Acts 8:15

And they went down and prayed for them, that they might receive the Spirit of Holiness:

The Peschito Syriac New Testament: Translated into English by John Wesley Etheridge

In The King James Version

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

In Context

14AND when the apostles who were at Urishlem heard that the people of the Shomroyee had received the word of Aloha, they sent to them Kipha and Juhanon.

16for he was not upon one of them yet; but they were only baptized in the name of our Lord Jeshu.

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Cross References

Matthew 18:19Again I say to you, that if two of you shall consent on earth concerning every thing that they shall ask, it shall be done for them by my Father who is in heaven.

John 16:23And in that day you will ask me nothing. Amen, amen, I tell you, That whatsoever you shall ask my Father in my name, he will give you.

1 Corinthians 14:13And let him who speaketh with tongues 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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