Acts 8:22

Acts 8:22 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Repent therefore of this thy wickedness, and pray God, if perhaps the thought of thine heart may be forgiven thee.
• New International Version (NIV)Repent of this wickedness and pray to the Lord in the hope that he may forgive you for having such a thought in your heart.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Repent, therefore, of this wickedness of yours, and pray to the Lord that, if possible, the intent of your heart may be forgiven you.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Repent therefore of this your wickedness, and pray God if perhaps the thought of your heart may be forgiven you.

Context of Acts 8:22

20But Peter told him, “May your silver be destroyed with you, because you thought you could obtain the gift of God with money! 21You have no part or share in this matter, because your heart is not right before God. Therefore repent of this wickedness of yours, and pray to the Lord that, if possible, your heart’s intent may be forgiven. 23For I see you are poisoned by bitterness and bound by wickedness.” 24“Pray to the Lord for me,” Simon replied, “so that nothing you have said may happen to me.”

Acts 8:22 word by word

μετανόησον οὖν ἀπὸ τῆς κακίας σου ταύτης καὶ δεήθητι τοῦ κυρίου, εἰ ἄρα ἀφεθήσεταί σοι ἡ ἐπίνοια τῆς καρδίας σου.Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Repentμετανοέωmetanoeō · to repentG3340
• thereforeοὖνoun · therefore/thenG3767
• ofἀπόapo · away fromG575
• thisοὗτοςhoutos houtoi hautē hautai · this/he/she/itG3778
• thyσύsu · youG4771
• wickednessὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• wickednessκακίαkakia · evilG2549
• andκαίkai · andG2532
• prayδέομαιdeomai · to prayG1189
• Godθεόςtheos · GodG2316
• ifεἰei · ifG1487
• perhapsἆραara · no?G687
• the thoughtἐπίνοιαepinoia · thoughtG1963
• heartκαρδίαkardia · heartG2588
• may be forgivenἀφίημιaphiēmi · to release: forgiveG863

Cross-references for Acts 8:22

• Acts 2:38Peter replied, “Repent and be baptized, each of you, in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of your sins, and you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit.
• Acts 3:19Therefore repent and turn back, so that your sins may be wiped out,
• Acts 17:30“Therefore, having overlooked the times of ignorance, God now commands all people everywhere to repent,
• Romans 2:4Or do you despise the riches of his kindness, restraint, and patience, not recognizing that God’s kindness is intended to lead you to repentance?
• 2 Timothy 2:25instructing his opponents with gentleness. Perhaps God will grant them repentance leading them to the knowledge of the truth.
• Revelation 2:21I gave her time to repent, but she does not want to repent of her sexual immorality.
• Acts 9:11“Get up and go to the street called Straight,” the Lord said to him, “to the house of Judas, and ask for a man from Tarsus named Saul, since he is praying there.
• Deuteronomy 4:29But from there, you will search for the Lord your God, and you will find him when you seek him with all your heart and all your soul.
• 1 Kings 8:47and when they come to their senses in the land where they were deported and repent and petition you in their captors’ land: “We have sinned and done wrong; we have been wicked,”
• 2 Chronicles 33:12When he was in distress, he sought the favor of the Lord his God and earnestly humbled himself before the God of his ancestors.
• Isaiah 55:6Seek the Lord while he may be found; call to him while he is near.
• Amos 5:6Seek the Lord and live, or he will spread like fire throughout the house of Joseph; it will consume everything with no one at Bethel to extinguish it.
• Matthew 7:7“Ask, and it will be given to you. Seek, and you will find. Knock, and the door will be opened to you.
• Luke 11:9“So I say to you, ask, and it will be given to you. Seek, and you will find. Knock, and the door will be opened to you.
• Revelation 3:17For you say, ‘I’m rich; I have become wealthy and need nothing,’ and you don’t realize that you are wretched, pitiful, poor, blind, and naked.
• Daniel 4:27Therefore, may my advice seem good to you my king. Separate yourself from your sins by doing what is right, and from your injustices by showing mercy to the needy. Perhaps there will be an extension of your prosperity.”

Commentaries on Acts 8:22

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 22Repent therefore of this thy wickedness - St. Peter did not suppose his case to be utterly hopeless; though his sin, considered in its motives and objects, was of the most heinous kind. If perhaps the thought of thine heart may be forgiven thee - His sin, as yet, only existed in thought and purpose; and therefore it is said, if perhaps the thought of thine heart may be forgiven.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 22Repent, therefore - Here we may remark: (1)That Simon was at this time an unconverted sinner. (2)that the command was given to him “as such.” (3)that he was required to “do the thing”; not to wait or seek merely, but actually to repent. (4)that this was to be the “first step” in his conversion. He was not even directed to “pray” first, but his first indispensable work was to “repent”; that is, to exercise proper sorrow for this sin, and to “abandon” his…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 14-25Verses 14-25 The Holy Ghost was as yet fallen upon none of these coverts, in the extraordinary powers conveyed by the descent of the Spirit upon the day of Pentecost. We may take encouragement from this example, in praying to God to give the renewing graces of the Holy Ghost to all for whose spiritual welfare we are concerned; for that includes all blessings. No man can give the Holy Spirit by the laying on of his hands; but we should use our best…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 9-24Simon the sorcerer performed magic and amazed the people of Samaria. He boasted that he was someone great. Simon tried to buy spiritual power. The later corrupt practice of buying and selling positions of leadership in the church was called simony. This term refers to the corrupt practice of buying and selling church leadership positions (see 1 Timothy 6:9–10). Peter strongly criticized Simon's evil intentions and actions.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 18-2418-24. offered them money--Hence the term simony, to denote trafficking in sacred things, but chiefly the purchase of ecclesiastical offices.Read the comment

Topics related to Acts 8:22

• Covetousness
• Heart
• Holy Spirit
• Hypocrisy
• Integrity
• Minister, Christian
• Peter
• Repentance
• Reproof
• Samaria
• Simon

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Commentaries on Acts 8

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Illustrated New Testament
• Burkitt’s Expository Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Family Bible Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Luther’s Commentary on Selected Bible Passages
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• The People’s New Testament
• Robertson’s Word Pictures
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• The Fourfold Gospel and Commentary on Acts
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings