Acts 8:23

New Century Version

I see that you are full of bitter jealousy and ruled by sin.”

Cross References

Job 20:14

But their food will turn sour in their stomachs, like the poison of a snake inside them.

Psalm 116:16

Lord, I am your servant; I am your servant and the son of your female servant. You have freed me from my chains.

Proverbs 5:22

An evil man will be caught in his wicked ways; the ropes of his sins will tie him up.

Isaiah 28:22

Now, you must not make fun of these things, or the ropes around you will become tighter. The Lord God All-Powerful has told me how the whole earth will be destroyed.

Isaiah 58:6

“I will tell you the kind of fast I want: Free the people you have put in prison unfairly and undo their chains. Free those to whom you are unfair and stop their hard labor.

Jeremiah 4:18

“The way you have lived and acted has brought this trouble to you. This is your punishment. How terrible it is! The pain stabs your heart!”

Jeremiah 9:15

So this is what the Lord All-Powerful, the God of Israel, says: “I will soon make the people of Judah eat bitter food and drink poisoned water.

Lamentations 3:19

Lord, remember my suffering and my misery, my sorrow and trouble.

Lamentations 3:5

He surrounded me with sadness and attacked me with grief.

John 8:34

Jesus answered, “I tell you the truth, everyone who lives in sin is a slave to sin.

Ephesians 4:31

Do not be bitter or angry or mad. Never shout angrily or say things to hurt others. Never do anything evil.

Titus 3:3

In the past we also were foolish. We did not obey, we were wrong, and we were slaves to many things our bodies wanted and enjoyed. We spent our lives doing evil and being jealous. People hated us, and we hated each other.

Hebrews 12:15

Be careful that no one fails to receive God’s grace and begins to cause trouble among you. A person like that can ruin many of you.

2 Peter 2:19

They promise them freedom, but they themselves are not free. They are slaves of things that will be destroyed. For people are slaves of anything that controls them.

2 Peter 2:4

When angels sinned, God did not let them go free without punishment. He sent them to hell and put them in caves of darkness where they are being held for judgment.