Acts 8:15
who when they were come down prayed for them that they might receive the holy Spirit: (for He was not yet fallen upon any of them,
1770 John Worsley NT
In The King James Version
Who, when they were come down, prayed for them, that they might receive the Holy Ghost:
In Context
16only they were baptized into the name of the Lord Jesus:) and then they laid their hands on them,
Cross References
Matthew 18:19And I tell you moreover, that if but two of you shall agree on earth concerning any thing which they would ask for, it shall be granted them by my Father who is in heaven:
John 16:23And in that day ye shall ask me nothing: but I assure you, that whatsoever ye shall ask of the Father in my name, He will give it you.
1 Corinthians 14:13Wherefore let him, that speaketh in an unknown tongue, pray that he may interpret.
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 →