But Peter said unto him, Thy money perish with thee, because thou hast thought that the gift of God may be purchased with money.
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Gill's Exposition
Thou hast neither part nor lot in this matter,.... Or business of the gift of the Holy Ghost; signifying, that as he had not the grace of the Spirit of God implanted in him, so he should not have any…
Barnes' Notes
Thy money perish with thee - This is expressive of the horror and indignation of Peter at the base offer of Simon. It is not to be understood as an imprecation on Simon. The main idea is the apostle’s…
Adam Clarke
Thy money perish with thee - This is an awful declaration; and imports thus much, that if he did not repent, he and his ill-gotten goods would perish together; his money should be dissipated, and his…
God had wonderfully owned Philip in his work as an evangelist at Samaria, but he could do no more than an evangelist; there were some peculiar powers reserved to the apostles, for the keeping up of…
Cambridge Bible
But Peter said unto him, Thy money[silver] perish with thee It is clear from what follows that this terrible invocation of doom upon this offender is to be qualified by the condition supplied from Act…
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