Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version When they arrived, they prayed for the new believers there that they might receive the Holy Spirit, New Living Translation As soon as they arrived, they prayed for these new believers to receive the Holy Spirit. English Standard Version who came down and prayed for them that they might receive the Holy Spirit, Berean Standard Bible On their arrival, they prayed for them to receive the Holy Spirit. Berean Literal Bible who having come down, prayed for them that they might receive the Holy Spirit. King James Bible Who, when they were come down, prayed for them, that they might receive the Holy Ghost: New King James Version who, when they had come down, prayed for them that they might receive the Holy Spirit. New American Standard Bible who came down and prayed for them that they would receive the Holy Spirit. NASB 1995 who came down and prayed for them that they might receive the Holy Spirit. NASB 1977 who came down and prayed for them, that they might receive the Holy Spirit. Legacy Standard Bible who came down and prayed for them that they might receive the Holy Spirit. Amplified Bible They came down and prayed for them that they might receive the Holy Spirit; Christian Standard Bible After they went down there, they prayed for them so that the Samaritans might receive the Holy Spirit because he had not yet come down on any of them. Holman Christian Standard Bible After they went down there, they prayed for them, so the Samaritans might receive the Holy Spirit. American Standard Version who, when they were come down, prayed for them, that they might receive the Holy Spirit: Aramaic Bible in Plain English And they went down and prayed over them so that they would receive The Spirit of Holiness. Contemporary English Version When the two apostles arrived, they prayed that these people would be given the Holy Spirit. Douay-Rheims Bible Who, when they were come, prayed for them, that they might receive the Holy Ghost. English Revised Version who, when they were come down, prayed for them, that they might receive the Holy Ghost: GOD'S WORD® Translation Peter and John went to Samaria and prayed that the Samaritans would receive the Holy Spirit. Good News Translation When they arrived, they prayed for the believers that they might receive the Holy Spirit. International Standard Version They went down and prayed for them to receive the Holy Spirit. Literal Standard Version who having come down prayed concerning them, that they may receive the Holy Spirit— Majority Standard Bible On their arrival, they prayed for them to receive the Holy Spirit. New American Bible who went down and prayed for them, that they might receive the holy Spirit, NET Bible These two went down and prayed for them so that they would receive the Holy Spirit. New Revised Standard Version The two went down and prayed for them that they might receive the Holy Spirit New Heart English Bible who, when they had come down, prayed for them, that they might receive the Holy Spirit; Webster's Bible Translation Who, when they had come down, prayed for them that they might receive the Holy Spirit: Weymouth New Testament They, when they came down, prayed for them that they might receive the Holy Spirit: World English Bible who, when they had come down, prayed for them, that they might receive the Holy Spirit; Young's Literal Translation who having come down did pray concerning them, that they may receive the Holy Spirit, -- Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context Simon the Sorcerer…14When the apostles in Jerusalem heard that Samaria had received the word of God, they sent Peter and John to them. 15 On their arrival, they prayed for them to receive the Holy Spirit. 16For the Holy Spirit had not yet fallen upon any of them; they had simply been baptized into the name of the Lord Jesus.… Cross References Acts 2:38 Peter replied, "Repent and be baptized, every one of you, in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of your sins, and you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit. Acts 19:2 and asked them, "Did you receive the Holy Spirit when you became believers?" "No," they answered, "we have not even heard that there is a Holy Spirit." Treasury of Scripture Who, when they were come down, prayed for them, that they might receive the Holy Ghost: prayed. Acts 2:38 Then Peter said unto them, Repent, and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins, and ye shall receive the gift of the Holy Ghost. Matthew 18:19 Again I say unto you, That if two of you shall agree on earth as touching any thing that they shall ask, it shall be done for them of my Father which is in heaven. John 14:13,14 And whatsoever ye shall ask in my name, that will I do, that the Father may be glorified in the Son… Jump to Previous Arrived Ghost Holy Prayed Prayer Receive SpiritJump to Next Arrived Ghost Holy Prayed Prayer Receive SpiritActs 8 1. By occasion of the persecution in Jerusalem, the church being planted in Samaria, 4. by Philip the deacon, who preached, did miracles, and baptized many; 9. among the rest Simon the sorcerer, a great seducer of the people; 14. Peter and John come to confirm and enlarge the church; 15. where, by prayer and imposition of hands giving the Holy Spirit; 18. when Simon would have bought the like power of them, 20. Peter sharply reproving his hypocrisy and covetousness, 22. and exhorting him to repentance, 25. together with John preaching the word of the Lord, return to Jerusalem; 26. but the angel sends Philip to teach and baptize the Ethiopian Eunuch. (15) Prayed for them, that they might receive the Holy Ghost.