Acts 8:17-18

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

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

Acts 8:17 in Other Translations

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

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

17 Then Peter and John laid their hands upon these believers, and they received the Holy Spirit.

17 Then the apostles laid their hands on them and they did receive the Holy Spirit.

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

Acts 8:17-18 In-Context

15 When they arrived, they prayed for the new believers there that they might receive the Holy Spirit,

16 because the Holy Spirit had not yet come on any of them; they had simply been baptized in the name of the Lord Jesus.

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

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

19 and said, “Give me also this ability so that everyone on whom I lay my hands may receive the Holy Spirit.”

20 Peter answered: “May your money perish with you, because you thought you could buy the gift of God with money!

Cross References

• 1. S Acts 6:6
• 2. S John 20:22