Acts 8:16
for as yet he was fallen upon none of them: only they had been baptized into the name of the Lord Jesus.
Revised Version 1895
In The King James Version
(For as yet he was fallen upon none of them: only they were baptized in the name of the Lord Jesus.)
In Context
15who, when they were come down, prayed for them, that they might receive the Holy Ghost:
17Then laid they their hands on them, and they received the Holy Ghost.
Cross References
Matthew 28:19Go ye therefore, and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them into the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Ghost:
Acts 10:44While Peter yet spake these words, the Holy Ghost fell on all them which heard the word.
Acts 19:2and he said unto them, Did ye receive the Holy Ghost when ye believed? And they said unto him, Nay, we did not so much as hear whether the Holy Ghost was given.
1 Corinthians 1:13Is Christ divided? was Paul crucified for you? or were ye baptized into the name of Paul?
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 →