Acts 8:15

Which whe they were come downe, prayed for them, that they might receiue the holy Ghost.

Geneva Bible 1599

In The King James Version

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

In Context

14Nowe when the Apostles, which were at Hierusalem, heard say, that Samaria had receiued the worde of God, they sent vnto them Peter and Iohn.

16(For as yet, hee was fallen downe on none of them, but they were baptized onely in the Name of the Lord Iesus.)

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Cross References

Matthew 18:19Againe, verely I say vnto you, that if two of you shall agree in earth vpon any thing, whatsoeuer they shall desire, it shall be giuen them of my Father which is in heauen.

John 16:23And in that day shall ye aske me nothing. Verely, verely I say vnto you, whatsoeuer ye shall aske the Father in my Name, he will giue it you.

1 Corinthians 14:13Wherefore, let him that speaketh a strange tongue, pray, that he may interprete.

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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