Acts 8:20

Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

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

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

Πέτρος δὲ εἶπεν πρὸς αὐτόν, Τὸ ἀργύριόν σου σὺν σοὶ εἴη εἰς ἀπώλειαν, ὅτι τὴν δωρεὰν τοῦ Θεοῦ ἐνόμισας διὰ χρημάτων κτᾶσθαι.

Transliteration

Petros de eipen pros him, The argyrion of you with you eiē into apōleian, because the dōrean of Theou you enomisas through chrēmatōn ktasthai.

Grammar Details

• *Petros*: nominative, masculine, singular - Peter
• *de*: postpositive conjunction - and/but
• *eipen*: aorist active indicative, 3rd singular - said
• *pros*: preposition + accusative - to
• *argyrion*: nominative, neuter, singular - silver/money
• *eiē*: present active optative, 3rd singular - may be
• *apōleian*: accusative, feminine, singular - destruction
• *dōrean*: accusative, feminine, singular - gift
• *Theou*: genitive, masculine, singular - of God
• *enomisas*: aorist active indicative, 2nd singular - thought/considered
• *chrēmatōn*: genitive, neuter, plural - of money
• *ktasthai*: present middle infinitive - to acquire/obtain

Word Meanings

• *argyrion*: silver/money
• *eiē*: may be/go (optative expressing a wish/curse)
• *apōleian*: destruction/ruin/perdition
• *dōrean*: gift/free gift
• *enomisas*: thought/considered/supposed
• *ktasthai*: to acquire/obtain/purchase

Other Translations

• King James Version 1769 (Standard 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.

• KJV1611 – Modern English

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

• King James Version 1611 (Original)

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

• American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

  But Peter said unto him, Thy silver {G1519} perish with thee, because thou hast thought to obtain the gift of God with money.

• King James Version with Strong's Numbers

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

• Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

  Then sayde Peter vnto him: thy monye perysh with the because thou wenest that the gifte of God maye be obteyned wt money.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  Howbeit Peter sayde vnto him: Perishe thou with thy money, because thou thinkest that ye gifte of God maye be optayned with money.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  Then saide Peter vnto him, Thy money perish with thee, because thou thinkest that the gift of God may be obteined with money.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  But Peter sayde vnto him: Thy money perishe with thee, because thou hast thought that the gyfte of God may be obteyned with money.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

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

• Webster's Bible (1833)

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

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  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;

• American Standard Version (1901)

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

• American Standard Version (1901)

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

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  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.

• World English Bible (2000)

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

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

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

Referenced Verses

• Acts 2:38 : 38 Peter replied, 'Repent and be baptized, every one of you, in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of your sins, and you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit.
• Dan 5:17 : 17 Then Daniel answered the king, 'You may keep your gifts or give your rewards to someone else; nevertheless, I will read the writing for the king and tell him what it means.'
• Matt 10:8 : 8 Heal the sick, cleanse the lepers, raise the dead, drive out demons. Freely you have received; freely give.
• Rev 18:15 : 15 The merchants who became rich from her will stand far off, out of fear for her torment, weeping and mourning,
• Hab 2:9-9 : 9 Woe to the one who gains unjust wealth for his house, to set his nest on high, to be safe from the reach of calamity! 10 You have planned disgrace for your house by cutting off many peoples and forfeiting your own life.
• Zech 5:4 : 4 'I will send it out,' declares the LORD of Hosts, 'and it will enter the house of the thief and the house of the one who swears falsely by my name. It will remain inside their house and consume it completely, including its timber and stones.'
• Acts 8:22 : 22 Repent of this wickedness of yours, and pray to the Lord. Perhaps he will forgive you for having such thoughts in your heart.
• Acts 10:45 : 45 The circumcised believers who had come with Peter were astonished that the gift of the Holy Spirit had been poured out even on the Gentiles,
• Acts 11:17 : 17 If then God gave them the same gift that He gave to us after we believed in the Lord Jesus Christ, who was I to stand in God's way?
• 1 Tim 6:9 : 9 But those who desire to be rich fall into temptation, a trap, and many foolish and harmful desires that plunge people into ruin and destruction.
• Jas 5:3 : 3 Your gold and silver are corroded, and their corrosion will serve as a testimony against you and will consume your flesh like fire. You have hoarded wealth in the last days.
• 2 Pet 2:14-17 : 14 They have eyes full of adultery, never ceasing from sin. They entice unstable souls and have hearts trained in greed. They are accursed children. 15 They have abandoned the straight way and gone astray. They have followed the way of Balaam, son of Bosor, who loved the wages of unrighteousness. 16 But he was rebuked for his wrongdoing by a donkey—a beast without speech—that spoke with a man's voice and restrained the prophet's madness. 17 These people are springs without water and mists driven by a storm. Blackest darkness has been reserved for them forever.
• Matt 15:19 : 19 For out of the heart come evil thoughts, murders, adulteries, sexual immoralities, thefts, false testimonies, and slanders.
• Matt 27:3-5 : 3 Then Judas, who had betrayed Him, saw that Jesus was condemned. Feeling remorse, he returned the thirty pieces of silver to the chief priests and the elders. 4 He said, 'I have sinned by betraying innocent blood.' But they replied, 'What is that to us? You take care of it.' 5 Then, throwing the silver pieces into the temple, he left. He went and hanged himself.
• Acts 1:18 : 18 (With the reward he received for his wickedness, Judas bought a field; and falling headlong, his body burst open and all his intestines spilled out.)
• Deut 7:26 : 26 Do not bring any detestable thing into your house, or you will be set apart for destruction just like it. Utterly detest and abhor it, for it is set apart for destruction.
• Deut 15:9 : 9 Be careful not to harbor this wicked thought in your heart: 'The seventh year, the year of release, is near,' and you look grudgingly on your poor brother and give him nothing. He will cry out to the Lord against you, and you will be guilty of sin.
• Josh 7:24-25 : 24 Then Joshua, together with all Israel, took Achan, son of Zerah, along with the silver, the robe, the bar of gold, his sons, daughters, cattle, donkeys, sheep, his tent, and all that he had, and brought them up to the Valley of Achor. 25 Joshua said, "Why have you brought this trouble on us? The Lord will trouble you today." Then all Israel stoned him, and after they had stoned the rest, they burned them with fire.
• 2 Kgs 5:15-16 : 15 Then Naaman and all his entourage returned to the man of God. They stood before him, and Naaman said, 'Now I know that there is no God in all the earth except in Israel. Please accept a gift from your servant.' 16 But Elisha replied, 'As surely as the LORD lives, whom I serve, I will not accept a thing.' Even though Naaman urged him, he refused.
• 2 Kgs 5:26-27 : 26 But Elisha said to him, 'Was my spirit not with you when the man got down from his chariot to meet you? Is this the time to take money or accept clothes, olive groves, vineyards, sheep, cattle, male servants, and female servants?' 27 Naaman’s leprosy will cling to you and to your descendants forever.' Then Gehazi went out from Elisha's presence, leprous, as white as snow.
• Prov 15:26 : 26 The LORD detests the thoughts of the wicked, but gracious words are pure to Him.
• Isa 55:1 : 1 Come, everyone who is thirsty, come to the waters; and you who have no money, come, buy and eat! Come, buy wine and milk without money and without cost.