Acts 8:20

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ESV	But Peter said to him, “May your silver perish with you, because you thought you could obtain the gift of God with money!
NIV	Peter answered: “May your money perish with you, because you thought you could buy the gift of God with money!
NLT	But Peter replied, “May your money be destroyed with you for thinking God's gift can be bought!
KJV	But Peter said unto him, Thy money perish with thee, because thou hast thought that the gift of God may be purchased with money.

^{Acts 8:19 ← Acts 8:20 → Acts 8:21}

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