Acts 8:20 in every translation
Leer en españolThe same verse in each translation we publish, grouped by language and by the tradition that made it. Numbering is matched for each text (for example, Psalms in the Septuagint).
English
Catholic
DRB Douay-Rheims (Challoner), American Edition 1899
Keep thy money to thyself, to perish with thee, because thou hast thought that the gift of God may be purchased with money.
CPDV Catholic Public Domain Version
“Let your money be with you in perdition, for you have supposed that a gift of God might be possessed by money.
Protestant
WEB World English Bible (Classic, with Deuterocanon)
But Peter said to him, “May your silver perish with you, because you thought you could obtain the gift of God with money!
WEBBE World English Bible British Edition (with Deuterocanon)
But Peter said to him, “May your silver perish with you, because you thought you could obtain the gift of God with money!
KJV King James Version (with Apocrypha)
But Peter said unto him, Thy money perish with thee, because thou hast thought that the gift of God may be purchased with money.
RV Revised Version with Apocrypha
But Peter said unto him, Thy silver perish with thee, because thou hast thought to obtain the gift of God with money.
MSB Majority Standard Bible
But Peter replied, “May your silver perish with you, because you thought you could buy the gift of God with money!
BSB Berean Standard Bible
But Peter replied, “May your silver perish with you, because you thought you could buy the gift of God with money!
ASV American Standard Version (1901)
But Peter said unto him, Thy silver perish with thee, because thou hast thought to obtain the gift of God with money.
LSV Literal Standard Version
And Peter said to him, “Your silver with you—may it be to destruction! Because you thought to possess the gift of God through money;
Read in context · Literal Standard Version. Copyright © 2020 Covenant Press. Text from eBible.org (https://ebible.org/englsv/), unaltered. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
Darby Darby Translation
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.
Webster Noah Webster's Bible (1833)
But Peter said to him, Thy money perish with thee, because thou hast thought that the gift of God may be purchased with money.
GNV Geneva Bible (1599)
Then saide Peter vnto him, Thy money perish with thee, because thou thinkest that the gift of God may be obteined with money.
ULB Unlocked Literal Bible
But Peter said to him, “May your silver perish along with you, because you thought to obtain the gift of God with money.
Read in context · Unlocked Literal Bible. Copyright © 2017 Door43 World Missions Community. Text from eBible.org (https://ebible.org/engULB/), unaltered. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
Tyndale Tyndale New Testament (1534)
Then sayde Peter vnto him: thy monye perysh with the because thou wenest that the gifte of God maye be obteyned with money.
Individual translator
YLT Young's Literal Translation
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;
FBV Free Bible Version
“May your money be destroyed together with you for thinking God's gift is something that can be bought!” Peter replied.
Read in context · Free Bible Version. Copyright © 2018 Dr. Jonathan Gallagher. Text from eBible.org (https://ebible.org/engfbv/), unaltered. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
Scholarly edition
BBE Bible in Basic English
But Peter said, May your money come to destruction with you, because you had the idea that what is freely given by God may be got for a price.
Spanish
Catholic
Scío Scío de San Miguel New Testament (1797)
Tu dinero sea contigo en perdición: porque has creído que el dón de Dios se alcanzaba por dinero.
Protestant
RV1909 Reina-Valera 1909
Entonces Pedro le dijo: Tu dinero perezca contigo, que piensas que el don de Dios se gane por dinero.
ONBV Biblica Open New Living Bible (Nueva Biblia Viva 2008)
―Que tu dinero perezca contigo —le contestó Pedro—, que piensas que los dones de Dios se pueden comprar.
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PDT God's Word for You (Latin American Textual Bible)
Entonces Pedro le contestó: Tu dinero permanezca contigo para destrucción, porque pensaste que el Don de Dios se compra por dinero.
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Individual translator
VBL Free Bible Version (Spanish)
“Ojalá tu dinero sea destruido contigo, por pensar que el don de Dios puede comprarse!” respondió Pedro.
Read in context · Versión Biblia Libre. Copyright © 2018-2020 Jonathan Gallagher y Shelly Barrios de Avila. Texto de eBible.org (https://ebible.org/spavbl/), sin cambios. Licencia CC BY-SA 4.0.
BES Bible in Simple Spanish (2026)
Pero Pedro le dijo: Que tu dinero perezca contigo, porque pensaste que el don de Dios se puede comprar con dinero.
Read in context · La Biblia en Español Sencillo, traducida y editada por Irma Flores (AudioBiblia.org).
