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Acts 8:16-18
International Children’s Bible
Acts 8:16-18
International Children’s Bible
16 These people had been baptized in the name of the Lord Jesus. But the Holy Spirit had not yet entered any of them. 17 Then, when the two apostles began laying their hands on[a] the people, they received the Holy Spirit.
18 Simon saw that the Spirit was given to people when the apostles laid their hands on them. So he offered the apostles money.
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- 8:17 laying their hands on Here, doing this showed that these men were given a special work of God.
Acts 8:16-18
New International Version
Acts 8:16-18
New International Version
16 because the Holy Spirit had not yet come on any of them;(A) they had simply been baptized in the name of the Lord Jesus.(B) 17 Then Peter and John placed their hands on them,(C) and they received the Holy Spirit.(D)
18 When Simon saw that the Spirit was given at the laying on of the apostles’ hands, he offered them money
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