Acts 8:18

Easy To Read Version

Simon saw that the Spirit {\cf2\super [166]} was given to people when the apostles {\cf2\super [167]} put their hands on them. So Simon offered the apostles money.

Cross References

2 Kings 8:9

So Hazael went to meet Elisha. Hazael brought a gift with him. He brought all kinds of good things from Damascus. It took 40 camels to carry everything. Hazael went to Elisha. Hazael said, “Your follower, [96] Ben Hadad king of Aram, sent me to you. He asks if he will get well from his sickness.”

Ezekiel 13:19

You make the people think I am not important. You turn them against me for a few handfuls of barley and a few scraps of bread. You tell lies to my people. Those people love to listen to lies. You kill people that should live. And you let people live that should die.

Matthew 10:8

Heal sick people. Give dead people life again. Heal those people that have leprosy. {\cf2\super [124]} Force demons {\cf2\super [125]} to leave people. I give you these powers freely. So help other people freely.

Acts 8:17

The two apostles put their hands on {\cf2\super [165]} the people. Then the people received the Holy Spirit.

Acts 8:19

Simon said, “Give me this power so that when I put my hands on a person, he will receive the Holy Spirit. {\cf2\super [168]} ”

1 Timothy 6:5

They are always making trouble, because they are people whose thinking has been confused. They have lost their understanding of the truth. They think that serving God is a way to get rich.