Acts 8:17-19

Simon the Magician Believes

17 Then c they laid their hands on them and d they received the Holy Spirit. 18 Now when Simon saw that the Spirit was given through the laying on of the apostles' hands, he offered them money, 19 saying, "Give me this power also, so that anyone on whom I lay my hands may receive the Holy Spirit."

  1. Cross References
    Acts 9:17
    So Ananias departed and entered the house. And laying his hands on him he said, "Brother Saul, the Lord Jesus who appeared to you on the road by which you came has sent me so that you may regain your sight and be filled with the Holy Spirit.
    Acts 19:6
    And when Paul had laid his hands on them, the Holy Spirit came on them, and they began speaking in tongues and prophesying.
    Acts 6:6
    These they set before the apostles, and they prayed and laid their hands on them.
    Hebrews 6:2
    And of instruction about washings, the laying on of hands, the resurrection of the dead, and eternal judgment.
  2. Cross References
    Acts 2:4
    And they were all filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak in other tongues as the Spirit gave them utterance.
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