Verse 19

He said, 'Give me this authority too, so that everyone I lay my hands on may receive the Holy Spirit.'

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  • Luke 14:7-9 : 7 When Jesus noticed how the guests chose the places of honor, he told them this parable: 8 'When you are invited to a wedding feast, do not sit in the place of honor, in case someone more distinguished than you has been invited by the host.' 9 'Then the host who invited both of you will come and say to you, ‘Give this person your seat.’ And humiliated, you will have to take the least important place.' 10 'But when you are invited, go and sit in the lowest place, so that when your host comes, he will say to you, ‘Friend, move up to a better place.’ Then you will be honored in the presence of all the other guests.' 11 'For everyone who exalts himself will be humbled, and the one who humbles himself will be exalted.'
  • John 5:44 : 44 How can you believe, when you accept glory from one another but do not seek the glory that comes from the one and only God?
  • Acts 8:9-9 : 9 Now there was a man named Simon who had previously practiced magic in the city and amazed the people of Samaria, claiming to be someone great. 10 Everyone, from the least to the greatest, paid attention to him and said, 'This man is the great power of God.' 11 They followed him because he had amazed them with his magic for a long time.
  • Acts 8:17 : 17 Then they laid their hands on them, and they received the Holy Spirit.
  • 1 Cor 15:8-9 : 8 Last of all, as to one untimely born, he appeared also to me. 9 For I am the least of the apostles, not worthy to be called an apostle, because I persecuted the church of God.
  • 3 John 1:9 : 9 I wrote to the church, but Diotrephes, who loves to be first, does not acknowledge us.
  • Matt 18:1-3 : 1 At that time, the disciples came to Jesus and asked, "Who then is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven?" 2 Jesus called a little child to him and placed the child among them. 3 And he said, "Truly, I tell you, unless you turn and become like little children, you will never enter the kingdom of heaven."