Acts 8:18 - An Understandable Version (2005 edition)18 Now when Simon saw that through the placing of the apostles’ hands [on people] the Holy Spirit was given [Note: The fact that Simon “saw” something happen suggests it was supernatural and therefore highly desirable by Simon], he offered to pay them money [for this power], See the chapterMore versionsKing James Version (Oxford) 176918 And when Simon saw that through laying on of the apostles' hands the Holy Ghost was given, he offered them money, See the chapterAmplified Bible - Classic Edition18 However, when Simon saw that the [Holy] Spirit was imparted through the laying on of the apostles' hands, he brought money and offered it to them, See the chapterAmerican Standard Version (1901)18 Now when Simon saw that through the laying on of the apostles’ hands the Holy Spirit was given, he offered them money, See the chapterCommon English Bible18 When Simon perceived that the Spirit was given through the laying on of the apostles’ hands, he offered them money. See the chapterCatholic Public Domain Version18 But when Simon had seen that, by the imposition of the hands of the Apostles, the Holy Spirit was given, he offered them money, See the chapter |