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Acts 8:20 — King James Version← Study notes

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


Acts 8:20Greek Interlinear

Greek · Acts 8:2022 words
GreekMeaning
ΠέτροςPetros
PeternounG4074
δὲde
howeverwordG1161
εἶπενeipen
saidverbG3004
πρὸςpros
toprepositionG4314
αὐτόνauton
himpronounG846
ΤὸTo
ThearticleG3588
ἀργύριόνargyrion
silvernounG694
σουsou
of youpronounG4771
σὺνsyn
withprepositionG4862
σοὶsoi
youpronounG4771
εἴηeiē
would that it beverbG1510
εἰςeis
toprepositionG1519
ἀπώλειανapōleian
destructionnounG684
ὅτιhoti
becausewordG3754
τὴνtēn
thearticleG3588
δωρεὰνdōrean
giftnounG1431
τοῦtou
thearticleG3588
θεοῦtheou
of GodnounG2316
ἐνόμισαςenomisas
you thoughtverbG3543
διὰdia
throughprepositionG1223
χρημάτωνchrēmatōn
moneynounG5536
κτᾶσθαιktasthai
to be obtainedverbG2932
Greek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.

Church Fathers on Acts 8:20

Peter said to him, Your money perish, because you have imagined that the gift of God is to be purchased with money.— Acts 8:20 Why had not these received the Holy Ghost, when baptized? Either because Philip kept this honor for the Apostles; or, because he had not this gift (to impart); or, he was one of the Seven: which is rather to be said. Whence, I take it, this Philip was one of the Apostles. But observe; those went not forth: it was Providentially ordered that these…

Chrysostom · 4th century · Homily 18 on Acts
Nicene & Post-Nicene / Ante-Nicene Fathers translations · public domain
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