Acts 8:16-18
The Voice
16 because until this point they had been baptized[a] in the name of the Lord Jesus but had not experienced the Holy Spirit. 17 When Peter and John laid hands on the people, the Holy Spirit did indeed come upon them all.
18 Simon watched all this closely. He saw the Holy Spirit coming to the people when the apostles laid hands on them. So he came to Peter and John and offered them money.
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- 8:16 Literally, immersed, in a rite of initiation and purification
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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