Acts 8:22

Therefore repent of this wickedness of yours, and pray to the Lord, that, if possible, you may be forgiven for such a thought;

Twentieth Century 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

21You have no share or part in our Message, for your ‘heart is not right with God.’

23for I see that you have fallen into the ‘bitterness of envy’ and the ‘fetters of sin.’”

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Cross References

Matthew 7:7Ask, and your prayer shall be granted; search, and you shall find; knock, and the door shall 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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