Acts 8:19

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

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

In The King James Version

Saying, Give me also this power, that on whomsoever I lay hands, he may receive the Holy Ghost.

In Context

18And when Simon saw that by the hand-laying of the apostles the Spirit of Holiness was given, he offered to them silver,

20Shemun Kipha said to him, Thy silver go with thee into perdition, because thou thoughtest that the gift of Aloha with the possessions of the world might he obtained.

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Cross References

Luke 14:7And he spoke a parable to them who had been invited there, forasmuch as he had observed them, that they chose the chief places of reclining:

Acts 8:9But a certain man was there whose name was Simon, who had dwelt in that city much time, and with his sorceries had deceived the people of the Shomroyee, magnifying himself, and saying, I am the Great.

1 Corinthians 15:8but last of them all, as of an abortion, he was seen also of me.

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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