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


In Context

14 Now when the apostles which were at Jerusalem heard that Samaria had received the word of God, they sent unto them Peter and John:

15 who, when they were come down, prayed for them, that they might receive the Holy Ghost:

16 for as yet he was fallen upon none of them: only they had been baptized into the name of the Lord Jesus.

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

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

19 saying, Give me also this power, that on whomsoever I lay my hands, he may receive the Holy Ghost.

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 Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

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

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.