Acts 8:20

Shemun Kipha said to him, Thy silver go with thee into perdition, because thou thoughtest that the gift of Aloha with the possessions of the world might he obtained.

The Peschito Syriac New Testament: Translated into English by John Wesley Etheridge

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 also to me this power, that he on whom I shall lay the hand may receive the Spirit of Holiness.

21Thou hast neither part nor lot in this faith, because thine heart hath not been right before Aloha.

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Cross References

Matthew 10:8The diseased heal, the lepers cleanse, the dead raise, and the demons cast forth. 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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