Acts 8:17

NET Bible® (New English Translation)

Then Peter and John placed their hands on the Samaritans, and they received the Holy Spirit.

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Referenced Verses

  • Acts 6:6 : 6 They stood these men before the apostles, who prayed and placed their hands on them.
  • Acts 19:6 : 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 9:17 : 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.”
  • Heb 6:2 : 2 teaching about ritual washings, laying on of hands, resurrection of the dead, and eternal judgment.
  • Acts 13:3 : 3 Then, after they had fasted and prayed and placed their hands on them, they sent them off.
  • Rom 1:11 : 11 For I long to see you, so that I may impart to you some spiritual gift to strengthen you,
  • Gal 3:2-5 : 2 The only thing I want to learn from you is this: Did you receive the Spirit by doing the works of the law or by believing what you heard? 3 Are you so foolish? Although you began with the Spirit, are you now trying to finish by human effort? 4 Have you suffered so many things for nothing?– if indeed it was for nothing. 5 Does God then give you the Spirit and work miracles among you by your doing the works of the law or by your believing what you heard?
  • 1 Tim 4:14 : 14 Do not neglect the spiritual gift you have, given to you and confirmed by prophetic words when the elders laid hands on you.
  • 1 Tim 5:22 : 22 Do not lay hands on anyone hastily and so identify with the sins of others. Keep yourself pure.
  • 2 Tim 1:6 : 6 Because of this I remind you to rekindle God’s gift that you possess through the laying on of my hands.
  • Acts 8:18 : 18 Now Simon, when he saw that the Spirit was given through the laying on of the apostles’ hands, offered them money,
  • Num 8:10 : 10 Then you are to bring the Levites before the LORD, and the Israelites are to lay their hands on the Levites;
  • Num 27:18 : 18 The LORD replied to Moses,“Take Joshua son of Nun, a man in whom is the Spirit, and lay your hand on him;
  • Acts 2:4 : 4 All of them were filled with the Holy Spirit, and they began to speak in other languages as the Spirit enabled them.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Acts 8:18-20
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    87%

    18Now Simon, when he saw that the Spirit was given through the laying on of the apostles’ hands, offered them money,

    19saying,“Give me this power too, so that everyone I place my hands on may receive the Holy Spirit.”

    20But Peter said to him,“May your silver perish with you, because you thought you could acquire God’s gift with money!

  • Acts 8:14-16
    3 verses
    86%

    14Now when the apostles in Jerusalem heard that Samaria had accepted the word of God, they sent Peter and John to them.

    15These two went down and prayed for them so that they would receive the Holy Spirit.

    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.)

  • Acts 19:5-7
    3 verses
    84%

    5When they heard this, they were baptized in the name of the Lord Jesus,

    6and 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 6:6
    81%

    6They stood these men before the apostles, who prayed and placed their hands on them.

  • Acts 11:15-17
    3 verses
    78%

    15Then as I began to speak, the Holy Spirit fell on them just as he did on us at the beginning.

    16And 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.’

    17Therefore 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
    5 verses
    78%

    44The Gentiles Receive the Holy Spirit While Peter was still speaking these words, the Holy Spirit fell on all those who heard the message.

    45The circumcised believers who had accompanied Peter were greatly astonished that the gift of the Holy Spirit had been poured out even on the Gentiles,

    46for 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?”

    48So he gave orders to have them baptized in the name of Jesus Christ. Then they asked him to stay for several days.

  • Acts 19:2
    78%

    2and 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 15:8
    77%

    8And God, who knows the heart, has testified to them by giving them the Holy Spirit just as he did to us,

  • Acts 2:1-4
    4 verses
    77%

    1The Holy Spirit and the Day of Pentecost Now when the day of Pentecost had come, they were all together in one place.

    2Suddenly a sound like a violent wind blowing came from heaven and filled the entire house where they were sitting.

    3And tongues spreading out like a fire appeared to them and came to rest on each one of them.

    4All of them were filled with the Holy Spirit, and they began to speak in other languages as the Spirit enabled them.

  • Acts 13:2-3
    2 verses
    77%

    2While 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.”

    3Then, after they had fasted and prayed and placed their hands on them, they sent them off.

  • Acts 2:37-38
    2 verses
    76%

    37The 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?”

    38Peter 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 4:31
    75%

    31When 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.

  • John 20:22
    74%

    22And after he said this, he breathed on them and said,“Receive the Holy Spirit.

  • Acts 5:18
    74%

    18They laid hands on the apostles and put them in a public jail.

  • Acts 1:5
    74%

    5For John baptized with water, but you will be baptized with the Holy Spirit not many days from now.”

  • Acts 4:7-8
    2 verses
    74%

    7After making Peter and John stand in their midst, they began to inquire,“By what power or by what name did you do this?”

    8Then Peter, filled with the Holy Spirit, replied,“Rulers of the people and elders,

  • Acts 2:33
    73%

    33So 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.

  • Acts 1:8
    73%

    8But 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 13:52
    72%

    52And the disciples were filled with joy and with the Holy Spirit.

  • Acts 14:3
    72%

    3So they stayed there for a considerable time, speaking out courageously for the Lord, who testified to the message of his grace, granting miraculous signs and wonders to be performed through their hands.

  • Acts 4:3
    72%

    3So they seized them and put them in jail until the next day(for it was already evening).

  • Acts 1:2
    72%

    2until the day he was taken up to heaven, after he had given orders by the Holy Spirit to the apostles he had chosen.

  • Acts 9:17
    71%

    17So 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.”

  • John 7:39
    71%

    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.)

  • Mark 1:8
    71%

    8I baptize you with water, but he will baptize you with the Holy Spirit.”

  • Acts 15:4
    71%

    4When 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.

  • Acts 11:1
    71%

    1Peter 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.

  • Acts 5:12
    70%

    12The Apostles Perform Miraculous Signs and Wonders Now many miraculous signs and wonders came about among the people through the hands of the apostles. By common consent they were all meeting together in Solomon’s Portico.

  • Acts 8:12
    70%

    12But 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.

  • Mark 16:19
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    19After the Lord Jesus had spoken to them, he was taken up into heaven and sat down at the right hand of God.

  • Acts 4:13
    69%

    13When 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.

  • Acts 11:30
    69%

    30They did so, sending their financial aid to the elders by Barnabas and Saul.