--The prayer clearly pointed to such a gift of the power of the Spirit as had been bestowed on the Day of Pentecost. It assumed that such gifts had been received by the disciples generally at Jerusalem, and that they were distinct from the new birth of water and the Spirit (John 3:5) which was given through baptism. The Apostles looked on the Samaritans as qualified for that higher gift as well as for admission into the kingdom, and it was given to them, and not to Philip in his subordinate position as an evangelist, to be the channels of communicating it.Verse 15. - That they might receive the Holy Ghost. Why was it needful that two apostles should come down to Samaria and pray, with laying on of hands, for the newly baptized that they might receive the Holy Ghost? There is no mention of such prayer or such imposition of hands in the case of the first three thousand who were baptized. They were told by St. Peter, "Be baptized every one of you, and ye shall receive the gift of the Holy Ghost" (Acts 2:38), and they were baptized, and doubtless did receive the Holy Ghost, Neither is there any mention of such things in the case of the subsequent thousands who were baptized at Jerusalem on the apostles' preaching. Why, then, was it so in Samaria? To answer this question, we must observe the difference in the circumstances. The baptisms at Jerusalem were performed by the apostles themselves. The Holy Ghost was given upon their promise and assurance. But in Samaria the preaching and the baptizing were done by the scattered disciples. There was a danger of many independent bodies springing up, owing no allegiance to the apostles, and cemented by no bonds to the mother Church. But Christ's Church was to be one - many members, but one body. The apostolate was to be the governing power of the whole Church, by the will and ordinance of Christ. Hence there was a manifest reason why, when the gospel spread beyond Judaea, these visible spiritual gifts should be given only through the laying on of the apostles' hands, and by the intervention of their prayers. This had a manifest and striking influence in marking and preserving the unity of the Church, and in marking and maintaining the sovereignty of the apostolic rule. For precisely the same reason has the Catholic and Apostolic Church in all ages (Acts 19:5, 6; Hebrews 6:2) maintained the rite of confirmation, "after the example of the holy apostles." Besides the other great benefits connected with it, its influence in binding up in the unity of the Church the numerous parishes of the diocese, instead of letting them become independent congregations, is very great. Observe, too, how prayer and the laying on of hands are tied together. Neither is valid without the other. In this case, as at Pentecost, the extraordinary gift of the Holy Ghost was conferred. In confirmation, now that miracles have ceased, it is the ordinary and invisible grace of the Holy Spirit that is to be looked for. Parallel Commentaries ... Greek On their arrival,καταβάντες (katabantes) Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Plural Strong's 2597: To go down, come down, either from the sky or from higher land, descend. From kata and the base of basis; to descend. they prayed προσηύξαντο (prosēuxanto) Verb - Aorist Indicative Middle - 3rd Person Plural Strong's 4336: To pray, pray for, offer prayer. From pros and euchomai; to pray to God, i.e. Supplicate, worship. for περὶ (peri) Preposition Strong's 4012: From the base of peran; properly, through, i.e. Around; figuratively with respect to; used in various applications, of place, cause or time. them αὐτῶν (autōn) Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Plural Strong's 846: He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons. to ὅπως (hopōs) Conjunction Strong's 3704: From hos and pos; what(-ever) how, i.e. In the manner that (as adverb or conjunction of coincidence, intentional or actual). receive λάβωσιν (labōsin) Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Active - 3rd Person Plural Strong's 2983: (a) I receive, get, (b) I take, lay hold of. [the] Holy Ἅγιον (Hagion) Adjective - Accusative Neuter Singular Strong's 40: Set apart by (or for) God, holy, sacred. From hagos; sacred. Spirit. Πνεῦμα (Pneuma) Noun - Accusative Neuter Singular Strong's 4151: Wind, breath, spirit. Links Acts 8:15 NIVActs 8:15 NLT Acts 8:15 ESV Acts 8:15 NASB Acts 8:15 KJV Acts 8:15 BibleApps.com Acts 8:15 Biblia Paralela Acts 8:15 Chinese Bible Acts 8:15 French Bible Acts 8:15 Catholic Bible NT Apostles: Acts 8:15 Who when they had come down prayed (Acts of the Apostles Ac) |
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