Acts 8:24
“Then answered Simon, and said, Pray ye to the Lord for mee, that none of these things which ye haue spoken, come vpon me.”
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Acts 8:24 Context
22Repent therefore of this thy wickednesse, and pray God, if perhaps the thought of thine heart may be forgiuen thee. 23For I perceiue that thou art in the gall of bitternesse, and in the bond of iniquitie. 24Then answered Simon, and said, Pray ye to the Lord for mee, that none of these things which ye haue spoken, come vpon me. 25And they, when they had testified and preached the word of the Lord, returned to Hierusalem, and preached the Gospel in many villages of the Samaritanes. 26And the Angel of the Lord spake vnto Philip, saying, Arise, and goe toward the South, vnto the way that goeth downe from Hierusalem vnto Gaza, which is desert.
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Other Translations for Acts 8:24
Then answered Simon, and said, Pray ye to the Lord for me, that none of these things which ye have spoken come upon me.
- King James Version
But Simon answered and said, "Pray to the Lord for me yourselves, so that nothing of what you have said may come upon me."
- New American Standard Version (1995)
And Simon answered and said, Pray ye for me to the Lord, that none of the things which ye have spoken come upon me.
- American Standard Version (1901)
And Simon, answering, said, Make prayer for me to the Lord, so that these things which you have said may not come on me.
- Basic English Bible
And Simon answering said, Supplicate *ye* for me to the Lord, so that nothing may come upon me of the things of which ye have spoken.
- Darby Bible
Then answered Simon, and said, Pray ye to the Lord for me, that none of these things which ye have spoken come upon me.
- Webster's Bible
Pray, both of you, to the Lord for me, answered Simon, "that nothing of what you have said may come upon me."
- Weymouth Bible
Simon answered, "Pray for me to the Lord, that none of the things which you have spoken happen to me."
- World English Bible
And Symount answeride, and seide, Preie ye for me to the Lord, that no thing of these thingis that ye han seid, com on me.
- Wycliffe Bible
And Simon answering, said, `Beseech ye for me unto the Lord, that nothing may come upon me of the things ye have spoken.'
- Youngs Literal Bible
People's Bible Notes for Acts 8:24
Ac 8:24 Pray ye to the Lord for me. Simon's language indicates that he was terror-stricken and perhaps deeply touched. The sacred record is silent concerning his future career. Whether he repented or relapsed into his old life is conjecture. Tradition insists that he pursued the latter course.