Acts 8:18

Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

And Simon, having beheld that through the laying on of the hands of the apostles, the Holy Spirit is given, brought before them money,

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  • 2 Kgs 5:15-16 : 15 And he turneth back unto the man of God, he and all his camp, and cometh in, and standeth before him, and saith, `Lo, I pray thee, I have known that there is not a God in all the earth except in Israel; and now, take, I pray thee, a blessing from thy servant.' 16 And he saith, `Jehovah liveth, before whom I have stood -- if I take `it';' and he presseth on him to take, and he refuseth.
  • 2 Kgs 8:9 : 9 And Hazael goeth to meet him, and taketh a present in his hand, even of every good thing of Damascus, a burden of forty camels, and he cometh in and standeth before him, and saith, `Thy son Ben-Hadad, king of Aram, hath sent me unto thee, saying, Do I revive from this sickness?'
  • Ezek 13:19 : 19 Yea, ye pierce Me concerning My people, For handfuls of barley, And for pieces of bread, to put to death Souls that should not die, And to keep alive souls that should not live, By your lying to My people -- hearkening to lies.
  • Matt 10:8 : 8 infirm ones be healing, lepers be cleansing, dead be raising, demons be casting out -- freely ye did receive, freely give.
  • 1 Tim 6:5 : 5 wranglings of men wholly corrupted in mind, and destitute of the truth, supposing the piety to be gain; depart from such;

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  • Acts 8:19-20
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    19saying, `Give also to me this authority, that on whomsoever I may lay the hands, he may receive the Holy Spirit.'

    20And Peter said unto him, `Thy silver with thee -- may it be to destruction! because the gift of God thou didst think to possess through money;

  • Acts 8:6-17
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    6the multitudes also were giving heed to the things spoken by Philip, with one accord, in their hearing and seeing the signs that he was doing,

    7for unclean spirits came forth from many who were possessed, crying with a loud voice, and many who have been paralytic and lame were healed,

    8and there was great joy in that city.

    9And a certain man, by name Simon, was before in the city using magic, and amazing the nation of Samaria, saying himself to be a certain great one,

    10to whom they were all giving heed, from small unto great, saying, `This one is the great power of God;'

    11and they were giving heed to him, because of his having for a long time amazed them with deeds of magic.

    12And when they believed Philip, proclaiming good news, the things concerning the reign of God and the name of Jesus Christ, they were baptized both men and women;

    13and Simon also himself did believe, and, having been baptized, he was continuing with Philip, beholding also signs and mighty acts being done, he was amazed.

    14And the apostles in Jerusalem having heard that Samaria hath received the word of God, did send unto them Peter and John,

    15who having come down did pray concerning them, that they may receive the Holy Spirit, --

    16for as yet he was fallen upon none of them, and only they have been baptized -- to the name of the Lord Jesus;

    17then were they laying hands on them, and they received the Holy Spirit.

  • Acts 6:6
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    6whom they did set before the apostles, and they, having prayed, laid on them `their' hands.

  • Acts 8:23-24
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    23for in the gall of bitterness, and bond of unrighteousness, I perceive thee being.'

    24And Simon answering, said, `Beseech ye for me unto the Lord, that nothing may come upon me of the things ye have spoken.'

  • Acts 19:6
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    6and Paul having laid on them `his' hands, the Holy Spirit came upon them, they were speaking also with tongues, and prophesying,

  • Acts 15:8
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    8and the heart-knowing God did bare them testimony, having given to them the Holy Spirit, even as also to us,

  • Acts 3:5-6
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    5and he was giving heed to them, looking to receive something from them;

    6and Peter said, `Silver and gold I have none, but what I have, that I give to thee; in the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, rise up and be walking.'

  • Acts 10:44-47
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    44While Peter is yet speaking these sayings, the Holy spirit fell upon all those hearing the word,

    45and those of the circumcision believing were astonished -- as many as came with Peter -- because also upon the nations the gift of the Holy Spirit hath been poured out,

    46for they were hearing them speaking with tongues and magnifying God.

    47Then answered Peter, `The water is any one able to forbid, that these may not be baptized, who the Holy Spirit did receive -- even as also we?'

  • Acts 2:37-38
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    37And having heard, they were pricked to the heart; they say also to Peter, and to the rest of the apostles, `What shall we do, men, brethren?'

    38and Peter said unto them, `Reform, and be baptized each of you on the name of Jesus Christ, to remission of sins, and ye shall receive the gift of the Holy Spirit,

  • Acts 4:7-8
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    7and having set them in the midst, they were inquiring, `In what power, or in what name did ye do this?'

    8Then Peter, having been filled with the Holy Spirit, said unto them: `Rulers of the people, and elders of Israel,

  • Acts 4:37
    70%

    37a field being his, having sold `it', brought the money and laid `it' at the feet of the apostles.

  • Acts 19:2
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    2he said unto them, `The Holy Spirit did ye receive -- having believed?' and they said unto him, `But we did not even hear whether there is any Holy Spirit;'

  • Acts 11:15-17
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    15`And in my beginning to speak, the Holy Spirit did fall upon them, even as also upon us in the beginning,

    16and I remembered the saying of the Lord, how he said, John indeed did baptize with water, and ye shall be baptized with the Holy Spirit;

    17if then the equal gift God did give to them as also to us, having believed upon the Lord Jesus Christ, I -- how was I able to withstand God?'

  • Acts 5:2-3
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    2and did keep back of the price -- his wife also knowing -- and having brought a certain part, at the feet of the apostles he laid `it'.

    3And Peter said, `Ananias, wherefore did the Adversary fill thy heart, for thee to lie to the Holy Spirit, and to keep back of the price of the place?

  • Acts 13:3
    68%

    3then having fasted, and having prayed, and having laid the hands on them, they sent `them' away.

  • Acts 2:33
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    33at the right hand then of God having been exalted -- also the promise of the Holy Spirit having received from the Father -- he was shedding forth this, which now ye see and hear;

  • Acts 2:4
    67%

    4and they were all filled with the Holy Spirit, and began to speak with other tongues, according as the Spirit was giving them to declare.

  • Acts 3:3
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    3who, having seen Peter and John about to go into the temple, was begging to receive a kindness.

  • Acts 1:8
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    8but ye shall receive power at the coming of the Holy Spirit upon you, and ye shall be witnesses to me both in Jerusalem, and in all Judea, and Samaria, and unto the end of the earth.'

  • Mark 3:16
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    16And he put on Simon the name Peter;

  • Acts 4:31
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    31And they having prayed, the place was shaken in which they were gathered together, and they were all filled with the Holy Spirit, and were speaking the word of God with freedom,

  • Acts 14:3
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    3long time, indeed, therefore, did they abide speaking boldly in the Lord, who is testifying to the word of His grace, and granting signs and wonders to come to pass through their hands.

  • Acts 3:10
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    10they were knowing him also that this it was who for a kindness was sitting at the Beautiful gate of the temple, and they were filled with wonder and amazement at what hath happened to him.

  • Acts 5:12
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    12And through the hands of the apostles came many signs and wonders among the people, and they were with one accord all in the porch of Solomon;

  • Acts 4:35
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    35and were laying them at the feet of the apostles, and distribution was being made to each according as any one had need.

  • 2 Cor 8:4
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    4with much entreaty calling on us to receive the favour and the fellowship of the ministration to the saints,

  • Acts 5:18
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    18and laid their hands upon the apostles, and did put them in a public prison;

  • Acts 13:9
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    9And Saul -- who also `is' Paul -- having been filled with the Holy Spirit, and having looked stedfastly on him,