Acts 8:18
Now when Simon saw that the Holy Spirit was given through the laying on of the apostles' hands, he offered them money.
Unlocked Literal Bible
In The King James Version
In Context
17Then Peter and John placed their hands on them, and they received the Holy Spirit.
19He said, “Give me this power, too, that whoever I place my hands on might receive the Holy Spirit.”
Cross References
2 Kings 5:15Naaman returned to the man of God, he and all his company, and came and stood before him. He said, “Look, now I know that there is no God in all the earth except in Israel. So therefore, please take a gift from your servant.”
Ezekiel 13:19You have profaned me among my people for handfuls of barley and crumbs of bread, to kill people who should not die, and to preserve the lives of those who should not continue to live, because of your lies to my people who heard you.
1 Timothy 6:5and constant conflict between people with depraved minds. They have lost the truth and they think that godliness is a way to get more money. + 6:5 Some old copies add, Withdraw from such things, but the best ancient copies do not.
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 →