17Then they laid their hands upon them, and they received the Holy Spirit.


In Context

14 And the apostles who were in Jerusalem, having heard that Samaria had received the word of God, sent to them Peter and John;

15 who, having come down, prayed for them that they might receive the Holy Spirit;

16 for he was not yet fallen upon any of them, only they were baptised to the name of the Lord Jesus.

17 Then they laid their hands upon them, and they received the Holy Spirit.

18 But Simon, having seen that by the laying on of the hands of the apostles the Holy Spirit was given, offered them money,

19 saying, Give to me also this power, in order that on whomsoever I may lay hands he may receive the Holy Spirit.

Acts 8:17 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

8:17Then laid they [their] hands on them, and they received the Holy Ghost.

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

8:17Then Peter and John placed their hands on them, and they received the Holy Spirit.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

8:17Then they laid their hands upon them, and they received the Holy Ghost.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

8:17Then laid they their hands on them, and they received the Holy Spirit.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

8:17Then laid they their hands on them, and they received the Holy Ghost.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

8:17Then they laid their hands on them, and they received the Holy Spirit.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

8:17Then they laid their hands on them, and they received the Holy Spirit.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

8:17then were they laying hands on them, and they received the Holy Spirit.

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

8:17Then laid they their hands on them, and they received the Holy Ghost.