Parallel Verses

King James 2000

But Peter said unto him, Your money perish with you, because you have thought that the gift of God may be purchased with money.

New American Standard Bible

But Peter said to him, “May your silver perish with you, because you thought you could obtain the gift of God with money!

King James Version

But Peter said unto him, Thy money perish with thee, because thou hast thought that the gift of God may be purchased with money.

Holman Bible

But Peter told him, “May your silver be destroyed with you, because you thought the gift of God could be obtained with money!

International Standard Version

But Peter told him, "May your money perish with you, because you thought you could obtain God's free gift with money!

A Conservative Version

But Peter said to him, Thy silver with thee, may it be for destruction, because thou thought to obtain the gift of God by money.

American Standard Version

But Peter said unto him, Thy silver perish with thee, because thou hast thought to obtain the gift of God with money.

Amplified

But Peter said to him, “May your money be destroyed along with you, because you thought you could buy the [free] gift of God with money!

An Understandable Version

But Peter said to him, "You and your money will both be destroyed for thinking you could buy the gift from God with money.

Anderson New Testament

But Peter said to him: Your money perish with you, because you thought that the gift of God might be purchased with money.

Bible in Basic English

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.

Common New Testament

But Peter said to him, "May your silver perish with you, because you thought you could obtain the gift of God with money!

Daniel Mace New Testament

but Peter said unto him, thy money perish with thee, for thinking that the gift of God may be purchased with money.

Darby Translation

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.

Godbey New Testament

And Peter said to him, Thy silver be unto destruction with thee, because thou hast thought to obtain the gift of God with money.

Goodspeed New Testament

But Peter said to him, "Go to destruction with your money, for thinking you could buy God's gift with it!

John Wesley New Testament

But Peter said to him, Thy money perish with thee, because thou hast thought to purchase the gift of God with money.

Julia Smith Translation

And Peter said to him, May thy silver be for ruin with thee, for thou thoughtest the gift of God to be purchased for money.

Lexham Expanded Bible

But Peter said to him, "May your silver {be destroyed along with you}, because you thought {you could acquire} the gift of God by means of money!

Modern King James verseion

But Peter said to him, May your silver perish with you, because you have thought that the gift of God may be purchased with money.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

Then said Peter unto him, "Thy money perish with thee, because thou wenest that the gift of God may be obtained with money.

Moffatt New Testament

Peter said to him, "Death to you and your money, for dreaming you could buy the gift of God!

Montgomery New Testament

But Peter said to him. "Your money perish with you, because you have supposed that with money you can obtain God's free gift!"

NET Bible

But Peter said to him, "May your silver perish with you, because you thought you could acquire God's gift with money!

New Heart English Bible

But Peter said to him, "May your silver perish with you, because you thought you could obtain the gift of God with money.

Noyes New Testament

But Peter said to him, Thy money perish with thee! because thou didst think to obtain the gift of God with money.

Sawyer New Testament

But Peter said to him, Your money go to perdition with you; because you have thought to purchase the gift of God with money.

The Emphasized Bible

And Peter said unto him - Thy silver, with thee, go to destruction! Because, the free-gift of God, thou didst suppose could, with money, be obtained!

Thomas Haweis New Testament

But Peter said unto him, May thy silver with thyself go into perdition, because thou hast imagined that the gift of God can be purchased with money.

Twentieth Century New Testament

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

Webster

But Peter said to him, Thy money perish with thee, because thou hast thought that the gift of God may be purchased with money.

Weymouth New Testament

"Perish your money and yourself," replied Peter, "because you have imagined that you can obtain God's free gift with money!

Williams New Testament

But Peter said to him, "Your money go to perdition with you for even dreaming you could buy the gift of God with money!

World English Bible

But Peter said to him, "May your silver perish with you, because you thought you could obtain the gift of God with money!

Worrell New Testament

But Peter said to him, "Your money perish with you, because you thought to acquire the gift of God with money!

Worsley New Testament

But Peter said unto him, Let thy money perish with thee, since thou thoughtest to purchase the gift of God with money.

