Acts 8:18
Now Simon, when he saw that the Spirit was given through the laying on of the apostles’ hands, offered them money,
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- 2 Kgs 5:15-16 : 15 He and his entire entourage returned to the prophet. Naaman came and stood before him. He said,“For sure I know that there is no God in all the earth except in Israel! Now, please accept a gift from your servant.” 16 But Elisha replied,“As certainly as the LORD lives(whom I serve), I will take nothing from you.” Naaman insisted that he take it, but he refused.
- 2 Kgs 8:9 : 9 So Hazael went to visit Elisha. He took along a gift, as well as forty camel loads of all the fine things of Damascus. When he arrived, he stood before him and said,“Your son, King Ben Hadad of Syria, has sent me to you with this question,‘Will I recover from this sickness?’”
- Ezek 13:19 : 19 You have profaned me among my people for handfuls of barley and scraps of bread. You have put to death people who should not die and kept alive those who should not live by your lies to my people, who listen to lies!
- Matt 10:8 : 8 Heal the sick, raise the dead, cleanse lepers, cast out demons. Freely you received, freely give.
- 1 Tim 6:5 : 5 and constant bickering by people corrupted in their minds and deprived of the truth, who suppose that godliness is a way of making a profit.
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- Acts 8:19-202 verses90%
19 saying,“Give me this power too, so that everyone I place my hands on may receive the Holy Spirit.”
20 But Peter said to him,“May your silver perish with you, because you thought you could acquire God’s gift with money!
- Acts 8:6-1712 verses87%
6 The crowds were paying attention with one mind to what Philip said, as they heard and saw the miraculous signs he was performing.
7 For unclean spirits, crying with loud shrieks, were coming out of many who were possessed, and many paralyzed and lame people were healed.
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.
10 All the people, from the least to the greatest, paid close attention to him, saying,“This man is the power of God that is called‘Great.’”
11 And they paid close attention to him because he had amazed them for a long time with his magic.
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.
15 These 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.)
17 Then Peter and John placed their hands on the Samaritans, and they received the Holy Spirit.
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6 They stood these men before the apostles, who prayed and placed their hands on them.
- Acts 8:23-242 verses72%
23 For I see that you are bitterly envious and in bondage to sin.”
24 But Simon replied,“You pray to the Lord for me so that nothing of what you have said may happen to me.”
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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.
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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 3:5-62 verses70%
5 So the lame man paid attention to them, expecting to receive something from them.
6 But Peter said,“I have no silver or gold, but what I do have I give you. In the name of Jesus Christ the Nazarene, stand up and walk!”
- Acts 10:44-474 verses70%
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?”
- Acts 2:37-382 verses70%
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 4:7-82 verses70%
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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37 sold a field that belonged to him and brought the money and placed it at the apostles’ feet.
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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 11:15-173 verses68%
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 5:2-32 verses68%
2 He kept back for himself part of the proceeds with his wife’s knowledge; he brought only part of it and placed it at the apostles’ feet.
3 But Peter said,“Ananias, why has Satan filled your heart to lie to the Holy Spirit and keep back for yourself part of the proceeds from the sale of the land?
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3 Then, after they had fasted and prayed and placed their hands on them, they sent them off.
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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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4 All of them were filled with the Holy Spirit, and they began to speak in other languages as the Spirit enabled them.
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3 When he saw Peter and John about to go into the temple courts, he asked them for money.
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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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16 He appointed twelve: To Simon he gave the name Peter;
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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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3 So 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.
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10 and they recognized him as the man who used to sit and ask for donations at the Beautiful Gate of the temple, and they were filled with astonishment and amazement at what had happened to him.
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12 The 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.
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35 and placing them at the apostles’ feet. The proceeds were distributed to each, as anyone had need.
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4 begging us with great earnestness for the blessing and fellowship of helping the saints.
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18 They laid hands on the apostles and put them in a public jail.
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9 But Saul(also known as Paul), filled with the Holy Spirit, stared straight at him