Acts 8:18

Contemporary English Version (Anglicised) 2012

Simon noticed that the Spirit was given only when the apostles placed their hands on the people. So he brought money

Cross References

2 Kings 8:9

Hazael left with forty camel loads of the best things made in Damascus as a gift for Elisha. He found the prophet and said, “Your servant, King Benhadad, wants to know if he will get well.”

Ezekiel 13:19

They charge my people a few handfuls of barley and a couple of pieces of bread, and then give messages that are insulting to me. They use lies to sentence the innocent to death and to help the guilty go free. And my people believe them!

Matthew 10:8

Heal the sick, raise the dead to life, heal people who have leprosy, and force out demons. You received without paying, now give without being paid.

Acts 8:17

Peter and John then placed their hands on everyone who had faith in the Lord, and they were given the Holy Spirit.

Acts 8:19

and said to Peter and John, “Let me have this power too! Then anyone I place my hands on will also be given the Holy Spirit.”

1 Timothy 6:5

and nasty quarrels. They have wicked minds and have missed out on the truth. These people think religion is supposed to make you rich.