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


In Context

14 When the apostles in Jerusalem heard that Samaria had accepted the word of God, they sent Peter and John to them.

15 When they arrived, they prayed for them that they might receive the Holy Spirit,

16 because the Holy Spirit had not yet come upon any of them; they had simply been baptized into the name of the Lord Jesus.

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

18 When Simon saw that the Spirit was given at the laying on of the apostles' hands, he offered them money

19 and said, "Give me also this ability so that everyone on whom I lay my hands 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 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 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.