Acts 8:17 “Then Peter and John laid their hands on them, and they received the Ho…”

Acts 8:17

Then Peter and John laid their hands on them, and they received the Holy Spirit.

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

Then laid they their hands on them, and they received the Holy Ghost.

World English Bible

Then they laid their hands on them, and they received the Holy Spirit.

American Standard Version

Then laid they their hands on them, and they received the Holy Spirit.

Geneva Bible 1599

Then layd they their handes on them, and they receiued the holy Ghost.

Darby Translation

Then they laid their hands upon them, and they received [the] Holy Spirit.

Young's Literal Translation

then were they laying hands on them, and they received the Holy Spirit.

Bible in Basic English

Then they put their hands on them, and the Holy Spirit came on them.

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Cross references

“laid”

Acts 19:6 Acts 6:6 2 Timothy 1:6 Acts 8:18 Acts 9:17 Numbers 8:10

Acts 19:6 · BSB

And when Paul laid his hands on them, the Holy Spirit came upon them, and they spoke in tongues and prophesied.

Acts 6:6 · BSB

They presented these seven to the apostles, who prayed and laid their hands on them.

2 Timothy 1:6 · BSB

For this reason I remind you to fan into flame the gift of God, which is in you through the laying on of my hands.

Acts 8:18 · BSB

When Simon saw that the Spirit was given through the laying on of the apostles’ hands, he offered them money.

Acts 9:17 · BSB

So Ananias went to the house, and when he arrived, he placed his hands on Saul. “Brother Saul,” he said, “the Lord Jesus, who appeared to you on the road as you were coming here, has sent me so that you may see again and…

Numbers 8:10 · BSB

You are to present the Levites before the LORD and have the Israelites lay their hands upon them.

“they received”

Romans 1:11 Galatians 3:2–5

Romans 1:11 · BSB

For I long to see you so that I may impart to you some spiritual gift to strengthen you,

Galatians 3:2–5 · BSB

I would like to learn just one thing from you: Did you receive the Spirit by works of the law, or by hearing with faith?

Also

Acts 2:4

Acts 2:4 · BSB

And they were all filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak in other tongues as the Spirit enabled them.

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

16For the Holy Spirit had not yet fallen upon any of them; they had simply been baptized into the name of the Lord Jesus.

18When Simon saw that the Spirit was given through the laying on of the apostles’ hands, he offered them money.

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