Acts 8:21-23

Simon the Magician Believes

²¹ You have neither part nor lot in this matter, for _g your heart is not right before God. ²² Repent, therefore, of this wickedness of yours, and pray to the Lord that, _h if possible, the intent of your heart may be forgiven you. ²³ For I see that you are in _i the gall ₁ of bitterness and in _j the bond of iniquity."

1. Cross References
   2 Kings 10:15
   And when he departed from there, he met Jehonadab the son of Rechab coming to meet him. And he greeted him and said to him, "Is your heart true to my heart as mine is to yours?" And Jehonadab answered, "It is." Jehu said, "If it is, give me your hand." So he gave him his hand. And Jehu took him up with him into the chariot.
   Psalms 78:37
   Their heart was not steadfast toward him; they were not faithful to his covenant.
   
2. Cross References
   Daniel 4:27
   Therefore, O king, let my counsel be acceptable to you: break off your sins by practicing righteousness, and your iniquities by showing mercy to the oppressed, that there may perhaps be a lengthening of your prosperity.
   2 Timothy 2:25
   Correcting his opponents with gentleness. God may perhaps grant them repentance leading to a knowledge of the truth.
   
3. Cross References
   Deuteronomy 29:18
   Beware lest there be among you a man or woman or clan or tribe whose heart is turning away today from the Lord our God to go and serve the gods of those nations. Beware lest there be among you a root bearing poisonous and bitter fruit.
   Deuteronomy 32:32
   For their vine comes from the vine of Sodom and from the fields of Gomorrah; their grapes are grapes of poison; their clusters are bitter.
   Hebrews 12:15
   See to it that no one fails to obtain the grace of God; that no "root of bitterness" springs up and causes trouble, and by it many become defiled.
   
4. Cross References
   Isaiah 58:6
   Is not this the fast that I choose: to loose the bonds of wickedness, to undo the straps of the yoke, to let the oppressed go free, and to break every yoke?
   Ephesians 4:3
   Eager to maintain the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace.
   Colossians 3:14
   And above all these put on love, which binds everything together in perfect harmony.