KJV King James Version
For I perceive that thou art in the gall of bitterness, and [in] the bond of iniquity.
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Acts 8:23
For I perceive that thou art in the gall of bitterness, and [in] the bond of iniquity.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
For I see that you are poisoned by bitterness and captive to iniquity.”
WEB World English Bible
For I see that you are in the gall of bitterness and in the bondage of iniquity.”
ASV American Standard Version
For I see that thou art in the gall of bitterness and in the bond of iniquity.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
for in the gall of bitterness, and bond of unrighteousness, I perceive thee being.’
Surrounding context — Acts 8
20 But Peter said unto him, Thy money perish with thee, because thou hast thought that the gift of God may be purchased with money.
21 Thou hast neither part nor lot in this matter: for thy heart is not right in the sight of God.
22 Repent therefore of this thy wickedness, and pray God, if perhaps the thought of thine heart may be forgiven thee.
23 For I perceive that thou art in the gall of bitterness, and [in] the bond of iniquity.
24 Then answered Simon, and said, Pray ye to the Lord for me, that none of these things which ye have spoken come upon me.
25 And they, when they had testified and preached the word of the Lord, returned to Jerusalem, and preached the gospel in many villages of the Samaritans.
26 And the angel of the Lord spake unto Philip, saying, Arise, and go toward the south unto the way that goeth down from Jerusalem unto Gaza, which is desert.
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Isaiah 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?Proverbs 5:22His own iniquities shall take the wicked himself, and he shall be holden with the cords of his sins.John 8:34Jesus answered them, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Whosoever committeth sin is the servant of sin.Hebrews 12:15Looking diligently lest any man fail of the grace of God; lest any root of bitterness springing up trouble [you], and thereby many be defiled;Titus 3:3For we ourselves also were sometimes foolish, disobedient, deceived, serving divers lusts and pleasures, living in malice and envy, hateful, [and] hating one another.Psalm 116:16O LORD, truly I [am] thy servant; I [am] thy servant, [and] the son of thine handmaid: thou hast loosed my bonds.Jeremiah 9:15Therefore thus saith the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel; Behold, I will feed them, [even] this people, with wormwood, and give them water of gall to drink.Lamentations 3:19Remembering mine affliction and my misery, the wormwood and the gall.2 Peter 2:4For if God spared not the angels that sinned, but cast [them] down to hell, and delivered [them] into chains of darkness, to be reserved unto judgment;Jeremiah 4:18Thy way and thy doings have procured these [things] unto thee; this [is] thy wickedness, because it is bitter, because it reacheth unto thine heart.Deuteronomy 32:32-33For their vine [is] of the vine of Sodom, and of the fields of Gomorrah: their grapes [are] grapes of gall, their clusters [are] bitter:Lamentations 3:5He hath builded against me, and compassed [me] with gall and travail.Deuteronomy 29:18-20Lest 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 root that beareth gall and wormwood;Romans 6:17-22But God be thanked, that ye were the servants of sin, but ye have obeyed from the heart that form of doctrine which was delivered you.Isaiah 28:22Now therefore be ye not mockers, lest your bands be made strong: for I have heard from the Lord GOD of hosts a consumption, even determined upon the whole earth.2 Peter 2:19While they promise them liberty, they themselves are the servants of corruption: for of whom a man is overcome, of the same is he brought in bondage.Job 20:14[Yet] his meat in his bowels is turned, [it is] the gall of asps within him.
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