Acts

Acts 8:19–20

¹⁹“Give me this power as well,” he said, “so that everyone on whom I lay my hands may receive the Holy Spirit.”

²⁰But Peter replied, “May your silver perish with you, because you thought you could buy the gift of God with money!

Word by word

Each English word or phrase beside the Greek it translates, in the order of the English. Choose a number to open that word’s study.

English	Greek	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Give	Δότε	Dote	Verb - Aorist Imperative Active - 2nd Person Plural	G1325 I offer, give
this	ταύτην	tautēn	Demonstrative Pronoun - Accusative Feminine Singular	G3778 this, he, she, it
power	ἐξουσίαν	exousian	Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular	G1849 power, authority, weight
as well	κἀμοὶ	kamoi	Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative 1st Person Singular	G2504 I also, I too
he said	λέγων	legōn	Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular	G3004 I say, speak
so that	ἵνα	hina	Conjunction	G2443 in order that, so that
everyone on whom	ᾧ	hō	Personal / Relative Pronoun - Dative Masculine Singular	G3739 who, which, what, that
I lay	ἐπιθῶ	epithō	Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Active - 1st Person Singular	G2007 I put, place upon, lay on
hands	χεῖρας	cheiras	Noun - Accusative Feminine Plural	G5495 a hand
may receive	λαμβάνῃ	lambanē	Verb - Present Subjunctive Active - 3rd Person Singular	G2983 I receive, take
Holy	Ἅγιον	Hagion	Adjective - Accusative Neuter Singular	G40 set apart, holy, sacred
Spirit	Πνεῦμα	Pneuma	Noun - Accusative Neuter Singular	G4151 wind, breath, spirit

English	Greek	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
But	δὲ	de	Conjunction	G1161 but, on the other hand, and
Peter	Πέτρος	Petros	Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular	G4074 Peter
replied	εἶπεν	eipen	Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular	G2036 to speak or say (by word or writing)
your	σου	sou	Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 2nd Person Singular	G4771 you
silver	ἀργύριόν	argyrion	Noun - Nominative Neuter Singular	G694 silver, a shekel, money in general
perish	εἴη	eiē	Verb - Present Optative Active - 3rd Person Singular	G1510 I am, exist
with	σὺν	syn	Preposition	G4862 with
you	σοὶ	soi	Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative 2nd Person Singular	G4771 you
because	ὅτι	hoti	Conjunction	G3754 that, since, because
you thought	ἐνόμισας	enomisas	Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 2nd Person Singular	G3543 I think, suppose
you could buy	κτᾶσθαι	ktasthai	Verb - Present Infinitive Middle or Passive	G2932 I win, get, buy, possess
the	τὴν	tēn	Article - Accusative Feminine Singular	G3588 the
gift	δωρεὰν	dōrean	Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular	G1431 a free gift
of God	Θεοῦ	Theou	Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular	G2316 God, a god
with	διὰ	dia	Preposition	G1223 through, on account of
money	χρημάτων	chrēmatōn	Noun - Genitive Neuter Plural	G5536 money, riches

Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.

Acts 8:19 Luke 14:7–11 · 3 John 1:9 · John 5:44 · Matthew 18:1–3

Acts 8:20 Matthew 10:8 · Daniel 5:17 · Acts 2:38 · Revelation 18:15 · 1 Timothy 6:9 · James 5:3 · 2 Peter 2:14–17 · Acts 10:45 · Acts 11:17 · Acts 8:22 · 2 Kings 5:15–16 · Joshua 7:24–25

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.