Acts 8:17

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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.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Acts 8:18-20
    3 verses
    87%

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

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

    20 But Peter said to him, 'May your money perish with you, because you thought you could buy the gift of God with money!'

  • Acts 8:14-16
    3 verses
    86%

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

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

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

  • Acts 19:5-7
    3 verses
    84%

    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.

    7 There were about twelve men in all.

  • Acts 6:6
    81%

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

  • Acts 11:15-17
    3 verses
    78%

    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
    5 verses
    78%

    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.

  • Acts 19:2
    78%

    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 15:8
    77%

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

  • Acts 2:1-4
    4 verses
    77%

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

    2 Suddenly, there came a sound from heaven like a rushing mighty wind, and it filled the whole house where they were sitting.

    3 They saw what seemed to be tongues of fire that separated and came to rest on each of them.

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

  • Acts 13:2-3
    2 verses
    77%

    2 While they were worshiping the Lord and fasting, the Holy Spirit said, 'Set apart for me Barnabas and Saul for the work to which I have called them.'

    3 Then, after fasting and praying, they laid their hands on them and sent them off.

  • Acts 2:37-38
    2 verses
    76%

    37 When they heard this, they were cut to the heart and said to Peter and the other apostles, 'Brothers, what shall we do?'

    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 4:31
    75%

    31 After 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.

  • John 20:22
    74%

    22 After saying this, he breathed on them and said, 'Receive the Holy Spirit.'

  • Acts 5:18
    74%

    18 They arrested the apostles and put them in the public jail.

  • Acts 1:5
    74%

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

  • Acts 4:7-8
    2 verses
    74%

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

    8 Then Peter, filled with the Holy Spirit, said to them, 'Rulers of the people and elders of Israel,'

  • Acts 2:33
    73%

    33 Exalted to the right hand of God, He has received from the Father the promised Holy Spirit and has poured out what you now see and hear.

  • Acts 1:8
    73%

    8 But 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 13:52
    72%

    52 And the disciples were filled with joy and with the Holy Spirit.

  • Acts 14:3
    72%

    3 So Paul and Barnabas stayed there for a considerable time, speaking boldly in reliance on the Lord, who confirmed the message of his grace by granting signs and wonders to be done through their hands.

  • Acts 4:3
    72%

    3 So they seized them and took them into custody until the next day, since it was already evening.

  • Acts 1:2
    72%

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

  • Acts 9:17
    71%

    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."

  • John 7:39
    71%

    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.)

  • Mark 1:8
    71%

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

  • Acts 15:4
    71%

    4 When they arrived in Jerusalem, they were welcomed by the church, along with the apostles and elders, and they reported all that God had done through them.

  • Acts 11:1
    71%

    1 The apostles and the believers throughout Judea heard that even the Gentiles had accepted the word of God.

  • Acts 5:12
    70%

    12 Through the hands of the apostles, many signs and wonders were being performed among the people. And they were all gathered together in Solomon's Colonnade with one accord.

  • Acts 8:12
    70%

    12 But 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.

  • Mark 16:19
    70%

    19 After the Lord Jesus had spoken to them, he was taken up into heaven and sat down at the right hand of God.

  • Acts 4:13
    69%

    13 When 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.

  • Acts 11:30
    69%

    30 They did this, sending their gift to the elders by Barnabas and Saul.

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