“For I perceive that thou art in the gall of bitterness, and in the bond of iniquity.”
'For I see that you are full of bitterness and captive to sin' - Peter's diagnosis is spiritual: Simon is 'full of bitterness' (chol pikrias, gall of bitterness) and 'captive to sin' (doulia tēs adikias, slavery to unrighteousness). The 'bitterness' echoes Deuteronomy 29:18 and suggests a root of resentment feeding his ambition. He is enslaved to sin, bound and unable to free himself. Peter's words are harsh because the situation is serious.
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