Acts 8:20

Good News Translation

But Peter answered him, “May you and your money go to hell, for thinking that you can buy God's gift with money!

Cross References

Proverbs 15:26

The Lord hates evil thoughts, but he is pleased with friendly words.

Isaiah 55:1

The Lord says, “Come, everyone who is thirsty— here is water! Come, you that have no money— buy grain and eat! Come! Buy wine and milk— it will cost you nothing!

Daniel 5:17

Daniel replied, “Keep your gifts for yourself or give them to someone else. I will read for Your Majesty what has been written and tell you what it means.

Zechariah 5:4

The Lord Almighty says that he will send this curse out, and it will enter the house of every thief and the house of everyone who tells lies under oath. It will remain in their houses and leave them in ruins.”

Matthew 10:8

Heal the sick, bring the dead back to life, heal those who suffer from dreaded skin diseases, and drive out demons. You have received without paying, so give without being paid.

Matthew 15:19

For from your heart come the evil ideas which lead you to kill, commit adultery, and do other immoral things; to rob, lie, and slander others.

Acts 1:18

With the money that Judas got for his evil act he bought a field, where he fell to his death; he burst open and all his insides spilled out.

Acts 10:45

The Jewish believers who had come from Joppa with Peter were amazed that God had poured out his gift of the Holy Spirit on the Gentiles also.

Acts 11:17

It is clear that God gave those Gentiles the same gift that he gave us when we believed in the Lord Jesus Christ; who was I, then, to try to stop God!”

Acts 2:38

Peter said to them, “Each one of you must turn away from your sins and be baptized in the name of Jesus Christ, so that your sins will be forgiven; and you will receive God's gift, the Holy Spirit.

Acts 8:19

and said, “Give this power to me too, so that anyone I place my hands on will receive the Holy Spirit.”

Acts 8:22

Repent, then, of this evil plan of yours, and pray to the Lord that he will forgive you for thinking such a thing as this.

Deuteronomy 15:9

Do not refuse to lend them something, just because the year when debts are canceled is near. Do not let such an evil thought enter your mind. If you refuse to make the loan, they will cry out to the Lord against you, and you will be held guilty.

Deuteronomy 7:26

Do not bring any of these idols into your homes, or the same curse will be on you that is on them. You must hate and despise these idols, because they are under the Lord's curse.

1 Timothy 6:9

But those who want to get rich fall into temptation and are caught in the trap of many foolish and harmful desires, which pull them down to ruin and destruction.

James 5:3

Your gold and silver are covered with rust, and this rust will be a witness against you and will eat up your flesh like fire. You have piled up riches in these last days.

Revelation 18:15

The merchants, who became rich from doing business in that city, will stand a long way off, because they are afraid of sharing in her suffering. They will cry and mourn,