Acts 8:18

Coverdale Bible (1535)

But whan Simon sawe, that by the layenge on of the Apostles hades ye holy goost was geuen, he offred the money,

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  • 2 Kgs 5:15-16 : 15 And he turned agayne to ye man of God with all his armye. And whan he came in, he stode before him, and sayde: Beholde, I knowe that in all londes there is no God, but in Israel. Take now therfore this blessynge I praye the of thy seruaunt. 16 Neuertheles he sayde: As truly as the LORDE lyueth, before whom I stonde, I wil not take it. And he wolde nedes haue him to take it, but he wolde not.
  • 2 Kgs 8:9 : 9 Hasael wente for to mete him, and toke rewardes with him, and of all the goodes at Damasco, as moch as fortye Camels mighte beare. And whan he came, he stode before him, and sayde: Thy sonne Benadab the kynge of Syria hath sent me vnto the, sayenge: Maye I recouer from this siknes?
  • Ezek 13:19 : 19 and dishonoure me to my people, for an handfull of barly, & for a pece of bred: when ye kyll the soules of them that dye not, & promyse life to them, that lyue not: Thus ye dyssemble with my people, yt beleueth yor lies.
  • Matt 10:8 : 8 Heale the sicke, clense the lepers rayse the deed, cast out the deuils. Frely ye haue receaued, frely geue againe.
  • 1 Tim 6:5 : 5 vayne disputacios of soch men as haue corrupte myndes, and are robbed of the trueth, which thynke that godlynes is lucre: From soch separate thy selfe.

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  • Acts 8:19-20
    2 verses
    90%

    19and sayde: Geue me also this power, that, on whomsoeuer I put the hodes, he maye receaue the holy goost.

    20Howbeit Peter sayde vnto him: Perishe thou with thy money, because thou thinkest that ye gifte of God maye be optayned with money.

  • Acts 8:6-17
    12 verses
    87%

    6And the people gaue hede with one acorde vnto ye thinges that Philip spake, hearinge him, and seynge the tokes that he dyd.

    7For the vncleane spretes cryed loude, and departed out of many yt were possessed. And many that were sicke of the palsie and lame, were healed.

    8And there was greate ioye in the same cite.

    9But afore there was in ye same cite a certayne ma, called Simon, which vsed witche craft, and bewitched ye people of Samaria, sayenge, that he was a man which coulde do greate thinges.

    10And they all regarded him from the leest vnto ye greatest, & sayde: This is the power of God which is greate.

    11But they regarded him, because that of longe tyme he had bewitched them with his sorcery.

    12Howbeit whan they beleued Philips preachinge of ye kyngdome of God, and of the name of Iesu Christ, they were baptysed both me & weme.

    13Then Symon himself beleued also, and was baptysed, and cleued vnto Philippe. And wha he sawe the dedes and tokens that were done, he wondred.

    14Whan the Apostles which were at Ierusalem, herde, that Samaria had receaued ye worde of God, they sent vnto the Peter and Ihon.

    15Which, wha they were come, prayed for the, yt they might receaue the holy goost.

    16For as yet he was come vpon none of them but they were baptysed onely in the name of Christ Iesu.

    17Then layed they their hades on them, and they receaued the holy goost.

  • Acts 6:6
    73%

    6These they set before ye Apostles, and they prayed, and layed their handes vpon them.

  • Acts 8:23-24
    2 verses
    72%

    23For I se, yt thou art full of bytter gall, and wrapped in wt vnrighteousnesse.

    24Then answered Simon, & sayde: Praye ye vnto the LORDE for me, yt none of these thinges wherof ye haue spoken, come vpon me.

  • Acts 19:6
    72%

    6And whan Paul layed the hades on the, the holy goost came vpon them, and they spake with tunges, and prophecied.

  • Acts 15:8
    71%

    8And God the knower of hertes bare wytnesse ouer the, and gaue the the holy goost, like as vnto vs,

  • Acts 3:5-6
    2 verses
    70%

    5And he gaue hede vnto them, hopynge to receaue some thinge of them.

    6Howbeit Peter saide: Syluer and golde haue I none: but soch as I haue geue I the. In the name of Iesus Christ of Nazareth ryse vp & walke.

  • Acts 10:44-47
    4 verses
    70%

    44Whyle Peter was yet speakynge these wordes, the holy goost fell vpo all the that herkened vnto the worde.

