Acts 8:21
Thou hast neither part nor lot in this matter: for thy heart is not right in the sight of God.
KJV
οὐκ ἔστιν σοι μερὶς οὐδὲ κλῆρος ἐν τῷ λόγῳ τούτῳ, ἡ γὰρ καρδία σου οὐκ ἔστιν εὐθεῖα ἔναντι τοῦ θεοῦ.
Greek NT
Non est tibi pars neque sors in sermone isto : cor enim tuum non est rectum coram Deo.
Vulgate
Thou hast neither part nor lot in this matter: for thy heart is not right before God.
ASV
Thou hast no part nor lot in this matter. For thy heart is not right in the sight of God.
Douay-Rheims
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In the original Greek
15 distinct Greek words appear in this verse.
γάρ
gar
conjunction · 1036×
εἰμί
eimi
verb · 2461×
εὐθύς
euthus
adjective · 8×
θεός
theos
noun · 1311×
καρδία
kardia
noun · 156×
κλῆρος
kleros
noun · 11×
λόγος
logos
noun · 330×
μερίς
meris
noun · 5×
οὐ
ou
particle · 1626×
οὐδέ
oude
conjunction · 137×
οὗτος
outos
demonstrative · 1380×
σύ
su
pronoun · 1071×
ἐν
en
preposition · 2743×
ἔναντι
enanti
preposition · 3×
ὁ
o
article · 19778×
Textual variants
1 variant unit attested by manuscript witnesses and modern critical editions.
minor
SBLGNT: ἔναντι | WH/Treg/NIV: ἔναντι | RP: ἐνώπιον
- ἔναντι — SBLGNT
- ἔναντι — Westcott-Hort, Tregelles, Reader's GNT (NA27)
- ἐνώπιον — Robinson-Pierpont
source: sblgnt-apparatus
Themes
Historic Christian voices
5 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.
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Cross-references
- 2Chr 25:2 — And he did that which was right in the sight of the LORD, but not with a perfect heart.
- 2Chr 25:2 — And he did that which was right in the sight of the LORD, but not with a perfect heart.
- 2Tim 3:8 — Now as Jannes and Jambres withstood Moses, so do these also resist the truth: men of corrupt minds, reprobate concerning the faith.
- Acts 5:4 — Whiles it remained, was it not thine own? and after it was sold, was it not in thine own power? why hast thou conceived this thing in thine heart? thou hast not lied unto men, but unto God.
- Hab 2:4 — Behold, his soul which is lifted up is not upright in him: but the just shall live by his faith.
- Heb 4:13 — Neither is there any creature that is not manifest in his sight: but all things are naked and opened unto the eyes of him with whom we have to do.
- Heb 10:22 — Let us draw near with a true heart in full assurance of faith, having our hearts sprinkled from an evil conscience, and our bodies washed with pure water.
- Isa 32:6 — For the vile person will speak villany, and his heart will work iniquity, to practise hypocrisy, and to utter error against the LORD, to make empty the soul of the hungry, and he will cause the drink
- Isa 55:7 — Let the wicked forsake his way, and the unrighteous man his thoughts: and let him return unto the LORD, and he will have mercy upon him; and to our God, for he will abundantly pardon.
- Jas 2:14 — What doth it profit, my brethren, though a man say he hath faith, and have not works? can faith save him?
- John 21:17 — He saith unto him the third time, Simon, son of Jonas, lovest thou me? Peter was grieved because he said unto him the third time, Lovest thou me? And he said unto him, Lord, thou knowest all things; t
- Josh 22:25 — For the LORD hath made Jordan a border between us and you, ye children of Reuben and children of Gad; ye have no part in the LORD: so shall your children make our children cease from fearing the LORD.
- Luke 2:35 — (Yea, a sword shall pierce through thy own soul also,) that the thoughts of many hearts may be revealed.
- Luke 6:42 — Either how canst thou say to thy brother, Brother, let me pull out the mote that is in thine eye, when thou thyself beholdest not the beam that is in thine own eye? Thou hypocrite, cast out first the
- Luke 11:39 — And the Lord said unto him, Now do ye Pharisees make clean the outside of the cup and the platter; but your inward part is full of ravening and wickedness.
- Matt 6:21 — For where your treasure is, there will your heart be also.
- Matt 6:22 — The light of the body is the eye: if therefore thine eye be single, thy whole body shall be full of light.
- Matt 13:21 — Yet hath he not root in himself, but dureth for a while: for when tribulation or persecution ariseth because of the word, by and by he is offended.
- Matt 15:8 — This people draweth nigh unto me with their mouth, and honoureth me with their lips; but their heart is far from me.
- Neh 2:20 — Then answered I them, and said unto them, The God of heaven, he will prosper us; therefore we his servants will arise and build: but ye have no portion, nor right, nor memorial, in Jerusalem.
- Ps 36:1 — The transgression of the wicked saith within my heart, that there is no fear of God before his eyes.
- Ps 78:36 — Nevertheless they did flatter him with their mouth, and they lied unto him with their tongues.
- Ps 78:37 — For their heart was not right with him, neither were they stedfast in his covenant.
- Rev 2:23 — And I will kill her children with death; and all the churches shall know that I am he which searcheth the reins and hearts: and I will give unto every one of you according to your works.
- Rev 20:6 — Blessed and holy is he that hath part in the first resurrection: on such the second death hath no power, but they shall be priests of God and of Christ, and shall reign with him a thousand years.
- Rev 22:19 — And if any man shall take away from the words of the book of this prophecy, God shall take away his part out of the book of life, and out of the holy city, and from the things which are written in thi