Acts 8:20

Twentieth Century New Testament 1904

"A curse upon you and upon your money," Peter exclaimed, "for thinking that God's free gift can be bought with gold!

Cross References

Matthew 10:8

Cure the sick, raise the dead, make the lepers clean, drive out demons. You have received free of cost, give free of cost.

Matthew 15:19

For out of the heart proceed evil thoughts--murder, adultery, unchastity, theft, perjury, slander.

Acts 1:18

(This man had bought a piece of land with the price of his treachery; and, falling heavily, his body had burst open, and all his bowels protruded.

Acts 10:45

Those converts from Judaism, who had come with Peter, were amazed that the gift of the Holy Spirit had been bestowed even upon the Gentiles;

Acts 11:17

Since then, God had given them the very same gift as he gave us when we became believers in Jesus Christ the Master--who was I that I could thwart God?"

Acts 2:38

"Repent," answered Peter, "and be baptized every one of you in the Faith of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of your sins; and then you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit.

Acts 8:19

"Give me also this power of yours, so that, if I place my hands upon any one, he may receive the Holy Spirit."

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;

1 Timothy 6:9

Those who want to be rich fall into the snares of temptation, and become the prey of many foolish and harmful ambitions, which plunge people into Destruction and Ruin.

James 5:3

Your gold and silver are rusted; and the rust on them shall be evidence against you, and shall eat into your very flesh. It was fire, so to speak, that you stored up for yourselves in these last days.

Revelation 18:15

The merchants who sold these things, and grew rich by her, will stand at a distance weeping and wailing, horrified at her torture, and crying--