Acts 8:23
For I perceive that thou art in the gall of bitterness, and in the bond of iniquity.
KJV
εἰς γὰρ χολὴν πικρίας καὶ σύνδεσμον ἀδικίας ὁρῶ σε ὄντα.
Greek NT
In felle enim amaritudinis, et obligatione iniquitatis, video te esse.
Vulgate
For I see that thou art in the gall of bitterness and in the bond of iniquity.
ASV
For I see thou art in the gall of bitterness and in the bonds of iniquity.
Douay-Rheims
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In the original Greek
10 distinct Greek words appear in this verse.
γάρ
gar
conjunction · 1036×
εἰμί
eimi
verb · 2461×
εἰς
eis
preposition · 1769×
καί
kai
conjunction · 8973×
πικρία
pikria
noun · 4×
σύ
su
pronoun · 1071×
σύνδεσμος
sundesmos
noun · 4×
χολή
chole
noun · 2×
ἀδικία
adikia
noun · 26×
ὁράω
orao
verb · 682×
Historic Christian voices
5 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.
§2121Simony is defined as the buying or selling of spiritual things.53 To Simon the magician, who wanted to buy the spiritual power he saw at work in the apostles, St. Peter responded: "Your silver perish with you, because you thought you could obtain God's gift with money!"54 Peter thus held to the words of Jesus: "You received without pay, give without pay."55 It is impossible to …
Spurgeon delivers a passionate rejection of the doctrine that baptism itself regenerates the soul. Salvation is by faith alone in Christ alone. While baptism is a precious ordinance commanded by Christ, it is an outward sign of an inward reality — not the means of regeneration. Simon Magus was baptized yet remained in the gall of bitterness. The thief on the cross was saved wit…
Cross-references
- Deut 29:18 — Lest there should be among you man, or woman, or family, or tribe, whose heart turneth away this day from the LORD our God, to go and serve the gods of these nations; lest there should be among you a
- Heb 12:15 — Looking diligently lest any man fail of the grace of God; lest any root of bitterness springing up trouble you, and thereby many be defiled;
- Isa 58:6 — Is not this the fast that I have chosen? to loose the bands of wickedness, to undo the heavy burdens, and to let the oppressed go free, and that ye break every yoke?
- John 8:34 — Jesus answered them, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Whosoever committeth sin is the servant of sin.
- John 8:34 — Jesus answered them, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Whosoever committeth sin is the servant of sin.
- Prov 5:22 — His own iniquities shall take the wicked himself, and he shall be holden with the cords of his sins.
- Titus 3:3 — For we ourselves also were sometimes foolish, disobedient, deceived, serving divers lusts and pleasures, living in malice and envy, hateful, and hating one another.