But Peter said unto him, Thy money perish with thee, because thou hast thought that the gift of God may be purchased with money. |
But Peter said to him, “Your money perish with you, because you thought that the gift of God could be purchased with money! |
But Peter said to him, “May your silver perish with you because you thought you could obtain the gift of God with money! |
Peter answered: “May your money perish with you, because you thought you could buy the gift of God with money! |
But Peter said to him, Destruction overtake your money and you, because you imagined you could obtain the [free] gift of God with money! |
But Peter said to him, May your money accompany you in your destruction, because the gift of God you thought to acquire with money. |
But Peter said to him, “To hell with you and your money! (This is really what the Greek says. It is a pity that modern English usage obscures the literal meaning.) How dare you think you could buy the gift of God for money! |
But Peter said to him, “Your money go to perdition with you for even dreaming you could buy the gift of God with money! |
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