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Acts 8:15-17
New English Translation
Acts 8:15-17
New English Translation
15 These two[a] went down and prayed for them so that they would receive the Holy Spirit. 16 (For the Spirit[b] had not yet come upon[c] any of them, but they had only been baptized in the name of the Lord Jesus.)[d] 17 Then Peter and John placed their hands on the Samaritans,[e] and they received the Holy Spirit.[f]
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- Acts 8:15 tn Grk “who.” The relative pronoun was replaced by the phrase “these two” and a new sentence was begun in the translation at this point to improve the English style.
- Acts 8:16 tn Grk “For he”; the referent (the Spirit) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
- Acts 8:16 tn Or “fallen on.”
- Acts 8:16 sn This is a parenthetical note by the author.
- Acts 8:17 tn Grk “on them”; the referent (the Samaritans) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
- Acts 8:17 sn They received the Holy Spirit. It is likely this special distribution of the Spirit took place because a key ethnic boundary was being crossed. Here are some of “those far off” of Acts 2:38-40.
Acts 8:15-17
New International Version
Acts 8:15-17
New International Version
15 When they arrived, they prayed for the new believers there that they might receive the Holy Spirit,(A) 16 because the Holy Spirit had not yet come on any of them;(B) they had simply been baptized in the name of the Lord Jesus.(C) 17 Then Peter and John placed their hands on them,(D) and they received the Holy Spirit.(E)
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