Acts 8:15
These two went down and prayed for them so that they would receive the Holy Spirit.
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- Acts 2:38 : 38 Peter said to them,“Repent, and each one of you be baptized in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of your sins, and you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit.
- Phil 1:19 : 19 for I know that this will turn out for my deliverance through your prayers and the help of the Spirit of Jesus Christ.
- Matt 18:19 : 19 Again, I tell you the truth, if two of you on earth agree about whatever you ask, my Father in heaven will do it for you.
- John 14:13-14 : 13 And I will do whatever you ask in my name, so that the Father may be glorified in the Son. 14 If you ask me anything in my name, I will do it.
- John 16:23-24 : 23 At that time you will ask me nothing. I tell you the solemn truth, whatever you ask the Father in my name he will give you. 24 Until now you have not asked for anything in my name. Ask and you will receive it, so that your joy may be complete.
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- Acts 8:12-143 verses87%
12 But when they believed Philip as he was proclaiming the good news about the kingdom of God and the name of Jesus Christ, they began to be baptized, both men and women.
13 Even Simon himself believed, and after he was baptized, he stayed close to Philip constantly, and when he saw the signs and great miracles that were occurring, he was amazed.
14 Now when the apostles in Jerusalem heard that Samaria had accepted the word of God, they sent Peter and John to them.
- Acts 8:16-194 verses86%
16 (For the Spirit had not yet come upon any of them, but they had only been baptized in the name of the Lord Jesus.)
17 Then Peter and John placed their hands on the Samaritans, and they received the Holy Spirit.
18 Now Simon, when he saw that the Spirit was given through the laying on of the apostles’ hands, offered them money,
19 saying,“Give me this power too, so that everyone I place my hands on may receive the Holy Spirit.”
- Acts 11:15-162 verses79%
15 Then as I began to speak, the Holy Spirit fell on them just as he did on us at the beginning.
16 And I remembered the word of the Lord, as he used to say,‘John baptized with water, but you will be baptized with the Holy Spirit.’
- Acts 19:5-62 verses76%
5 When they heard this, they were baptized in the name of the Lord Jesus,
6 and when Paul placed his hands on them, the Holy Spirit came upon them, and they began to speak in tongues and to prophesy.
- Acts 10:44-485 verses76%
44 The Gentiles Receive the Holy Spirit While Peter was still speaking these words, the Holy Spirit fell on all those who heard the message.
45 The circumcised believers who had accompanied Peter were greatly astonished that the gift of the Holy Spirit had been poured out even on the Gentiles,
46 for they heard them speaking in tongues and praising God. Then Peter said,
47 “No one can withhold the water for these people to be baptized, who have received the Holy Spirit just as we did, can he?”
48 So he gave orders to have them baptized in the name of Jesus Christ. Then they asked him to stay for several days.
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2 and said to them,“Did you receive the Holy Spirit when you believed?” They replied,“No, we have not even heard that there is a Holy Spirit.”
- Acts 8:24-252 verses75%
24 But Simon replied,“You pray to the Lord for me so that nothing of what you have said may happen to me.”
25 So after Peter and John had solemnly testified and spoken the word of the Lord, they started back to Jerusalem, proclaiming the good news to many Samaritan villages as they went.
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8 And God, who knows the heart, has testified to them by giving them the Holy Spirit just as he did to us,
- Acts 1:4-52 verses75%
4 While he was with them, he declared,“Do not leave Jerusalem, but wait there for what my Father promised, which you heard about from me.
5 For John baptized with water, but you will be baptized with the Holy Spirit not many days from now.”
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8 But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you, and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the farthest parts of the earth.”
- Acts 15:3-42 verses74%
3 So they were sent on their way by the church, and as they passed through both Phoenicia and Samaria, they were relating at length the conversion of the Gentiles and bringing great joy to all the brothers.
4 When they arrived in Jerusalem, they were received by the church and the apostles and the elders, and they reported all the things God had done with them.
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6 They stood these men before the apostles, who prayed and placed their hands on them.
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31 When they had prayed, the place where they were assembled together was shaken, and they were all filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak the word of God courageously.
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4 All of them were filled with the Holy Spirit, and they began to speak in other languages as the Spirit enabled them.
- Acts 8:5-62 verses73%
5 Philip went down to the main city of Samaria and began proclaiming the Christ to them.
6 The crowds were paying attention with one mind to what Philip said, as they heard and saw the miraculous signs he was performing.
- Acts 2:37-382 verses73%
37 The Response to Peter’s Address Now when they heard this, they were acutely distressed and said to Peter and the rest of the apostles,“What should we do, brothers?”
38 Peter said to them,“Repent, and each one of you be baptized in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of your sins, and you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit.
- Acts 13:2-32 verses72%
2 While they were serving 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 they had fasted and prayed and placed their hands on them, they sent them off.
- Acts 2:1-22 verses72%
1 The Holy Spirit and the Day of Pentecost Now when the day of Pentecost had come, they were all together in one place.
2 Suddenly a sound like a violent wind blowing came from heaven and filled the entire house where they were sitting.
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22 And after he said this, he breathed on them and said,“Receive the Holy Spirit.
- Acts 4:7-82 verses71%
7 After making Peter and John stand in their midst, they began to inquire,“By what power or by what name did you do this?”
8 Then Peter, filled with the Holy Spirit, replied,“Rulers of the people and elders,
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1 Peter Defends His Actions to the Jerusalem Church Now the apostles and the brothers who were throughout Judea heard that the Gentiles too had accepted the word of God.
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8 I baptize you with water, but he will baptize you with the Holy Spirit.”
- Acts 8:8-92 verses70%
8 So there was great joy in that city.
9 Now in that city was a man named Simon, who had been practicing magic and amazing the people of Samaria, claiming to be someone great.
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2 until the day he was taken up to heaven, after he had given orders by the Holy Spirit to the apostles he had chosen.
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31 Then the church throughout Judea, Galilee, and Samaria experienced peace and thus was strengthened. Living in the fear of the Lord and in the encouragement of the Holy Spirit, the church increased in numbers.
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39 (Now he said this about the Spirit, whom those who believed in him were going to receive, for the Spirit had not yet been given, because Jesus was not yet glorified.)
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33 So then, exalted to the right hand of God, and having received the promise of the Holy Spirit from the Father, he has poured out what you both see and hear.
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52 And the disciples were filled with joy and with the Holy Spirit.
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6 Both the apostles and the elders met together to deliberate about this matter.
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38 So he ordered the chariot to stop, and both Philip and the eunuch went down into the water, and Philip baptized him.