Acts 8:20
But Peter said unto him, Thy money perish with thee, because thou hast thought that the gift of God may be purchased with money.
Cross-references
Acts 8:22 directly continues the scene: after the rebuke, Peter calls Simon to repent — same event, sequential link.
Acts 11:17 affirms that God gives the Holy Spirit as a gift — contrasting Simon's attempt to purchase it.
Acts 10:45 shows the Holy Spirit given freely to Gentiles — the same 'gift of God' Simon tried to buy with money.
In Acts 1:18, Judas buys a field with blood money and dies—Simon's silver is similarly cursed, bringing destruction on its possessor.
In Acts 13:10, Paul rebukes Elymas with the same 'son of the devil' language — a direct parallel to Peter's rebuke of Simon.
In Matthew 27:3-5, Judas returns his blood money and perishes—Simon's silver also leads to his ruin, both men trying to profit from the sacred.
In 2 Peter 2:14-15, false teachers love gain from wrongdoing, like Balaam—Simon's attempt to buy apostolic power fits this pattern of greed.
In 1 Timothy 6:9, the desire for wealth plunges people into ruin—Simon's greed for money to obtain spiritual power leads to the same destruction.
In Matthew 10:8, Jesus commands free giving — directly opposing Simon's attempt to purchase the Holy Spirit with money.
In Daniel 5:17, Daniel refuses Belshazzar's gifts, contrasting Simon's attempt to purchase the Holy Spirit's power with money.
In 2 Kings 5:26, Elisha confronts Gehazi's greed for taking Naaman's gifts—mirroring Peter's rebuke of Simon for trying to buy God's gift with money.
2 Kings 5:16 records Elisha's direct refusal: 'I will take nothing' — a clear parallel to Peter rejecting Simon's money.
In Joshua 7:25, Achan brings trouble on Israel and is stoned—Simon's silver leads to his own ruin, echoing the pattern of sin and judgment.
In Joshua 7:24, Achan and his goods are destroyed because of his sin—Simon and his money face the same divine judgment for trying to buy grace.
In Deuteronomy 7:26, anything devoted to destruction must be utterly detested—Peter pronounces Simon's money as likewise doomed and unfit.
Numbers 22:18 shows Balaam refusing payment to go beyond God's word — a stark contrast to Simon who tries to buy the gift of God.
Proverbs 1:19 warns that greed destroys its possessors — this is exactly what Peter's curse warns Simon: his silver and he will perish.
In Luke 22:5, Judas is paid to betray Jesus — both involve money used to corrupt divine things, paralleling Simon's attempt.