Acts 8:20

But Peter said to him, “Your money perish with you, because you thought to acquire the gift of God with money!

English Majority Text (NT)

In The King James Version

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

In Context

19saying, “Give me this power also, that on whom ever I lay my hands he may receive the Holy Spirit.”

21You have neither part nor portion in this matter, for your heart is not right before God.

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Cross References

Matthew 10:8Heal the sick, cleanse the lepers, cast out demons. Freely you have received, freely give.

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 →

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