Acts 8:18

And when Simon saw that by the hand-laying of the apostles the Spirit of Holiness was given, he offered to them silver,

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

In The King James Version

And when Simon saw that through laying on of the apostles’ hands the Holy Ghost was given, he offered them money,

In Context

17Then they laid upon them the hand, and they received the Spirit of Holiness.

19saying, Give also to me this power, that he on whom I shall lay the hand may receive the Spirit of Holiness.

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Cross References

1 Timothy 6:5and conflicts of men whose minds are corrupt and deprived of the truth, and who consider that gain is the fear of Aloha.

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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