Acts 8:20
But Peter said to him, Thy money perish with thee! because thou didst think to obtain the gift of God with money.
Noyes Bible
In The King James Version
In Context
19saying, Give me also this power, that on whomever I lay my hands, he may receive the Holy Spirit.
21Thou hast neither part nor lot in this matter; for thy heart is not right in the sight of God.
Cross References
Isaiah 55:1Ho, every one that thirsteth, come ye to the waters! Even ye that have no money, come ye, buy and eat! Yea, come, buy wine and milk, Without money and without price.
Habakkuk 2:9Woe to him that procureth unjust gain for his house, That he may set his nest on high, That he may be delivered from the evil hand!
Matthew 10:8Heal the sick, raise the dead, cleanse lepers, cast out demons; freely ye 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 →