Acts 8:22

Repent then of this your wickedness, and beseech the Lord to forgive you this purpose of your heart.

Montgomery New Testament

In The King James Version

Repent therefore of this thy wickedness, and pray God, if perhaps the thought of thine heart may be forgiven thee.

In Context

21"You have no part or lot in this matter." Your heart is not right in the sight of God.

23"For I perceive that you still stand in the gall of bitterness and in the bondage of unrighteousness."

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Cross References

Matthew 7:7"Ask, and it will be given you; seek, and you will find; knock, and the door will be opened to you.

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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