Acts 8:17
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“Then Peter and John laid their hands on them, and they received the Holy Spirit.”
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BSBPD
“Then Peter and John laid their hands on them, and they received the Holy Spirit.”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)KJVPD
“Then laid they their hands on them, and they received the Holy Ghost.”
King James Version · Public DomainASVPD
“Then laid they their hands on them, and they received the Holy Spirit.”
American Standard Version · Public DomainYLTPD
“then were they laying hands on them, and they received the Holy Spirit.”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainCross references
Other passages that echo Acts 8:17 — 14 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Numbers 8:10You are to present the Levites before the LORD and have the Israelites lay their hands upon them.
- Numbers 27:18And the LORD replied to Moses, “Take Joshua son of Nun, a man with the Spirit in him, and lay your hands on him.
- Acts 2:4And they were all filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak in other tongues as the Spirit enabled them.
- Acts 6:6They presented these seven to the apostles, who prayed and laid their hands on them.
- Acts 8:18When Simon saw that the Spirit was given through the laying on of the apostles’ hands, he offered them money.
- Acts 9:17So 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 be filled with the Holy Spirit.”
- Acts 13:3And after they had fasted and prayed, they laid their hands on them and sent them off.
- Acts 19:6And when Paul laid his hands on them, the Holy Spirit came upon them, and they spoke in tongues and prophesied.
- Romans 1:11For I long to see you so that I may impart to you some spiritual gift to strengthen you,
- Galatians 3:2I would like to learn just one thing from you: Did you receive the Spirit by works of the law, or by hearing with faith?
- 1 Timothy 4:14Do not neglect the gift that is in you, which was given you through the prophecy spoken over you at the laying on of the hands of the elders.
- 1 Timothy 5:22Do not be too quick in the laying on of hands and thereby share in the sins of others. Keep yourself pure.
- 2 Timothy 1:6For this reason I remind you to fan into flame the gift of God, which is in you through the laying on of my hands.
- Hebrews 6:2instruction about baptisms, the laying on of hands, the resurrection of the dead, and eternal judgment.
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