Acts 8:17
Then they laid their hands on them, and they received the Holy Spirit.
World English Bible
In The King James Version
Then laid they their hands on them, and they received the Holy Ghost.
In Context
16for as yet he had fallen on none of them. They had only been baptized in the name of Christ Jesus.
Cross References
Numbers 8:10You shall present the Levites before the LORD. The children of Israel shall lay their hands on the Levites,
Acts 2:4They were all filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak with other languages, as the Spirit gave them the ability to speak.
Acts 8:18Now when Simon saw that the Holy Spirit was given through the laying on of the apostles’ hands, he offered them money,
Acts 13:3Then, when they had fasted and prayed and laid their hands on them, they sent them away.
Romans 1:11For I long to see you, that I may impart to you some spiritual gift, to the end that you may be established;
1 Timothy 4:14Don’t neglect the gift that is in you, which was given to you by prophecy with the laying on of the hands of the elders.
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 →