Acts 8:19

saying, “Give this power to me also, so that on whomever I will lay my hands, he may receive the Holy Spirit.” But Peter said to him:

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In The King James Version

Saying, Give me also this power, that on whomsoever I lay hands, he may receive the Holy Ghost.

In Context

18But when Simon had seen that, by the imposition of the hands of the Apostles, the Holy Spirit was given, he offered them money,

20“Let your money be with you in perdition, for you have supposed that a gift of God might be possessed by money.

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Cross References

Luke 14:7Then he also told a parable, to those who were invited, noticing how they chose the first seats at the table, saying to them:

Acts 8:9Therefore, there was great gladness in that city. Now there was a certain man named Simon, who formerly had been a magician in that city, seducing the people of Samaria, claiming himself to be someone great.

1 Corinthians 15:8And last of all, he was seen also by me, as if I were someone born at the wrong time.

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 →

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