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Acts 8:16

King James Version (KJV)

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Acts 8:16

Verse 16 of 40

Scripture focus

(For as yet he was fallen upon none of them: only they were baptized in the name of the Lord Jesus.)

Acts 8:16 — KJV

Commentary

Commentary on Acts 8:16

Theological / Devotional

He was fallen. This verse makes a clear distinction between the water baptism administered by Philip, and the reception of the Holy Spirit through the ministry of Peter and John. The verb translated “fallen” is used of the gift of the Spirit in chs. 10:44; 11:15, and of Peter’s trance in ch. 10:10.

Only they were baptized. Rather, “they had only been baptized.” The water baptism had been administered by Philip, but the gifts of the Spirit did not fall until Peter and John arrived.

In the name. Or, “into the name.” This indicates the close tie with which the new converts to the faith were bound to Christ by baptism.

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