Acts 8:24

Acts 8:24 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Then answered Simon, and said, Pray ye to the Lord for me, that none of these things which ye have spoken come upon me.
• New International Version (NIV)Then Simon answered, “Pray to the Lord for me so that nothing you have said may happen to me.”
• English Standard Version (ESV)And Simon answered, "Pray for me to the Lord, that nothing of what you have said may come upon me."
• New King James Version (NKJV)Then Simon answered and said, “Pray to the Lord for me, that none of the things which you have spoken may come upon me.”

Context of Acts 8:24

22Therefore 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.” “Pray to the Lord for me,” Simon replied, “so that nothing you have said may happen to me.” 25So, after they had testified and spoken the word of the Lord, they traveled back to Jerusalem, preaching the gospel in many villages of the Samaritans. 26An angel of the Lord spoke to Philip: “Get up and go south to the road that goes down from Jerusalem to Gaza.” (This is the desert road.)

Acts 8:24 word by word

ἀποκριθεὶς δὲ ὁ Σίμων εἶπεν· δεήθητε ὑμεῖς ὑπὲρ ἐμοῦ πρὸς τὸν κύριον, ὅπως μηδὲν ἐπέλθῃ ἐπ᾽ ἐμὲ ὧν εἰρήκατε.Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Thenδέde · thenG1161
• answeredἀποκρίνωapokrinomai · to answerG611
• Simonὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• SimonΣίμωνSimōn · SimonG4613
• and saidλέγωlegō · to sayG3004
• Prayδέομαιdeomai · to prayG1189
• yeσύsu · youG4771
• toπρόςpros · to/withG4314
• the Lordκύριοςkurios · lord: GodG2962
• forὑπέρhuper · above/forG5228
• meἐγώegō · I/weG1473
• thatὅπωςhopōs · thatG3704
• none of these thingsμηδείςmēdeis mēdemia mēden · nothingG3367
• whichὅςhos hē ho · whichG3739
• ye have spokenἐρῶereō · to sayG2046
• comeἐπέρχομαιeperchomai · to arrive/invadeG1904
• uponἐπίepi · upon/to/againstG1909

Cross-references for Acts 8:24

• Genesis 20:7Now return the man’s wife, for he is a prophet, and he will pray for you and you will live. But if you do not return her, know that you will certainly die, you and all who are yours.”
• Exodus 8:8Pharaoh summoned Moses and Aaron and said, “Appeal to the Lord to remove the frogs from me and my people. Then I will let the people go and they can sacrifice to the Lord.”
• Exodus 10:17Please forgive my sin once more and make an appeal to the Lord your God, so that he will just take this death away from me.”
• Exodus 12:32Take even your flocks and your herds as you asked and leave, and also bless me.”
• Numbers 21:7The people then came to Moses and said, “We have sinned by speaking against the Lord and against you. Intercede with the Lord so that he will take the snakes away from us.” And Moses interceded for the people.
• 1 Samuel 12:19They pleaded with Samuel, “Pray to the Lord your God for your servants so we won’t die! For we have added to all our sins the evil of requesting a king for ourselves.”
• 1 Kings 13:6Then the king responded to the man of God, “Plead for the favor of the Lord your God and pray for me so that my hand may be restored to me.” So the man of God pleaded for the favor of the Lord, and the king’s hand was restored to him and became as it had been at first.
• Ezra 6:10so that they can offer sacrifices of pleasing aroma to the God of the heavens and pray for the life of the king and his sons.
• Ezra 8:23So we fasted and pleaded with our God about this, and he was receptive to our prayer.
• Job 42:8Now take seven bulls and seven rams, go to my servant Job, and offer a burnt offering for yourselves. Then my servant Job will pray for you. I will surely accept his prayer and not deal with you as your folly deserves. For you have not spoken the truth about me, as my servant Job has.”
• James 5:16Therefore, confess your sins to one another and pray for one another, so that you may be healed. The prayer of a righteous person is very powerful in its effect.

Commentaries on Acts 8:24

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 24Pray ye to the Lord for me - The words of Peter certainly made a deep impression on Simon's mind; and he must have had a high opinion of the apostle's sanctity and influence with God, when he thus commended himself to their prayers. And we may hope well of his repentance and salvation, if the reading of the Codex Bezae, and the margin of the later Syriac may be relied on: Pray ye to the Lord for me, that none ( ) Of All Those Evils which ye have spoken (…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 24Pray ye … - Here remark: (1) That Simon was directed to pray for himself Acts 8:22, but he had no disposition to do it, but was willing to ask others to do it for him. Sinners will often ask others to pray for them, when they are too proud, or too much in love with sin, to pray for themselves. (2) the main thing that Peter wished to impress on him was a sense of his sin. Simon did not regard this, but looked only to the punishment. He was terrified and…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. 24Simon recognized that he needed Peter to pray for him. However, the text does not clearly say that Simon repented or turned away from his evil actions. His request seems focused on avoiding the severe punishment Peter warned about, rather than on a true change in how he thought and acted.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 8:24

• Afflictions and Adversities
• Intercession
• Peter
• 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