Acts 8:19

"Give me too," he said, "that power, so that every one on whom I place my hands will receive the Holy Spirit."

Weymouth NT (1912)

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

18When, however, Simon saw that it was through the laying on of the Apostles' hands that the Spirit was bestowed, he offered them money.

20"Perish your money and yourself," replied Peter, "because you have imagined that you can obtain God's free gift with money!

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Cross References

Luke 14:7Then, when He noticed that the invited guests chose the best seats, He used this as an illustration and said to them,

Acts 8:9Now for some time past there had been a man named Simon living there, who had been practising magic and astonishing the Samaritans, pretending that he was more than human.

1 Corinthians 15:8And last of all, as to one of untimely birth, He appeared to me also.

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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