Acts 8:23

In 9 translations

BSB

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

KJV

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

WEB

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

ASV

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

LSV

for in the gall of bitterness, and bond of unrighteousness, I perceive you being.”

YLT

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

DBY

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

DRC

For I see thou art in the gall of bitterness, and in the bonds of iniquity.

GNV

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

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Original-language editions

SBLGNT

εἰς γὰρ χολὴν πικρίας καὶ σύνδεσμον ἀδικίας ὁρῶ σε ὄντα.

RP2018

Εἰς γὰρ χολὴν πικρίας καὶ σύνδεσμον ἀδικίας ὁρῶ σε ὄντα.

TR-Boyd

Εἰς γὰρ χολὴν πικρίας καὶ σύνδεσμον ἀδικίας ὁρῶ σε ὄντα.

SCR1894

εις γαρ χολην πικριας και συνδεσμον αδικιας ορω σε οντα

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• Isaiah 58:6Isn’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?
• Proverbs 5:22The iniquities of a wicked man entrap him; the cords of his sin entangle him.
• Hebrews 12:15See 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.
• John 8:34Jesus replied, “Truly, truly, I tell you, everyone who sins is a slave to sin.
• Isaiah 28:22So 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 3:3For 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.
• Lamentations 3:19Remember my affliction and wandering, the wormwood and the gall.
• Romans 6:17–22But thanks be to God that, though you once were slaves to sin, you wholeheartedly obeyed the form of teaching to which you were committed. You have been set free from sin and have become slaves to righteousness. I am…
• Jeremiah 4:18“Your ways and deeds have brought this upon you. This is your punishment; how bitter it is, because it pierces to the heart!”
• Psalms 116:16Truly, O LORD, I am Your servant; I am Your servant, the son of Your maidservant; You have broken my bonds.
• Jeremiah 9:15Therefore 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.
• 2 Peter 2:19They promise them freedom, while they themselves are slaves to depravity. For a man is a slave to whatever has mastered him.
• 2 Peter 2:4For if God did not spare the angels when they sinned, but cast them deep into hell, placing them in chains of darkness to be held for judgment;
• Deuteronomy 29:18–20Make 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…
• Deuteronomy 32:32–33But their vine is from the vine of Sodom and from the fields of Gomorrah. Their grapes are poisonous; their clusters are bitter. Their wine is the venom of serpents, the deadly poison of cobras.
• Lamentations 3:5He has besieged me and surrounded me with bitterness and hardship.

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