Acts 8:19

saying, Give me also this power, that on whomsoever I lay hands, he may receive the holy Spirit.

1770 John Worsley NT

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 the holy Spirit was given by the imposition of the hands of the apostles, he offered them money,

20But Peter said unto him, Let thy money perish with thee, since thou thoughtest to purchase the gift of God with money.

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Cross References

Luke 14:7And He spake a parable to those that were invited, observing how they chose the chief seats, saying unto them,

Acts 8:9But there was before in the city a man named Simon practising magic and bewitching the people of Samaria, giving out that he was some great person.

1 Corinthians 15:8And last of all He appeared to me also, as one born out of due time: for I am the lest of the apostles,

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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