Acts 8:20

Contemporary English Version 1995

Peter said to him, “You and your money will both end up in hell if you think you can buy God's gift!

Cross References

Matthew 10:8

Heal the sick, raise the dead to life, heal people who have leprosy, and force out demons. You received without paying, now give without being paid.

Daniel 5:17

Daniel answered: Your Majesty, I will read the writing and tell you what it means. But you may keep your gifts or give them to someone else.

Acts 2:38

Peter said to them, “Turn to God and be baptized, every one of you, in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of your sins, and you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit.

Revelation 18:15

The merchants had become rich because of her. But when they saw her sufferings, they were terrified. They stood at a distance, crying and mourning.

James 5:3

Your money has rusted, and the rust will be evidence against you, as it burns your body like fire. Yet you keep on storing up wealth in these last days.

Acts 8:22

Get rid of these evil thoughts and ask God to forgive you.

1 Timothy 6:9

People who want to be rich fall into all sorts of temptations and traps. They are caught by foolish and harmful desires that drag them down and destroy them.

Acts 11:17

God gave those Gentiles the same gift that he gave us when we put our faith in the Lord Jesus Christ. So how could I have gone against God?

Acts 10:45

Some Jewish followers of the Lord had come with Peter, and they were surprised that the Holy Spirit had been given to Gentiles.

Matthew 15:19

Out of your heart come evil thoughts, murder, unfaithfulness in marriage, vulgar deeds, stealing, telling lies, and insulting others.

Zechariah 5:4

The Lord All-Powerful has said, “I am sending this scroll into the house of everyone who is a robber or tells lies in my name, and it will remain there until every piece of wood and stone in that house crumbles.”

Isaiah 55:1

If you are thirsty, come and drink water! If you don't have any money, come, eat what you want! Drink wine and milk without paying a cent.

Deuteronomy 15:9

Be careful! Don't say to yourself, “Soon it will be the seventh year, and then I won't be able to get my money back.” It would be horrible for you to think that way and to be so selfish that you refuse to help the poor. They are your relatives, and if you don't help them, they may ask the Lord to decide whether you have done wrong. And he will say that you are guilty.

Acts 1:18

Then Judas bought some land with the money he was given for doing that evil thing. He fell headfirst into the field. His body burst open, and all his insides came out.

Proverbs 15:26

The Lord hates evil thoughts, but kind words please him.

Deuteronomy 7:26

so destroy it. If you bring it home with you, both you and your house will be destroyed. Stay away from those disgusting idols!

Acts 8:19

and said to Peter and John, “Let me have this power too! Then anyone I place my hands on will also be given the Holy Spirit.”