Acts 8:19

American Standard Version (1901)

saying, Give me also this power, that on whomsoever I lay my hands, he may receive the Holy Spirit.

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  • Luke 14:7-9 : 7 And he spake a parable unto those that were bidden, when he marked how they chose out the chief seats; saying unto them, 8 When thou art bidden of any man to a marriage feast, sit not down in the chief seat; lest haply a more honorable man than thou be bidden of him, 9 and he that bade thee and him shall come and say to thee, Give this man place; and then thou shalt begin with shame to take the lowest place. 10 But when thou art bidden, go and sit down in the lowest place; that when he that hath bidden thee cometh, he may say to thee, Friend, go up higher: then shalt thou have glory in the presence of all that sit at meat with thee. 11 For every one that exalteth himself shall be humbled; and he that humbleth himself shall be exalted.
  • John 5:44 : 44 How can ye believe, who receive glory one of another, and the glory that [cometh] from the only God ye seek not?
  • Acts 8:9-9 : 9 But there was a certain man, Simon by name, who beforetime in the city used sorcery, and amazed the people of Samaria, giving out that himself was some great one: 10 to whom they all gave heed, from the least to the greatest, saying, This man is that power of God which is called Great. 11 And they gave heed to him, because that of long time he had amazed them with his sorceries.
  • Acts 8:17 : 17 Then laid they their hands on them, and they received the Holy Spirit.
  • 1 Cor 15:8-9 : 8 and last of all, as to the [child] untimely born, he appeared to me also. 9 For I am the least of the apostles, that am not meet to be called an apostle, because I persecuted the church of God.
  • 3 John 1:9 : 9 I wrote somewhat unto the church: but Diotrephes, who loveth to have the preeminence among them, receiveth us not.
  • Matt 18:1-3 : 1 In that hour came the disciples unto Jesus, saying, Who then is greatest in the kingdom of heaven? 2 And he called to him a little child, and set him in the midst of them, 3 and said, Verily I say unto you, Except ye turn, and become as little children, ye shall in no wise enter into the kingdom of heaven.

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    13And Simon also himself believed: and being baptized, he continued with Philip; and beholding signs and great miracles wrought, he was amazed.

    14Now when the apostles that were at Jerusalem heard that Samaria had received the word of God, they sent unto them Peter and John:

    15who, when they were come down, prayed for them, that they might receive the Holy Spirit:

    16for as yet it was fallen upon none of them: only they had been baptized into the name of the Lord Jesus.

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

    18Now when Simon saw that through the laying on of the apostles' hands the Holy Spirit was given, he offered them money,

  • Acts 8:20
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    20But Peter said unto him, Thy silver perish with thee, because thou hast thought to obtain the gift of God with money.

  • Acts 8:9-11
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    9But there was a certain man, Simon by name, who beforetime in the city used sorcery, and amazed the people of Samaria, giving out that himself was some great one:

    10to whom they all gave heed, from the least to the greatest, saying, This man is that power of God which is called Great.

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    23For I see that thou art in the gall of bitterness and in the bond of iniquity.

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    6whom they set before the apostles: and when they had prayed, they laid their hands upon them.

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    44While Peter yet spake these words, the Holy Spirit fell on all them that heard the word.

    45And they of the circumcision that believed were amazed, as many as came with Peter, because that on the Gentiles also was poured out the gift of the Holy Spirit.

    46For they heard them speak with tongues, and magnify God. Then answered Peter,

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    15and to have authority to cast out demons:

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    30while thy stretchest forth thy hand to heal; and that signs and wonders may be done through the name of thy holy Servant Jesus.

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    11And God wrought special miracles by the hands of Paul:

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