Greek
Orthodox
PT1904 Patriarchal Text 1904 (accented, eBible edition)
Πέτρος δὲ εἶπε πρὸς αὐτόν· τὸ ἀργύριόν σου σὺν σοὶ εἴη εἰς ἀπώλειαν, ὅτι τὴν δωρεὰν τοῦ Θεοῦ ἐνόμισας διὰ χρημάτων κτᾶσθαι.
PT Patriarchal Text (Antoniades 1904/1912)
πετρος δε ειπεν προς αυτον· το αργυριον σου συν σοι ειη εις απωλειαν, οτι την δωρεαν του θεου ενομισας δια χρηματων κτασθαι.
Read in context · Patriarchal Text, Antoniades 1904/1912 edition, verified by Maurice A. Robinson and Jussi Ala-Konni (https://github.com/byztxt/greektext-antoniades). Public domain.
Individual translator
TR Textus Receptus (Boyd collation)
Πέτρος δὲ εἶπε πρὸς αὐτόν, Τὸ ἀργύριόν σου σὺν σοὶ εἴη εἰς ἀπώλειαν, ὅτι τὴν δωρεὰν τοῦ Θεοῦ ἐνόμισας διὰ χρημάτων κτᾶσθαι.
Scholarly edition
RP2018 Byzantine Textform (Robinson-Pierpont 2018)
πετροσ δε ειπεν προσ αυτον το αργυριον σου συν σοι ειη εισ απωλειαν οτι την δωρεαν του θεου ενομισασ δια χρηματων κτασθαι
Nestle 1904 Nestle Greek New Testament (1904)
Πέτρος δὲ εἶπεν πρὸς αὐτόν Τὸ ἀργύριόν σου σὺν σοὶ εἴη εἰς ἀπώλειαν, ὅτι τὴν δωρεὰν τοῦ Θεοῦ ἐνόμισας διὰ χρημάτων κτᾶσθαι.
SBLGNT SBL Greek New Testament
Πέτρος δὲ εἶπεν πρὸς αὐτόν· Τὸ ἀργύριόν σου σὺν σοὶ εἴη εἰς ἀπώλειαν ὅτι τὴν δωρεὰν τοῦ θεοῦ ἐνόμισας διὰ χρημάτων κτᾶσθαι.
Read in context · The Greek New Testament: SBL Edition. Copyright 2010 by the Society of Biblical Literature and Logos Bible Software. Text from eBible.org (https://ebible.org/grcsbl/), unaltered. Licensed CC BY 4.0.
Latin
Catholic
VUL Clementine Vulgate
Pecunia tua tecum sit in perditionem: quoniam donum Dei existimasti pecunia possideri.
Church Slavonic
Orthodox
Slavonic Church Slavonic Bible (Elizabeth Bible)
Пе́тръ же речѐ къ немꙋ̀: сребро̀ твоѐ съ тобо́ю да бꙋ́детъ въ поги́бель, ꙗ҆́кѡ да́ръ бж҃їй непщева́лъ є҆сѝ сребро́мъ стѧжа́ти:
Read in context · Church Slavonic text: Ponomar Project (github.com/typiconman/ponomar), © 2006–2018 Aleksandr Andreev and others, licensed under the GNU General Public License v3 or later. Changes for this site (2026-10-18): lectionary pericope markers, marginal glosses and the closing note of Genesis removed, Psalm verses renumbered to the Russian Synodal numbering, joined verses noted; the words are unchanged.
Russian
Orthodox
Synodal Russian Synodal Bible (1876)
Но Петр сказал ему: серебро твое да будет в погибель с тобою, потому что ты помыслил дар Божий получить за деньги.
Greek (modern)
Individual translator
Vamvas Modern Greek Bible: Vamvas (1850)
Και ο Πέτρος είπε προς αυτόν· το αργύριόν σου ας ήναι μετά σου εις απώλειαν, διότι ενόμισας ότι η δωρεά του Θεού αποκτάται διά χρημάτων.
Serbian
Individual translator
DK Serbian Bible: Daničić–Karadžić (Cyrillic)
А Петар му рече: Новци твоји с тобом да буду у погибао, што си помислио да се дар Божји може добити за новце.
DK latinica Serbian Bible: Daničić–Karadžić (Latin script)
A Petar mu reče: Novci tvoji s tobom da budu u pogibao, što si pomislio da se dar Božji može dobiti za novce.
Arabic
Protestant
SVD Arabic Bible: Smith–Van Dyck (1865)
فَقَالَ لَهُ بُطْرُسُ: «لِتَكُنْ فِضَّتُكَ مَعَكَ لِلْهَلَاكِ، لِأَنَّكَ ظَنَنْتَ أَنْ تَقْتَنِيَ مَوْهِبَةَ ٱللهِ بِدَرَاهِمَ!
Not in these translations (5)
Brenton, LXXUP, JPS, LXX, WLC