Acts 8:16

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For the Holy Spirit had not yet come upon any of them; they had only been baptized in the name of the Lord Jesus.

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  • Matt 28:19 : 19 'Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit,'
  • Acts 2:38 : 38 Peter replied, 'Repent and be baptized, every one of you, in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of your sins, and you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit.
  • Acts 19:2 : 2 He asked them, "Did you receive the Holy Spirit when you believed?" They replied, "We haven't even heard that there is a Holy Spirit."
  • Acts 19:5-6 : 5 When they heard this, they were baptized in the name of the Lord Jesus. 6 When Paul laid his hands on them, the Holy Spirit came upon them, and they spoke in tongues and prophesied.
  • 1 Cor 1:13-15 : 13 Is Christ divided? Was Paul crucified for you? Or were you baptized in the name of Paul? 14 I thank God that I baptized none of you except Crispus and Gaius, 15 So that no one can say that you were baptized in my name.
  • Gal 3:27 : 27 for all of you who were baptized into Christ have clothed yourselves with Christ.
  • Acts 11:15-17 : 15 As I began to speak, the Holy Spirit fell upon them just as it had on us at the beginning. 16 Then I remembered the word of the Lord, how He said, 'John baptized with water, but you will be baptized with the Holy Spirit.' 17 If then God gave them the same gift that He gave to us after we believed in the Lord Jesus Christ, who was I to stand in God's way?
  • Acts 10:44-48 : 44 While Peter was still speaking these words, the Holy Spirit came down on all who were listening to the message. 45 The circumcised believers who had come with Peter were astonished that the gift of the Holy Spirit had been poured out even on the Gentiles, 46 for they were hearing them speaking in tongues and praising God. Then Peter responded: 47 “Can anyone withhold water and prevent these people from being baptized, who have received the Holy Spirit just as we have?” 48 So he commanded them to be baptized in the name of the Lord. Then they asked him to stay for a few days.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Acts 8:14-15
    2 verses
    81%

    14When the apostles in Jerusalem heard that Samaria had accepted the word of God, they sent Peter and John to them.

    15When they arrived, they prayed for them to receive the Holy Spirit,

  • Acts 8:17-19
    3 verses
    81%

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

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

    19He said, 'Give me this authority too, so that everyone I lay my hands on may receive the Holy Spirit.'

  • Acts 19:1-7
    7 verses
    79%

    1While Apollos was in Corinth, Paul traveled through the inland regions and came to Ephesus. There he found some disciples.

    2He asked them, "Did you receive the Holy Spirit when you believed?" They replied, "We haven't even heard that there is a Holy Spirit."

    3Paul then asked, "Into what, then, were you baptized?" They answered, "Into John's baptism."

    4Paul said, "John baptized with a baptism of repentance, telling the people to believe in the one who was to come after him—that is, in Jesus."

    5When they heard this, they were baptized in the name of the Lord Jesus.

    6When Paul laid his hands on them, the Holy Spirit came upon them, and they spoke in tongues and prophesied.

    7There were about twelve men in all.

  • Acts 11:15-17
    3 verses
    78%

    15As I began to speak, the Holy Spirit fell upon them just as it had on us at the beginning.

    16Then I remembered the word of the Lord, how He said, 'John baptized with water, but you will be baptized with the Holy Spirit.'

    17If then God gave them the same gift that He gave to us after we believed in the Lord Jesus Christ, who was I to stand in God's way?

  • Acts 10:44-48
    5 verses
    78%

    44While Peter was still speaking these words, the Holy Spirit came down on all who were listening to the message.

    45The circumcised believers who had come with Peter were astonished that the gift of the Holy Spirit had been poured out even on the Gentiles,

    46for they were hearing them speaking in tongues and praising God. Then Peter responded:

    47“Can anyone withhold water and prevent these people from being baptized, who have received the Holy Spirit just as we have?”

    48So he commanded them to be baptized in the name of the Lord. Then they asked him to stay for a few days.

  • Acts 1:4-5
    2 verses
    76%

    4While He was with them, He commanded them not to leave Jerusalem but to wait for the promise of the Father, which, He said, "You have heard from Me."

    5For John baptized with water, but you will be baptized with the Holy Spirit not many days from now.

  • Acts 2:38
    73%

    38Peter replied, 'Repent and be baptized, every one of you, in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of your sins, and you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit.

  • Mark 1:8
    73%

    8'I have baptized you with water, but he will baptize you with the Holy Spirit.'

  • Acts 8:12
    71%

    12But when they believed Philip as he preached the good news about the kingdom of God and the name of Jesus Christ, they were baptized, both men and women.

  • Acts 22:16
    71%

    16And now, why delay? Get up, be baptized, and wash away your sins by calling on His name.

  • 1 Cor 1:15-16
    2 verses
    70%

    15So that no one can say that you were baptized in my name.

    16I also baptized the household of Stephanas; apart from that, I do not know if I baptized anyone else.

  • Acts 15:8
    69%

    8And God, who knows the heart, bore witness by giving them the Holy Spirit, just as He did to us.

  • Acts 2:4
    69%

    4They were all filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak in different languages as the Spirit enabled them to speak.

  • Acts 16:32-33
    2 verses
    69%

    32And they spoke the word of the Lord to him and to everyone in his house.

    33At that hour of the night, the jailer took them and washed their wounds. Then he and all his household were baptized immediately.

  • John 4:2
    69%

    2(although Jesus himself was not baptizing, but his disciples were),

  • John 7:39
    69%

    39(He said this about the Spirit, which those who believed in Him were to receive. For the Spirit had not yet been given, because Jesus had not yet been glorified.)

  • Acts 1:8
    68%

    8But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you, and you will be My witnesses in Jerusalem, in all Judea and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth.

  • Acts 6:6
    68%

    6They presented these men to the apostles, who prayed and laid their hands on them.

  • Acts 9:17-18
    2 verses
    68%

    17Ananias 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."

    18At once, something like scales fell from his eyes, and he regained his sight. He got up and was baptized.

  • Mark 16:16
    68%

    16'Whoever believes and is baptized will be saved, but whoever does not believe will be condemned.'

  • Acts 4:31
    68%

    31After they prayed, the place where they were gathered was shaken, and they were all filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak the word of God with boldness.

  • Acts 8:38
    67%

    38He ordered the chariot to stop, and both Philip and the eunuch went down into the water, and Philip baptized him.

  • Acts 2:41
    67%

    41Those who accepted his message were baptized, and about three thousand were added to their number that day.

  • Acts 1:2
    67%

    2Until the day He was taken up to heaven, after He had given instructions through the Holy Spirit to the apostles He had chosen.

  • 1 Cor 1:13
    67%

    13Is Christ divided? Was Paul crucified for you? Or were you baptized in the name of Paul?

  • Acts 2:1
    67%

    1When the day of Pentecost had fully come, they were all together in one place.

  • Acts 8:36
    67%

    36As they traveled along the road, they came to some water, and the eunuch said, 'Look, here is water! What is stopping me from being baptized?'

  • John 1:33
    67%

    33I myself did not know Him, but the One who sent me to baptize with water told me, 'The one on whom you see the Spirit descending and remaining is the One who will baptize with the Holy Spirit.'

  • Acts 4:7
    67%

    7They brought them before them and asked, 'By what power or in whose name have you done this?'

  • Acts 4:13
    67%

    13When they saw the boldness of Peter and John and realized that they were uneducated, ordinary men, they were amazed and recognized that they had been with Jesus.

  • Matt 3:16
    66%

    16After Jesus was baptized, He immediately came up from the water. At that moment, the heavens were opened, and He saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove and coming upon Him.