Acts 8:18

Geneva Bible (1560)

And when Simon sawe, that through laying on of the Apostles hands the holy Ghost was giuen, he offred them money,

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  • 2 Kgs 5:15-16 : 15 And hee turned againe to the man of God, hee, and all his companie, and came and stood before him, and sayd, Behold, now I knowe that there is no God in all the world, but in Israel: now therefore, I pray thee, take a reward of thy seruant. 16 But hee sayde, As the Lorde liueth (before whom I stand) I wil not receiue it; he would haue costrained him to receiue it, but he refused.
  • 2 Kgs 8:9 : 9 So Hazael went to meete him, and tooke the present in his hand, and of euery good thing of Damascus, euen the burden of fourtie camels, and came and stood before him, and sayde, Thy sonne Ben-hadad King of Aram hath sent me to thee, saying, Shall I recouer of this disease?
  • Ezek 13:19 : 19 And will ye pollute me among my people for handfuls of barly, and for pieces of bread to slay the soules of them that shoulde not dye, and to giue life to the soules that should not liue in lying to my people, that heare your lies?
  • Matt 10:8 : 8 Heale the sicke: cleanse the lepers: raise vp the dead: cast out the deuils. Freely ye haue receiued, freely giue.
  • 1 Tim 6:5 : 5 Frowarde disputations of men of corrupt mindes & destitute of ye trueth, which thinke that gaine is godlines: from such separate thy selfe.

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  • Acts 8:19-20
    2 verses
    90%

    19Saying, Giue mee also this power, that on whomsoeuer I lay the handes, he may receiue the holy Ghost.

    20Then saide Peter vnto him, Thy money perish with thee, because thou thinkest that the gift of God may be obteined with money.

  • Acts 8:6-17
    12 verses
    87%

    6And the people gaue heed vnto those things which Philippe spake, with one accorde, hearing and seeing the miracles which he did.

    7For vncleane spirits crying with a loud voyce, came out of many that were possessed of them: and many taken with palsies, & that halted, were healed.

    8And there was great ioy in that citie.

    9And there was before in the citie a certaine man called Simon, which vsed witchcraft, and bewitched the people of Samaria, saying that he himselfe was some great man.

    10To whome they gaue heede from the least to the greatest, saying, This man is that great power of God.

    11And they gaue heed vnto him, because that of long time he had bewitched them with sorceries.

    12But assoone as they beleeued Philip, which preached the thinges that concerned the kingdome of God, and the Name of Iesus Christ, they were baptized both men and women.

    13Then Simon himselfe beleeued also and was baptized, and continued with Philippe, and wondred, when he sawe the signes and great miracles which were done.

    14Nowe when the Apostles, which were at Hierusalem, heard say, that Samaria had receiued the worde of God, they sent vnto them Peter and Iohn.

    15Which whe they were come downe, prayed for them, that they might receiue the holy Ghost.

    16(For as yet, hee was fallen downe on none of them, but they were baptized onely in the Name of the Lord Iesus.)

    17Then layd they their handes on them, and they receiued the holy Ghost.

  • Acts 6:6
    73%

    6Which they set before the Apostles: and they prayed, and layed their hands on them.

  • Acts 8:23-24
    2 verses
    72%

    23For I see that thou art in the gall of bitternes, and in the bonde of iniquitie.

    24Then answered Simon, and said, Pray ye to the Lord for me, that none of these things which ye haue spoken, come vpon me.

  • Acts 19:6
    72%

    6So Paul layde his handes vpon them, and the holy Ghost came on them, and they spake the tongues, and prophecied.

  • Acts 15:8
    71%

    8And God which knoweth the heartes, bare them witnesse, in giuing vnto them ye holy Ghost euen as he did vnto vs.

  • Acts 3:5-6
    2 verses
    70%

    5And hee gaue heede vnto them, trusting to receiue some thing of them.

    6Then said Peter, Siluer & gold haue I none, but such as I haue, that giue I thee: In the Name of Iesus Christ of Nazareth, rise vp and walke.

  • Acts 10:44-47
    4 verses
    70%

    44While Peter yet spake these wordes, the holy Ghost fell on al them which heard the word.

