"Heal the sick, cleanse the lepers, cast out demons. Freely you have received, freely give.
Acts 8:20 - English Majority Text Version But Peter said to him, "Your money perish with you, because you thought to acquire the gift of God through money! Higit pang mga bersyonKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 But Peter said unto him, Thy money perish with thee, because thou hast thought that the gift of God may be purchased with money. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition But Peter said to him, Destruction overtake your money and you, because you imagined you could obtain the [free] gift of God with money! American Standard Version (1901) But Peter said unto him, Thy silver perish with thee, because thou hast thought to obtain the gift of God with money. Common English Bible Peter responded, “May your money be condemned to hell along with you because you believed you could buy God’s gift with money! Catholic Public Domain Version "Let your money be with you in perdition, for you have supposed that a gift of God might be possessed by money. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version Keep thy money to thyself, to perish with thee, because thou hast thought that the gift of God may be purchased with money. |
"Heal the sick, cleanse the lepers, cast out demons. Freely you have received, freely give.
For out of the heart come forth evil thoughts, murders, adulteries, fornications, thefts, false witness, blasphemies.
(Now this man purchased a field by means of the wages of his unrighteousness, and falling headlong, he burst open in the middle and all his entrails gushed out.
And those of the circumcision who believed were astounded, as many as had come with Peter, because the gift of the Holy Spirit had been poured out on the Gentiles also.
"If then God has given to them the same gift as He gave to us, when we believed on the Lord Jesus Christ, who was I to be able to hinder God?"
Then Peter said to them, "Repent, and let each of you be baptized in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of sins; and you shall receive the gift of the Holy Spirit.
saying, "Give me this power also, that on whom ever I lay my hands he may receive the Holy Spirit."
Repent therefore from this your wickedness, and make petition to God, if perhaps the intent of your heart will be forgiven you.
But those desiring to be rich fall into temptation and a snare, and many senseless and harmful lusts which sink men in destruction and perdition.
Your gold and silver have become corroded, and their poison will be a witness against you and will eat your flesh like fire. You stored up treasure in the last days.
The merchants of these things, who became rich from her, shall stand at afar on account of the fear of her torment, both weeping and sorrowing,