Verse 19
Acts 8:19
World English Bible
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saying, “Give me also this power, that whomever I lay my hands on may receive the Holy Spirit.”
Original Language Text
greek
λέγων· Δότε κἀμοὶ τὴν ἐξουσίαν ταύτην ἵνα ᾧ ἐὰν ἐπιθῶ τὰς χεῖρας λαμβάνῃ πνεῦμα ἅγιον.
English Translation
Saying, "Give me also this authority, so that whoever I lay my hands on may receive the Holy Spirit."
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Chapter 8 Context
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Saul was consenting to his death. A great persecution arose against the assembly which was in Jerusa...
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Devout men buried Stephen, and lamented greatly over him.
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But Saul ravaged the assembly, entering into every house, and dragged both men and women off to pris...
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Therefore those who were scattered abroad went around preaching the word.
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Philip went down to the city of Samaria, and proclaimed to them the Christ.
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The multitudes listened with one accord to the things that were spoken by Philip, when they heard an...
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For unclean spirits came out of many of those who had them. They came out, crying with a loud voice....
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There was great joy in that city.
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But there was a certain man, Simon by name, who used to practice sorcery in the city, and amazed the...
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to whom they all listened, from the least to the greatest, saying, “This man is that great power of...
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They listened to him, because for a long time he had amazed them with his sorceries.
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But when they believed Philip preaching good news concerning God (Elohim)’s Kingdom and the name of...
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Simon himself also believed. Being baptized, he continued with Philip. Seeing signs and great miracl...
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Now when the apostles who were at Jerusalem heard that Samaria had received the word of God (Elohim)...
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who, when they had come down, prayed for them, that they might receive the Holy Spirit;
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for as yet he had fallen on none of them. They had only been baptized in the name of Christ Yashua (...
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Then they laid their hands on them, and they received the Holy Spirit.
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Now when Simon saw that the Holy Spirit was given through the laying on of the apostles’ hands, he o...
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saying, “Give me also this power, that whomever I lay my hands on may receive the Holy Spirit.”
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But Peter said to him, “May your silver perish with you, because you thought you could obtain the gi...
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You have neither part nor lot in this matter, for your heart isn’t right before God (Elohim).
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Repent therefore of this, your wickedness, and ask God (Elohim) if perhaps the thought of your heart...
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For I see that you are in the poison of bitterness and in the bondage of iniquity.”
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Simon answered, “Pray for me to the Lord, that none of the things which you have spoken happen to me...
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They therefore, when they had testified and spoken the word of the Lord, returned to Jerusalem, and...
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But an angel of the Lord spoke to Philip, saying, “Arise, and go toward the south to the way that go...
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He arose and went; and behold, there was a man of Ethiopia, a eunuch of great authority under Candac...
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He was returning and sitting in his chariot, and was reading the prophet Isaiah.
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The Spirit said to Philip, “Go near, and join yourself to this chariot.”
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Philip ran to him, and heard him reading Isaiah the prophet, and said, “Do you understand what you a...
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He said, “How can I, unless someone explains it to me?” He begged Philip to come up and sit with him...
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Now the passage of the Scripture which he was reading was this,
“He was led as a sheep to the slaugh...
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In his humiliation, his judgment was taken away.
Who will declare His generation?
For his life is ta...
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The eunuch answered Philip, “Who is the prophet talking about? About himself, or about someone else?...
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Philip opened his mouth, and beginning from this Scripture, preached to him about Yashua (Jesus).
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As they went on the way, they came to some water, and the eunuch said, “Behold, here is water. What...
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He commanded the chariot to stand still, and they both went down into the water, both Philip and the...
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When they came up out of the water, the Spirit of the Lord caught Philip away, and the eunuch didn’t...
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But Philip was found at Azotus. Passing through, he preached the Good News to all the cities, until...
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