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Acts 8:17

King James Version (KJV)

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Acts 8:17

Verse 17 of 40

Scripture focus

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

Acts 8:17 — KJV

Commentary

Commentary on Acts 8:17

Theological / Devotional

Hands on them. See on ch. 6:6.

Received. Note the three steps that enabled the Samaritans to receive the Holy Spirit: (1) Their own confession of faith by baptism (v. 12), (2) the apostles’ prayer (v. 15), and (3) the apostles’ laying on of hands (v. 17).

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