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


In Context

14 And the apostles in Jerusalem having heard that Samaria hath received the word of God, did send unto them Peter and John,

15 who having come down did pray concerning them, that they may receive the Holy Spirit, —

16 for as yet he was fallen upon none of them, and only they have been baptized — to the name of the Lord Jesus;

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

18 And Simon, having beheld that through the laying on of the hands of the apostles, the Holy Spirit is given, brought before them money,

19 saying, 'Give also to me this authority, that on whomsoever I may lay the 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 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 American King James Version of the Holy Bible

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