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Acts 8:23 – NASB vs. HCSB vs. ESV
Acts 8:23 NASB “For I see that you are in the gall of bitterness and in the bondage of iniquity.”
Acts 8:23 HCSB For I see you are poisoned by bitterness and bound by iniquity.”
Acts 8:23 ESV For I see that you are in the gall of bitterness and in the bond of iniquity.”
Do you translate literally or by analogy is the question for this verse. Gall is the literal translation, but the analogy is being poisoned (Strong). Gall is poetic and an idiom, but poisoned brings out the very real danger of what bitterness can do, making it clear and obvious.
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