Verse 17

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

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  • Acts 6:6 : 6 They presented these men to the apostles, who prayed and laid their hands on them.
  • Acts 19:6 : 6 When Paul laid his hands on them, the Holy Spirit came upon them, and they spoke in tongues and prophesied.
  • Acts 9:17 : 17 Ananias went, entered the house, and after placing his hands on him, said, "Brother Saul, the Lord—Jesus, who appeared to you on the road as you were coming—has sent me so that you might regain your sight and be filled with the Holy Spirit."
  • Heb 6:2 : 2 instruction about baptisms, the laying on of hands, the resurrection of the dead, and eternal judgment.
  • Acts 13:3 : 3 Then, after fasting and praying, they laid their hands on them and sent them off.
  • Rom 1:11 : 11 For I long to see you, that I may share with you some spiritual gift to strengthen you—
  • Gal 3:2-5 : 2 I only want to learn this from you: Did you receive the Spirit by works of the law, or by hearing with faith? 3 Are you so foolish? After beginning by the Spirit, are you now trying to complete it by human effort? 4 Did you suffer so much for nothing—if it really was for nothing? 5 Does God supply the Spirit to you and work miracles among you by works of the law or by hearing with faith?
  • 1 Tim 4:14 : 14 Do not neglect the gift that is in you, which was given to you through prophecy when the elders laid their hands on you.
  • 1 Tim 5:22 : 22 Do not be hasty in laying on hands, and do not share in the sins of others. Keep yourself pure.
  • 2 Tim 1:6 : 6 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 : 18 When Simon saw that the Spirit was given through the laying on of the apostles' hands, he offered them money.
  • Num 8:10 : 10 You shall bring the Levites before the LORD, and the Israelites shall lay their hands on them.
  • Num 27:18 : 18 The LORD said to Moses, "Take Joshua son of Nun, a man in whom is the spirit, and lay your hand on him.
  • Acts 2:4 : 4 They were all filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak in different languages as the Spirit enabled them to speak.