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KJ21
But Peter said unto him, “Thy money perish with thee, because thou hast thought that the gift of God may be purchased with money!
ASV
But Peter said unto him, Thy silver perish with thee, because thou hast thought to obtain the gift of God with money.
AMP
But Peter said to him, “May your money be destroyed along with you, because you thought you could buy the [free] gift of God with money!
AMPC
But Peter said to him, Destruction overtake your money and you, because you imagined you could obtain the [free] gift of God with money!
BRG
But Peter said unto him, Thy money perish with thee, because thou hast thought that the gift of God may be purchased with money.
CSB
But Peter told him, “May your silver be destroyed with you, because you thought you could obtain the gift of God with money!
CSBA
But Peter told him, ‘May your silver be destroyed with you, because you thought you could obtain the gift of God with money!
CEB
Peter responded, “May your money be condemned to hell along with you because you believed you could buy God’s gift with money!
CJB
But Kefa said to him, “Your silver go to ruin — and you with it, for thinking the free gift of God can be bought!
CEV
Peter said to him, “You and your money will both end up in hell if you think you can buy God's gift!
DARBY
And Peter said to him, Thy money go with thee to destruction, because thou hast thought that the gift of God can be obtained by money.
DLNT
But Peter said to him, “May your silver be with you for destruction, because you thought to acquire the gift of God with money.
DRA
Keep thy money to thyself, to perish with thee, because thou hast thought that the gift of God may be purchased with money.
ERV
Peter said to Simon, “You and your money should both be destroyed because you thought you could buy God’s gift with money.
EASY
Peter answered Simon, ‘I pray that God will destroy you and your money! You think that you can buy this gift with your money! It is very wrong for you to think that. It is God who gives that gift.
EHV
But Peter said to him, “May your silver perish with you, because you thought you could obtain the gift of God with money!
ESV
But Peter said to him, “May your silver perish with you, because you thought you could obtain the gift of God with money!
ESVUK
But Peter said to him, “May your silver perish with you, because you thought you could obtain the gift of God with money!
EXB
Peter said to him, “·You and your money should both be destroyed [L May your silver perish with you], because you thought you could ·buy [get; obtain] God’s gift with money.
GNV
Then said Peter unto him, Thy money perish with thee, because thou thinkest that the gift of God may be obtained with money.
GW
Peter told Simon, “May your money be destroyed with you because you thought you could buy God’s gift.
GNT
But Peter answered him, “May you and your money go to hell, for thinking that you can buy God's gift with money!
HCSB
But Peter told him, “May your silver be destroyed with you, because you thought the gift of God could be obtained with money!
ICB
Peter said to him, “You and your money should both be destroyed! You thought you could buy God’s gift with money.
ISV
But Peter told him, “May your money perish with you, because you thought you could obtain God’s free gift with money!
PHILLIPS
But Peter said to him, “To hell with you and your money! How dare you think you could buy the gift of God! You can have no share or place in this ministry, for your heart is not honest before God. All you can do now is to repent of this wickedness of yours and pray earnestly to God that the evil intention of your heart may be forgiven. For I can see inside you, and I see a man bitter with jealousy and bound with his own sin!”
JUB
But Peter said unto him, Thy money perish with thee because thou hast thought that the gift of God may be purchased with money.
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.
AKJV
But Peter said unto him, Thy money perish with thee, because thou hast thought that the gift of God may be purchased with money.
LSB
But Peter said to him, “May your silver perish with you, because you supposed you could obtain the gift of God with money!
LEB
But Peter said to him, “May your silver be destroyed along with you, because you thought you could acquire the gift of God by means of money!
TLB
But Peter replied, “Your money perish with you for thinking God’s gift can be bought!
MSG
Peter said, “To hell with your money! And you along with it. Why, that’s unthinkable—trying to buy God’s gift! You’ll never be part of what God is doing by striking bargains and offering bribes. Change your ways—and now! Ask the Master to forgive you for trying to use God to make money. I can see this is an old habit with you; you reek with money-lust.”
MEV
Peter said to him, “May your money perish with you, because you thought you could purchase the gift of God with money!
MOUNCE
But Peter said to him, “May · your silver go with you to destruction, because you thought you could obtain the gift of God with money!
NOG
Peter told Simon, “May your money be destroyed with you because you thought you could buy God’s gift.
NABRE
But Peter said to him, “May your money perish with you, because you thought that you could buy the gift of God with money.
NASB
But Peter said to him, “May your silver perish with you, because you thought you could acquire the gift of God with money!
NASB1995
But Peter said to him, “May your silver perish with you, because you thought you could obtain the gift of God with money!
NCB
But Peter said to him, “May your silver perish with you, because you thought that you could obtain God’s gift with money.
NCV
Peter said to him, “You and your money should both be destroyed, because you thought you could buy God’s gift with money.
NET
But Peter said to him, “May your silver perish with you, because you thought you could acquire God’s gift with money!
NIRV
Peter answered, “May your money be destroyed with you! Do you think you can buy God’s gift with money?
NIV
Peter answered: “May your money perish with you, because you thought you could buy the gift of God with money!
NIVUK
Peter answered: ‘May your money perish with you, because you thought you could buy the gift of God with money!
NKJV
But Peter said to him, “Your money perish with you, because you thought that the gift of God could be purchased with money!
NLV
Peter said to him, “May your money be destroyed 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!
NMB
Then Peter said to him, May your money perish with you, because you thought that the gift of God might be obtained with money.
NRSVA
But Peter said to him, ‘May your silver perish with you, because you thought you could obtain God’s gift with money!
NRSVACE
But Peter said to him, ‘May your silver perish with you, because you thought you could obtain God’s gift with money!
NRSVCE
But Peter said to him, “May your silver perish with you, because you thought you could obtain God’s gift with money!
NRSVUE
But Peter said to him, “May your silver perish with you, because you thought you could obtain God’s gift with money!
NTFE
“You and your silver belong in hell!” retorted Peter. “Did you really think that God’s gift could be bought with money?
OJB
But Kefa said to him, "May your kesef perish with you because the matnat Hashem you thought by kesef to acquire. [2Kg 5:16; Dt 5:17]
RGT
Then Peter said to him, “Your money dies with you because you think that the gift of God may be obtained with money.
RSV
But Peter said to him, “Your silver perish with you, because you thought you could obtain the gift of God with money!
RSVCE
But Peter said to him, “Your silver perish with you, because you thought you could obtain the gift of God with money!
TLV
Peter said to him, “May your silver go to ruin, and you with it—because you thought you could buy God’s gift with money!
VOICE
Peter: May your silver rot right along with you, Simon! To think the Holy Spirit is some kind of magic that can be procured with money!
WEB
But Peter said to him, “May your silver perish with you, because you thought you could obtain the gift of God with money!
WE
Peter said, `May you and your money be destroyed! You thought that you could buy the gift of God with money.
WYC
But Peter said to him, Thy money be with thee into perdition, for thou guessedest that the gift of God should be had for money [for thou guessedest the gift of God for to be had with money].
YLT
And Peter said unto him, `Thy silver with thee -- may it be to destruction! because the gift of God thou didst think to possess through money;
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