4I will send it out, declares the LORD of Hosts, and it will enter the house of the thief and the house of him who swears falsely by My name. It will remain inside his house and destroy it, down to its timbers and stones.”

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The Ascension — Gustave Doré (engraving, public domain)
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