Acts 8:22
Repent, therefore, from this thy baseness, and entreat of the Lord—whether, after all, the purpose of thy heart shall be forgiven thee;
The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham
In The King James Version
In Context
21Thou hast neither part nor lot in this matter; for, thy heart, is not upright before God.
23For see that thou servest as a gall-root of bitterness, and a bond of unrighteousness.
Cross References
Deuteronomy 4:29If thou shalt seek from thence, Yahweh thy God, then shalt thou find him,—when thou shalt search after him with all thy heart, and with all thy soul.
2 Chronicles 33:12But, in his distress, he appeased the face of Yahweh his God,—and humbled himself greatly, before the God of his fathers;
Daniel 4:27Wherefore, O king, let, my counsel, be pleasing unto thee, thy sin, then,—by righteousness, break thou off, and, thine iniquities, by shewing favour to the oppressed,—if so be it may become the lengthening out of thy security.
Amos 5:6Seek ye Yahweh, and live,—lest he break forth, like a fire, upon the house of Joseph, and it devour with none to quench it, for Bethel.
Jonah 1:6Then drew near unto him the shipmaster, and said to him, What meanest thou, O sound sleeper? Arise, cry unto thy God, Peradventure God will bethink himself of us, that we perish not.
Matthew 7:7Be asking, and it shall be given you, Be seeking, and ye shall find,—Be knocking, and it shall be opened unto 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 →