    45And the faithfull of the circucision which came with Peter, were astonnyed, because that the gifte of ye holy goost was shed out also vpon the Heythen.

    46For they herde that they spake with tunges, and magnified God. The answered Peter:

    47Maye eny man forbydde water, that these shulde not be baptysed, which haue receaued the holy goost as well as we?

  • Acts 2:37-38
    2 verses
    70%

    37Whan they herde this, their hert pricked them, and they sayde vnto Peter and to the other Apostles: Ye men and brethre, What shal we do?

    38Peter sayde onto them: Amede youre selues, and let euery one of you be baptysed in the name of Iesus Christ, for the remyssion of synnes, and ye shal receaue the gifte of the holy goost.

  • Acts 4:7-8
    2 verses
    70%

    7and set them before them, and axed them: By what auctorite, Or in what name haue ye done this?

    8Peter full of the holy goost, sayde vnto them: Ye rulers of the people, and ye Elders of Israel,

  • Acts 4:37
    70%

    37had londe, and solde it, & brought the money, and layed it at the Apostles fete.

  • Acts 19:2
    69%

    2vnto whom he sayde: Haue ye receaued ye holy goost, sence ye beleued? They sayde vnto hi: We haue not herde, whether there be an holy goost.

  • Acts 11:15-17
    3 verses
    68%

    15But whan I beganne to speake, the holy goost fell vpo them, like as vpon vs at ye begynnynge.

    16Then thoughte I vpon the worde of the LORDE, how he sayde: Ihon baptysed with water, but ye shalbe baptysed with ye holy goost.

    17For as moch then as God hath geuen them like giftes, as vnto vs, which beleue on the LORDE Iesus Christ, who was I, that I shulde be able to withstode God?

  • Acts 5:2-3
    2 verses
    68%

    2and kepte awaye parte of the money (his wife knowinge of it) and broughte one parte, & layed it at the Apostles fete.

    3But Peter sayde: Ananias, Wherfore hath Sathan fylled thine hert, that thou shuldest lye vnto the holy goost, and withdrawe awaye parte of the money of the lyuelod?

  • Acts 13:3
    68%

    3Then fasted they and prayed, and layed the handes on them, and let them go.

  • Acts 2:33
    68%

    33Seynge now that he by the right hande of God is exalted, and hath receaued of ye father ye promyse of the holy goost, he hath shed forth this, that ye se and heare.

  • Acts 2:4
    67%

    4and they were all fylled with the holy goost. And they beganne to preach with other tunges, euen as the sprete gaue them vtteraunce.

  • Acts 3:3
    67%

    3Now whan he sawe Peter and Ihon, that they wolde in to the temple, he desyred to receaue an almesse.

  • Acts 1:8
    67%

    8but ye shal receaue the power of ye holy goost, which shal come vpon you, and ye shalbe my witnesses at Ierusalem, and in all Iewrye and Samaria, and vnto the ende of the earth.

  • Mark 3:16
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    16And vnto Symon he gaue the name Peter,

  • Acts 4:31
    67%

    31And wha they had prayed, the place moued where they were gathered together, & they were all fylled with ye holy goost, & spake the worde of God boldly.

  • Acts 14:3
    66%

    3So they had their beynge there a loge season, and quyte them selues boldly in the LORDE, which gaue testimony vnto the worde of his grace, and caused tokens and wonders to be done by their handes.

  • Acts 3:10
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    10And they knewe him, yt it was he, which sat for almesse at the bewtyfull gate of the temple. And they were fylled with wondrynge, and were astonnyed at that, which had happened vnto hi.

  • Acts 5:12
    66%

    12Many tokens and wonders were done amonge the people by the hades of the Apostles (and they were all together with one acorde in Salomons porche:

  • Acts 4:35
    66%

    35and layed it at the Apostles fete. And distribucion was made vnto euery ma, acordinge as he had nede.

  • 2 Cor 8:4
    66%

    4and prayed vs with greate instauce, that we wolde receaue their benefite and fellishippe of the hadreachinge that is done for the sayntes:

  • Acts 5:18
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    18& layed handes on the Apostles, and put them in the comon preson.

  • Acts 13:9
    66%

    9But Saul which is also called Paul, beynge full of the holy goost, loked vpon him,