16 (For he had not yet fallen on any of them, but they had only been baptized[a] in the name of the Lord Jesus.) 17 Then they placed their[b] hands on them and they received the Holy Spirit.

18 Now Simon, when he[c] saw that the Spirit was given through the laying on of the apostles’ hands, offered them money,

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Footnotes

  1. Acts 8:16 Literally “but they were only having been baptized”
  2. Acts 8:17 Literally “the”; the Greek article is used here as a possessive pronoun
  3. Acts 8:18 Here “when” is supplied as a component of the participle (“saw”) which is understood as temporal

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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