Acts Chapter 8 verse 20 Holy Bible
But Peter said unto him, Thy silver perish with thee, because thou hast thought to obtain the gift of God with money.
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But Peter said, May your money come to destruction with you, because you had the idea that what is freely given by God may be got for a price.
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And Peter said to him, Thy money go with thee to destruction, because thou hast thought that the gift of God can be obtained by money.
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But Peter said unto him, Thy money perish with thee, because thou hast thought that the gift of God may be purchased with money.
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But Peter said to him, "May your silver perish with you, because you thought you could obtain the gift of God with money!
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And Peter said unto him, `Thy silver with thee -- may it be to destruction! because the gift of God thou didst think to possess through money;
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Pulpit Commentary
Pulpit CommentaryVerse 20. - Silver for money, A.V.; to obtain the gift of God for that the gift of God may be purchased, A.V. (rightly, κτᾶσθαι is the middle voice). Silver. This is a change of very doubtful necessity; ἀργύριον, like the French argent, is frequently used for "money" generally, without any reference to the particular metal of which it is made. Sometimes, indeed, it is used in opposition to "gold," as Acts 3:6 and Acts 20:33, and then it is properly rendered "silver." Here the Revisers' mason, doubtless, was to reserve "money" as the rendering of χρήματα (vers. 19, 20). St. Peter's answer is remarkable, not only for the warmth with which he repudiates the proffered bribe, but also for the jealous humility with which he affirms that the gifts of the Spirit were not his to give, but were the gift of God (see Acts 3:12-16).
Ellicott's Commentary
Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers(20) Thy money perish with thee.--Literally, Thy money be together with thee, for perdition. The same word is used as in the "son of perdition" in John 17:12 and in Hebrews 10:39. The prominence of the word in 2Peter 2:1-3; 2Peter 3:7; 2Peter 3:16, is interesting in connection with the question as to the authorship of that Epistle. Another coincidence presents itself in the "gold that perisheth" of 1Peter 1:7. . . .
