Acts 8:18
And Simon, seeing that through the laying on of the apostles' hands the Holy Spirit was given, offered them money,
The New Testament, American Bible Union (1865)
In The King James Version
In Context
17Then they laid their hands on them, and they received the Holy Spirit.
19saying: Give me also this power, that on whomsoever I lay hands, he may receive the Holy Spirit.
Cross References
1 Timothy 6:5vain disputings of men corrupted in mind, and robbed of the truth, supposing that godliness is a means of gain.
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 →