Youngs Literal Translation

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;

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
But
δέ 
De 
but, and, now, then, also, yet, yea, so, moreover, nevertheless, for, even, , not tr
Usage: 2184

Πέτρος 
Petros 
Usage: 160

ἔπω 
Epo 
say, speak, tell, command, bid, , vr say
Usage: 824

πρός 
Pros 
unto, to, with, for, against, among, at, not tr, , vr to
Usage: 412

him

Usage: 0

Thy
σοῦ 
Sou 
thy, thee, thine, thine own, thou, not tr
Usage: 241

ἀργύριον 
Argurion 
Usage: 15

ἀπώλεια 
Apoleia 
Usage: 18

with
σύν 
sun 
Usage: 120

σοί 
Soi 
thee, thou, thy, thine own, not tr
Usage: 113

ὅτι 
Hoti 
Usage: 764

thou hast thought
νομίζω 
Nomizo 
Usage: 12

διά 
Dia 
by, through, with, for, for ... sake, therefore , for this cause , because,
Usage: 527

the gift
δωρεά 
Dorea 
Usage: 10

of God
θεός 
theos 
Usage: 1151

κτάομαι 
Ktaomai 
Usage: 4

Context Readings

Philip Preaches In Samaria

19 Saying, Give me also this power, that on whomsoever I lay hands, he may receive the Holy Spirit. 20 But Peter said unto him, Your money perish with you, because you have thought that the gift of God may be purchased with money. 21 You have neither part nor lot in this matter: for your heart is not right in the sight of God.

Cross References

Daniel 5:17

Then Daniel answered and said before the king, Let your gifts be to yourself, and give your rewards to another; yet I will read the writing unto the king, and make known to him the interpretation.

Acts 2:38

Then Peter said unto them, Repent, and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins, and you shall receive the gift of the Holy Spirit.

Matthew 10:8

Heal the sick, cleanse the lepers, raise the dead, cast out demons: freely you have received, freely give.

Deuteronomy 7:26

Neither shall you bring an abomination into your house, lest you become an accursed thing like it: but you shall utterly detest it, and you shall utterly abhor it; for it is an accursed thing.

Deuteronomy 15:9

Beware that there be not a thought in your wicked heart, saying, The seventh year, the year of release, is at hand; and your eye be evil against your poor brother, and you give him nothing; and he cries unto the LORD against you, and it be sin in you.

Joshua 7:24-25

And Joshua, and all Israel with him, took Achan the son of Zerah, and the silver, and the garment, and the wedge of gold, and his sons, and his daughters, and his oxen, and his donkeys, and his sheep, and his tent, and all that he had: and they brought them unto the valley of Achor.

2 Kings 5:15-16

And he returned to the man of God, he and all his company, and came, and stood before him: and he said, Behold, now I know that there is no God in all the earth, but in Israel: now therefore, I pray you, take a blessing from your servant.

2 Kings 5:26-27

And he said unto him, Went not my heart with you, when the man turned again from his chariot to meet you? Is it a time to receive money, and to receive garments, and oliveyards, and vineyards, and sheep, and oxen, and menservants, and maidservants?

Proverbs 15:26

The thoughts of the wicked are an abomination to the LORD: but the words of the pure are pleasant words.

Isaiah 55:1

Ho, everyone that thirsts, come you to the waters, and he that has no money; come you, buy, and eat; yea, come, buy wine and milk without money and without price.

Habakkuk 2:9-10

Woe to him that covets an evil gain for his house, that he may set his nest on high, that he may be delivered from the power of ruin!

Zechariah 5:4

I will bring it forth, says the LORD of hosts, and it shall enter into the house of the thief, and into the house of him that swears falsely by my name: and it shall remain in the midst of his house, and shall consume it with its timber and its stones.

Matthew 15:19

For out of the heart proceed evil thoughts, murders, adulteries, fornications, thefts, false witness, blasphemies:

Matthew 27:3-5

Then Judas, who had betrayed him, when he saw that he was condemned, repented, and brought again the thirty pieces of silver to the chief priests and elders,

Acts 1:18

Now this man purchased a field with the reward of iniquity; and falling headlong, he burst asunder in the midst, and all his insides gushed out.

Acts 8:22

Repent therefore of this your wickedness, and pray God, if perhaps the thought of your heart may be forgiven you.

Acts 10:45

And they of the circumcision who believed were astonished, as many as came with Peter, because that on the Gentiles also was poured out the gift of the Holy Spirit.

Acts 11:17

If then God gave them the same gift as he did unto us, who believed on the Lord Jesus Christ; who was I, that I could withstand God?

1 Timothy 6:9

But they that will be rich fall into temptation and a snare, and into many foolish and hurtful lusts, which plunge men into destruction and perdition.

James 5:3

Your gold and silver is rusted; and the rust of them shall be a witness against you, and shall eat your flesh as if it were fire. You have heaped treasure together for the last days.

2 Peter 2:14-17

Having eyes full of adultery, and that cannot cease from sin; beguiling unstable souls: a heart they have exercised with covetous practices; cursed children:

Revelation 18:15

The merchants of these things, who were made rich by her, shall stand afar off for the fear of her torment, weeping and wailing,

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