Acts 8:16
(For the Spirit had not yet come upon any of them, but they had only been baptized in the name of the Lord Jesus.)
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- Matt 28:19 : 19 Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit,
- 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.
- Acts 19:2 : 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 19:5-6 : 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.
- 1 Cor 1:13-15 : 13 Is Christ divided? Paul wasn’t crucified for you, was he? Or were you in fact baptized in the name of Paul? 14 I thank God that I did not baptize any of you except Crispus and Gaius, 15 so that no one can say that you were baptized in my name!
- Gal 3:27 : 27 For all of you who were baptized into Christ have clothed yourselves with Christ.
- Acts 11:15-17 : 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.’ 17 Therefore if God gave them the same gift as he also gave us after believing in the Lord Jesus Christ, who was I to hinder God?”
- Acts 10:44-48 : 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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- Acts 8:14-152 verses81%
14 Now when the apostles in Jerusalem heard that Samaria had accepted the word of God, they sent Peter and John to them.
15 These two went down and prayed for them so that they would receive the Holy Spirit.
- Acts 8:17-193 verses81%
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 19:1-77 verses79%
1 Disciples of John the Baptist at Ephesus While Apollos was in Corinth, Paul went through the inland regions and came to Ephesus. He found some disciples there
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.”
3 So Paul said,“Into what then were you baptized?”“Into John’s baptism,” they replied.
4 Paul said,“John baptized with a baptism of repentance, telling the people to believe in the one who was to come after him, that is, in Jesus.”
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.
7 (Now there were about twelve men in all.)
- Acts 11:15-173 verses78%
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.’
17 Therefore if God gave them the same gift as he also gave us after believing in the Lord Jesus Christ, who was I to hinder God?”
- Acts 10:44-485 verses78%
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.
- Acts 1:4-52 verses76%
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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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.
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8 I baptize you with water, but he will baptize you with the Holy Spirit.”
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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.
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16 And now what are you waiting for? Get up, be baptized, and have your sins washed away, calling on his name.’
- 1 Cor 1:15-162 verses70%
15 so that no one can say that you were baptized in my name!
16 (I also baptized the household of Stephanus. Otherwise, I do not remember whether I baptized anyone else.)
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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,
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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 16:32-332 verses69%
32 Then they spoke the word of the Lord to him, along with all those who were in his house.
33 At that hour of the night he took them and washed their wounds; then he and all his family were baptized right away.
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2 (although Jesus himself was not baptizing, but his disciples were),
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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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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.”
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6 They stood these men before the apostles, who prayed and placed their hands on them.
- Acts 9:17-182 verses68%
17 So Ananias departed and entered the house, placed his hands on Saul and said,“Brother Saul, the Lord Jesus, who appeared to you on the road as you came here, has sent me so that you may see again and be filled with the Holy Spirit.”
18 Immediately something like scales fell from his eyes, and he could see again. He got up and was baptized,
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16 The one who believes and is baptized will be saved, but the one who does not believe will be condemned.
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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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38 So he ordered the chariot to stop, and both Philip and the eunuch went down into the water, and Philip baptized him.
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41 So those who accepted his message were baptized, and that day about three thousand people were added.
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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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13 Is Christ divided? Paul wasn’t crucified for you, was he? Or were you in fact baptized in the name of Paul?
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1 The Holy Spirit and the Day of Pentecost Now when the day of Pentecost had come, they were all together in one place.
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36 Now as they were going along the road, they came to some water, and the eunuch said,“Look, there is water! What is to stop me from being baptized?”
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33 And I did not recognize him, but the one who sent me to baptize with water said to me,‘The one on whom you see the Spirit descending and remaining– this is the one who baptizes with the Holy Spirit.’
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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?”
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13 When they saw the boldness of Peter and John, and discovered that they were uneducated and ordinary men, they were amazed and recognized these men had been with Jesus.
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16 After Jesus was baptized, just as he was coming up out of the water, the heavens opened and he saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove and coming to rest on him.