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


In Context

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

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

16 for as yet he had fallen on none of them. They had only been baptized in the name of Christ Jesus.

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

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

19 saying, |Give me also this power, that whoever I lay my hands on 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 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 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.