Acts 8:19

Bishops' Bible (1568)

Saying: Geue me also this power, that on whomsoeuer I put the hands, he may receaue the holy ghost.

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  • Luke 14:7-9 : 7 He put foorth also a similitude to the ghestes, when he marked howe they chose out the chiefe rowmes, and sayde vnto them: 8 When thou art bydden of any man to a weddyng, syt not downe in the hyest rowme: lest a more honourable man then thou, be bydden of hym, 9 And he, that bad hym and thee, come, and say to thee, geue this man rowme: & thou then begyn with shame, to take the lowest rowme. 10 But when thou art bydden, go and syt in the lowest rowme, that when he that bad thee cometh, he may say vnto thee, friende syt vp hyer: Then shalt thou haue worshyppe in the presence of them that syt at meate with thee. 11 For whosoeuer exalteth hym selfe, shalbe brought lowe: And he that humbleth hym selfe, shalbe exalted.
  • John 5:44 : 44 Howe can ye beleue, whiche receaue honour one of another, and seke not the honour that commeth of God only?
  • Acts 8:9-9 : 9 But there was a certayne man called Simon, which beforetyme in the same citie vsed witchcraft, and bewitched the people of Samaria, saying that he was a man that coulde do great thynges: 10 Whom they regarded from the least to the greatest, saying: This man is the great power of God. 11 And hym they sette much by, because that of long tyme he had bewitched the with sorseries.
  • Acts 8:17 : 17 Then layde they their handes on the, and they receaued the holy ghost.
  • 1 Cor 15:8-9 : 8 And last of all he was seene of me, as of one borne out of due tyme. 9 For I am the least of the Apostles, which am not worthy to be called an Apostle, because I persecuted the Churche of God.
  • 3 John 1:9 : 9 I wrote vnto the Churche: but Diotrephes which loueth to haue the preeminence among the, receaueth vs not.
  • Matt 18:1-3 : 1 At the same time, came the disciples vnto Iesus, saying: Who is the greatest in ye kyngdome of heauen? 2 Iesus called a litle chylde vnto hym, and set hym in the myddest of them, 3 And sayde. Ueryly I say vnto you: except ye turne, and become as litle chyldren, ye shall not enter into the kyngdome of heauen.

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    13Then Simon him selfe beleued also: And whe he was baptized, he continued with Philip, & wondred, beholding the miracles & signes which were shewed.

    14When the apostles whiche were at Hierusalem, hearde say that Samaria hadde receaued the worde of God, they sent vnto them Peter and Iohn.

    15Which when they were come downe, prayed for the that they myght receaue the holy ghost.

    16(For as yet he was come downe vpon none of them, but they were baptized only in the name of Christ Iesu.)

    17Then layde they their handes on the, and they receaued the holy ghost.

    18And when Simon sawe, that thorow laying on of the apostles handes, ye holy ghost was geuen, he offred the money,

  • Acts 8:20
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    20But Peter sayde vnto him: Thy money perishe with thee, because thou hast thought that the gyfte of God may be obteyned with money.

  • Acts 8:9-11
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    9But there was a certayne man called Simon, which beforetyme in the same citie vsed witchcraft, and bewitched the people of Samaria, saying that he was a man that coulde do great thynges:

    10Whom they regarded from the least to the greatest, saying: This man is the great power of God.

    11And hym they sette much by, because that of long tyme he had bewitched the with sorseries.

  • Acts 19:6
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    6And whe Paul had layde his handes vpon them, the holy ghost came on the, and they spake with tongues, and prophesied.

  • Acts 8:23-24
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    23For I perceaue yt thou art in the gall of bitternesse, & wrapped in iniquitie.

    24The aunswered Simon & said: Pray ye to the Lord for me, that none of these thinges which ye haue spoke fall on me.

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    6These they set before the apostles: and whe they had prayed, they layde their handes on them.

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    8But ye shall receaue power, after that the holy ghost is come vpon you: And ye shalbe witnesses vnto me, both in Hierusalem, and in al Iurie, & in Samarie, and euen vnto the worldes ende.

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    44Whyle Peter yet spake these wordes, the holy ghost fell on all them whiche hearde the worde.

    45And they of the circumcision which beleued, were astonied, as many as came with Peter, because that on the gentiles also was shedde out the gyft of the holy ghost.

    46For they hearde them speake with tounges, & magnifie God. Then aunswered Peter:

    47Can any man forbid water, that these shoulde not be baptized, which haue receaued the holy ghost aswell as we?

  • Mark 3:15-16
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    15And that they myght haue power to heale sicknesses, and to cast out deuyls.

    16And he gaue vnto Simon to name, Peter.

  • Acts 2:38
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    38Then Peter sayde vnto them: Repent, and be baptized euery one of you in the name of Iesus Christe, for the remission of sinnes, and ye shall receaue the gyft of the holy ghost.

  • Acts 4:7-8
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    7And when they had set them before them, they asked: by what power, or in what name haue ye done this?

    8Then Peter, full of the holy ghost, sayde vnto them: Ye rulers of the people, and elders of Israel,

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    8And God whiche knoweth the heartes, bare them witnesse, and gaue vnto them the holy ghost, euen as he dyd vnto vs:

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    30So that thou stretch foorth thyne hande, that healyng, and signes, and wonders, be done by the name of thy holy chylde Iesus.

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    15And as I began to speake, the holy ghost fell on them, as he dyd on vs at the begynnyng.

    16Then came it to my remembraunce, howe that the Lorde sayde: Iohn baptized with water, but ye shalbe baptized with the holy ghost.

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    11And God wrought speciall miracles by the handes of Paul.

    12So that from his body, were brought vnto the sicke, napkins, and partlettes, and the diseases departed from them, & the euyll spirites went out of them.

    13Then certaine of the vagabounde Iewes, exorcistes, toke vpon them to call ouer them which had euyll spirites, the name of the Lorde Iesus, saying: We adiure you by Iesus, whom Paul preacheth.

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    8But when the multitudes sawe it, they marueyled, & glorified God, which had geuen such power vnto men.

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    6And the people gaue heede vnto those thynges whiche Philip spake with one accorde, hearyng and seing the miracles which he dyd.

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    17And Ananias went his way, and entred into the house, and put his handes on hym, and sayde: Brother Saul, the Lorde (euen Iesus that appeared vnto thee in the waye as thou camest) hath sent me, that thou myghtest receaue thy syght, & be fylled with the holy ghost.