Acts 8:18

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

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  • 2 Kgs 5:15-16 : 15 Then Naaman and all his entourage returned to the man of God. They stood before him, and Naaman said, 'Now I know that there is no God in all the earth except in Israel. Please accept a gift from your servant.' 16 But Elisha replied, 'As surely as the LORD lives, whom I serve, I will not accept a thing.' Even though Naaman urged him, he refused.
  • 2 Kgs 8:9 : 9 Hazael went to meet him, taking a gift in his hand that included all the finest products of Damascus, loaded on forty camels. When he came, he stood before him and said, "Your son, Ben-Hadad, the king of Aram, has sent me to ask, 'Will I recover from this sickness?'"
  • Ezek 13:19 : 19 You have profaned me among my people for handfuls of barley and scraps of bread. By lying to my people, who listen to lies, you have killed those who should not have died and spared those who should not live.
  • Matt 10:8 : 8 Heal the sick, cleanse the lepers, raise the dead, drive out demons. Freely you have received; freely give.
  • 1 Tim 6:5 : 5 These lead to constant friction among people who are corrupted in mind and deprived of the truth, imagining that godliness is a means to profit. Stay away from such people.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Acts 8:19-20
    2 verses
    90%

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

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

  • Acts 8:6-17
    12 verses
    87%

    6The crowds, united in one mind, paid close attention to what Philip was saying as they heard and saw the miraculous signs he was performing.

    7For many who were possessed by unclean spirits were freed as the spirits came out, crying out in a loud voice, and many who were paralyzed or lame were healed.

    8So there was great joy in that city.

    9Now 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.

    10Everyone, from the least to the greatest, paid attention to him and said, 'This man is the great power of God.'

    11They followed him because he had amazed them with his magic for a long time.

    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.

    13Even Simon himself believed, and after he was baptized, he stayed close to Philip, and he marveled as he watched the signs and miracles that were happening.

    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,

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

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

  • Acts 6:6
    73%

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

  • Acts 8:23-24
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    72%

    23For I see that you are full of bitterness and captive to sin.

    24Then Simon answered, 'Pray to the Lord for me, so that nothing you have said may happen to me.'

  • Acts 19:6
    72%

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

  • Acts 15:8
    71%

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

  • Acts 3:5-6
    2 verses
    70%

    5So the man gave them his attention, expecting to receive something from them.

    6But Peter said, "Silver and gold I do not have, but what I do have I give to you: In the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, rise up and walk."

  • Acts 10:44-47
    4 verses
    70%

    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?”

  • Acts 2:37-38
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    70%

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

    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.

  • Acts 4:7-8
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    70%

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

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

  • Acts 4:37
    70%

    37sold a field he owned, brought the money, and laid it at the apostles' feet.

  • Acts 19:2
    69%

    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."

  • Acts 11:15-17
    3 verses
    68%

    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 5:2-3
    2 verses
    68%

    2and he kept back part of the proceeds for himself with his wife's knowledge. He brought a portion and laid it at the apostles' feet.

    3But Peter said, 'Ananias, why has Satan filled your heart to lie to the Holy Spirit and keep back part of the proceeds from the land?

  • Acts 13:3
    68%

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

  • Acts 2:33
    68%

    33Exalted 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 2:4
    67%

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

  • Acts 3:3
    67%

    3When he saw Peter and John about to enter the temple, he began asking them for alms.

  • Acts 1:8
    67%

    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.

  • Mark 3:16
    67%

    16He gave Simon the name Peter.

  • Acts 4:31
    67%

    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 14:3
    66%

    3So 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 3:10
    66%

    10They recognized him as the man who used to sit begging at the Beautiful Gate of the temple, and they were filled with wonder and amazement at what had happened to him.

  • Acts 5:12
    66%

    12Through 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 4:35
    66%

    35They laid it at the apostles' feet, and it was distributed to each as they had need.

  • 2 Cor 8:4
    66%

    4They urgently pleaded with us for the privilege of sharing in this service to the saints.

  • Acts 5:18
    66%

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

  • Acts 13:9
    66%

    9But Saul, who was also called Paul, filled with the Holy Spirit, stared intently at him.