Acts 8:15

who, having come down, prayed for them that they might receive [the] Holy Spirit;

Darby Translation

In The King James Version

Who, when they were come down, prayed for them, that they might receive the Holy Ghost:

In Context

14And the apostles who were in Jerusalem, having heard that Samaria had received the word of God, sent to them Peter and John;

16for he was not yet fallen upon any of them, only they were baptised to the name of the Lord Jesus.

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Cross References

Matthew 18:19Again I say to you, that if two of you shall agree on the earth concerning any matter, whatsoever it may be that they shall ask, it shall come to them from my Father who is in [the] heavens.

John 16:23And in that day ye shall demand nothing of me: verily, verily, I say to you, Whatsoever ye shall ask the Father in my name, he will give you.

1 Corinthians 14:13Wherefore let him that speaks with a tongue pray that he may interpret.

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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