Acts 8:17
Then they put their hands on them, and the Holy Spirit came on them.
Bible in Basic English
In The King James Version
Then laid they their hands on them, and they received the Holy Ghost.
In Context
Cross References
Numbers 8:10And you are to take the Levites before the Lord: and the children of Israel are to put their hands on them:
Acts 2:4And they were all full of the Holy Spirit, and were talking in different languages, as the Spirit gave them power.
Acts 8:18Now when Simon saw that the Holy Spirit was given through the touch of the Apostles' hands, he made them an offering of money, saying,
Acts 13:3Then, after prayer and going without food they put their hands on them, and sent them away.
Romans 1:11For I have a strong desire to see you, and to give you some grace of the spirit, so that you may be made strong;
1 Timothy 4:14Make use of that grace in you, which was given to you by the word of the prophets, when the rulers of the church put their hands on you.
Matthew Henry on Acts 8:15-26
The Account of Simon Magus. 14 Now when the apostles which were at Jerusalem heard that Samaria had received the word of God, they sent unto them Peter and John: 15 Who, when they were come down, prayed for them, that they might receive the Holy Ghost: 16 (For as yet he was fallen upon none of them: only they were baptized in the name of the Lord Jesus.) 17 Then laid they their hands on them, and they received the Holy Ghost. 18 And when Simon saw that through laying on of the apostles' hands the Holy Ghost was… Read the whole commentary →