Acts 8:17 - New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition 2021

¹⁷ Then Peter and John laid their hands on them, and they received the Holy Spirit.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

¹⁷ Then laid they their hands on them, and they received the Holy Ghost.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

¹⁷ Then [the apostles] laid their hands on them one by one, and they received the Holy Spirit.

American Standard Version (1901)

¹⁷ Then laid they their hands on them, and they received the Holy Spirit.

Common English Bible

¹⁷ So Peter and John laid their hands on them, and they received the Holy Spirit.

Catholic Public Domain Version

¹⁷ Then they laid their hands on them, and they received the Holy Spirit.

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

¹⁷ Then they laid their hands upon them, and they received the Holy Ghost.

Acts 8:17 Cross References

Numbers 27:18

So the Lord said to Moses, “Take Joshua son of Nun, a man in whom is the spirit, and lay your hand upon him;

Numbers 8:10

When you bring the Levites before the Lord, the Israelites shall lay their hands on the Levites,

Mark 5:23

and pleaded with him repeatedly, “My little daughter is at the point of death. Come and lay your hands on her, so that she may be made well and live.”

Acts 13:3

Then after fasting and praying they laid their hands on them and sent them off.

Acts 19:6

When Paul had laid his hands on them, the Holy Spirit came upon them, and they spoke in tongues and prophesied;

Acts 2:4

All of them were filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak in other languages, as the Spirit gave them ability.

Acts 6:6

They had these men stand before the apostles, who prayed and laid their hands on them.

Acts 8:18

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

Acts 9:17

So Ananias went and entered the house. He laid his hands on Saul and said, “Brother Saul, the Lord Jesus, who appeared to you on your way here, has sent me so that you may regain your sight and be filled with the Holy Spirit.”

Romans 1:11

For I long to see you so that I may share with you some spiritual gift so that you may be strengthened—

1 Timothy 4:14

Do not neglect the gift that is in you, which was given to you through prophecy with the laying on of hands by the council of elders.

1 Timothy 5:22

Do not ordain anyone hastily, and do not participate in the sins of others; keep yourself pure.

2 Timothy 1:6

For this reason I remind you to rekindle the gift of God that is within you through the laying on of my hands,

Hebrews 6:2

instruction about baptisms and laying on of hands, resurrection of the dead and eternal judgment.