Acts 8:15
which when they were come prayed for the that they myght receave the holy goost
Tyndale New Testament
In The King James Version
Who, when they were come down, prayed for them, that they might receive the Holy Ghost:
In Context
16For as yet he was come on none of them: But they were baptised only in the name of Christ Iesu.
Cross References
Matthew 18:19Agayn I say vnto you that yf two of you shall agre in erth apon eny maner thynge what soever they shall desyre: it shalbe geven them of my father which is in heven.
John 16:23And in that daye shall ye axe me no question. Verely verely I saye vnto you whatsoever ye shall axe the father in my name he will geve it you.
1 Corinthians 14:13Wherfore let him that speaketh with tonges praye that he maye interpret also.
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 →