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, the intent of your heart may be pardoned. 23For I see in you the poison of bitterness and the bondage of unrighteousness!” Simon replied, “Pray for me, so that none of what you have said may come upon me.” 25So when they had testified and spoken the word of the Lord, they returned to Jerusalem, proclaiming the Good News to many Samaritan villages. 26Now an angel of the Lord spoke to Philip, saying, “Get up, and go south on the road going down from Jerusalem to Gaza.” (This is a 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 20:7So now, return the man’s wife, for he is a prophet. And let him pray for you and you will live. But if you do not return her, know that you will surely die—you and all who are yours.”
• Exodus 8:8After Moses and Aaron went out from Pharaoh, Moses cried out to Adonai concerning the frogs, which He had brought upon Pharaoh.
• Exodus 10:17Now forgive my sin, only this once, please! So pray to Adonai your God—just so He would take this death away from me!”
• Exodus 12:32Take your flocks and your herds, as you said, and be gone! But bless me, too.”
• Numbers 21:7The people came to Moses and said, “We sinned when we spoke against Adonai and you! Pray to Adonai for us, that He may take away the snakes!” So Moses prayed for the people.
• 1 Samuel 12:19and all the people said to Samuel, “Pray for your servants to Adonai your God, that we would not die, for we have added to all our sins this evil by asking for ourselves a king.”
• 1 Kings 13:6So the king responded by saying to the man of God: “Please seek the face of Adonai your God, and pray for me, so my hand may be restored to me!” So the man of God sought the face of Adonai and the king’s hand was restored to him, becoming as it was before.
• Ezra 6:10so that they may offer pleasing sacrifices to the God of heaven and pray for the life of the king and his sons.
• Ezra 8:23So we fasted and sought our God about this, and He responded to our plea.
• Job 42:8So now, take for yourselves seven young bulls and seven rams and go to My servant Job and offer a burnt offering for yourselves. My servant Job will pray for you, for I will accept Job’s prayer and not deal with you according to your folly because you have not spoken correctly about Me, like My servant Job.”
• James 5:16So confess your offenses to one another and pray for one another so that you may be healed. The effective prayer of a righteous person is very powerful.

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
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• Samaria
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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