Acts 8:15

Good News Translation

When they arrived, they prayed for the believers that they might receive the Holy Spirit.

Cross References

Matthew 18:19

“And I tell you more: whenever two of you on earth agree about anything you pray for, it will be done for you by my Father in heaven.

Acts 19:2

and asked them, “Did you receive the Holy Spirit when you became believers?” “We have not even heard that there is a Holy Spirit,” they answered.

Acts 2:38

Peter said to them, “Each one of you must turn away from your sins and be baptized in the name of Jesus Christ, so that your sins will be forgiven; and you will receive God's gift, the Holy Spirit.

1 Corinthians 14:13

The person who speaks in strange tongues, then, must pray for the gift to explain what is said.

Philippians 1:19

because I know that by means of your prayers and the help which comes from the Spirit of Jesus Christ I shall be set free.