Acts 8:24
Then Simon responded by saying, “Pray for me to the Lord, so that nothing of what you have said may happen to me.”
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23For I perceive you to be in the gall of bitterness and in the bond of iniquity.”
Cross References
Genesis 20:17Then when Abraham prayed, God healed Abimelech and his wife, and his handmaids, and they gave birth.
Exodus 10:17But now, release me from my sin even this time, and petition the Lord your God, so that he may take this death away from me.”
Numbers 21:7And so they went to Moses, and they said: “We have sinned, because we have spoken against the Lord and against you. Pray, so that he may take away these serpents from us.” And Moses prayed for the people.
1 Samuel 12:23So then, far be it from me, this sin against the Lord, that I would cease to pray for you. And so, I will teach you the good and upright way.
Ezra 6:10And let them offer oblations to the God of heaven, and let them pray for the life of the king and for the lives of his sons.
Job 42:8Therefore, have seven bulls and seven rams brought to you, and go to my servant Job, and offer these as a holocaust for yourselves. But also, my servant Job will pray for you; I will accept his face, so that foolishness will not be imputed to you. For you have not been speaking correctly about me, as my servant Job has done.
Matthew Henry on Acts 8:15-26
The Account of Simon Magus. 14 Now when the apostles which were at Jerusalem heard that Samaria had received the word of God, they sent unto them Peter and John: 15 Who, when they were come down, prayed for them, that they might receive the Holy Ghost: 16 (For as yet he was fallen upon none of them: only they were baptized in the name of the Lord Jesus.) 17 Then laid they their hands on them, and they received the Holy Ghost. 18 And when Simon saw that through laying on of the apostles' hands the Holy Ghost was… Read the whole commentary →