    45So they of the circumcision which beleeued, were astonied, as many as came with Peter, because that on the Gentiles also was powred out the gift of the holy Ghost.

    46For they heard them speake with tongues, and magnifie God. Then answered Peter,

    47Can any man forbid water, that these should not be baptized, which haue receiued the holy Ghost, as well as we?

  • Acts 2:37-38
    2 verses
    70%

    37Now when they heard it, they were pricked in their heartes, and said vnto Peter and the other Apostles, Men and brethren, what shall we doe?

    38Then Peter said vnto them, Amend your liues, and bee baptized euery one of you in the Name of Iesus Christ for the remission of sinnes: and ye shall receiue the gift of the holy Ghost.

  • Acts 4:7-8
    2 verses
    70%

    7And whe they had set them before them, they asked, By what power, or in what Name haue ye done this?

    8Then Peter ful of the holy Ghost, said vnto them, Ye rulers of the people, and Elders of Israel,

  • Acts 4:37
    70%

    37Where as he had land, solde it, and brought the money, & laid it downe at the Apostles feete.

  • Acts 19:2
    69%

    2And saide vnto them, Haue ye receiued the holy Ghost since ye beleeued? And they saide vnto him, Wee haue not so much as heard whether there be an holy Ghost.

  • Acts 11:15-17
    3 verses
    68%

    15And as I began to speake, the holy Ghost fell on them, euen as vpon vs at the beginning.

    16Then I remembred the word of the Lord, howe he said, Iohn baptized with water, but ye shalbe baptized with the holy Ghost.

    17For as much then as God gaue them a like gift, as he did vnto vs, when we beleeued in the Lorde Iesus Christ, who was I, that I coulde let God?

  • Acts 5:2-3
    2 verses
    68%

    2And kept away part of the price, his wife also being of counsell, and brought a certaine part, and layde it downe at the Apostles feete.

    3Then saide Peter, Ananias, why hath Satan filled thine heart, that thou shouldest lye vnto the holy Ghost, and keepe away part of the price of this possession?

  • Acts 13:3
    68%

    3Then fasted they and prayed, and layde their hands on them, and let them goe.

  • Acts 2:33
    68%

    33Since then that he by the right hande of God hath bene exalted, and hath receiued of his Father the promise of the holy Ghost, hee hath shed foorth this which yee nowe see and heare.

  • Acts 2:4
    67%

    4And they were all filled with the holy Ghost, and began to speake with other tongues, as the Spirit gaue them vtterance.

  • Acts 3:3
    67%

    3Who seeing Peter & Iohn, that they would enter into the Temple, desired to receiue an almes.

  • Acts 1:8
    67%

    8But yee shall receiue power of the holy Ghost, when he shall come on you: and ye shalbe witnesses vnto me both in Hierusalem and in all Iudea, and in Samaria, and vnto the vttermost part of the earth.

  • Mark 3:16
    67%

    16And the first was Simon, and hee named Simon, Peter,

  • Acts 4:31
    67%

    31And when as they had prayed, the place was shaken where they were assembled together, and they were all filled with the holy Ghost, and they spake the word of God boldely.

  • Acts 14:3
    66%

    3So therefore they abode there a long time, and spake boldly in the Lorde, which gaue testimonie vnto the woord of his grace, and caused signes and woders to be done by their hands.

  • Acts 3:10
    66%

    10And they knewe him, that it was he which sate for the almes at the Beautifull gate of the Temple: and they were amased, and sore astonied at that, which was come vnto him.

  • Acts 5:12
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    12Thus by the hands of the Apostles were many signes and wonders shewed among the people (and they were all with one accorde in Solomons porche.

  • Acts 4:35
    66%

    35And layde it downe at the Apostles feete, and it was distributed vnto euery man, according as he had neede.

  • 2 Cor 8:4
    66%

    4And praied vs with great instance that we woulde receiue the grace, and felowship of the ministring which is toward the Saints.

  • Acts 5:18
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    18And laide hands on the Apostles, and put them in the common prison.

  • Acts 13:9
    66%

    9Then Saul (which also is called Paul) being full of the holy Ghost, set his eyes on him,