Acts 8:23 “For I see that you are poisoned by bitterness and captive to iniquity.…”

Acts 8:23

For I see that you are poisoned by bitterness and captive to iniquity.”

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

For I perceive that thou art in the gall of bitterness, and in the bond of iniquity.

World English Bible

For I see that you are in the poison of bitterness and in the bondage of iniquity.”

American Standard Version

For I see that thou art in the gall of bitterness and in the bond of iniquity.

Geneva Bible 1599

For I see that thou art in the gall of bitternes, and in the bonde of iniquitie.

Darby Translation

for I see thee to be in the gall of bitterness, and bond of unrighteousness.

Young's Literal Translation

for in the gall of bitterness, and bond of unrighteousness, I perceive thee being.'

Bible in Basic English

For I see that you are prisoned in bitter envy and the chains of sin.

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Cross references

“the gall”

Hebrews 12:15 Deuteronomy 29:18–20 Jeremiah 4:18 Jeremiah 9:15 Lamentations 3:5 Lamentations 3:19

Hebrews 12:15 · BSB

See to it that no one falls short of the grace of God, and that no root of bitterness springs up to cause trouble and defile many.

Deuteronomy 29:18–20 · BSB

Make sure there is no man or woman, clan or tribe among you today whose heart turns away from the LORD our God to go and worship the gods of those nations. Make sure there is no root among you that bears such poisonous a…

Jeremiah 4:18 · BSB

“Your ways and deeds have brought this upon you. This is your punishment; how bitter it is, because it pierces to the heart!”

Jeremiah 9:15 · BSB

Therefore this is what the LORD of Hosts, the God of Israel, says: “Behold, I will feed this people wormwood and give them poisoned water to drink.

Lamentations 3:5 · BSB

He has besieged me and surrounded me with bitterness and hardship.

Lamentations 3:19 · BSB

Remember my affliction and wandering, the wormwood and the gall.

“the bond”

Proverbs 5:22 John 8:34 Isaiah 28:22 Titus 3:3 Psalm 116:16 Romans 6:17–22

Proverbs 5:22 · BSB

The iniquities of a wicked man entrap him; the cords of his sin entangle him.

John 8:34 · BSB

Jesus replied, “Truly, truly, I tell you, everyone who sins is a slave to sin.

Isaiah 28:22 · BSB

So now, do not mock, or your shackles will become heavier. Indeed, I have heard from the Lord GOD of Hosts a decree of destruction against the whole land.

Titus 3:3 · BSB

For at one time we too were foolish, disobedient, misled, and enslaved to all sorts of desires and pleasures—living in malice and envy, being hated and hating one another.

Psalm 116:16 · BSB

Truly, O LORD, I am Your servant; I am Your servant, the son of Your maidservant; You have broken my bonds.

Romans 6:17–22 · BSB

But thanks be to God that, though you once were slaves to sin, you wholeheartedly obeyed the form of teaching to which you were committed.

Also

Isaiah 58:6

Isaiah 58:6 · BSB

Isn’t this the fast that I have chosen: to break the chains of wickedness, to untie the cords of the yoke, to set the oppressed free and tear off every yoke?

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

22Repent, therefore, of your wickedness, and pray to the Lord. Perhaps He will forgive you for the intent of your heart.

24Then Simon answered, “Pray to the Lord for me, so that nothing you have said may happen to me.”

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