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Bible in Basic English

Then they put their hands on them, and the Holy Spirit came on them.

New American Standard Bible

Then they began laying their hands on them, and they were receiving the Holy Spirit.

King James Version

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

Holman Bible

Then Peter and John laid their hands on them, and they received the Holy Spirit.

International Standard Version

Then Peter and John laid their hands on them, and they received the Holy Spirit.

A Conservative Version

Then they laid hands on them, and they received Holy Spirit.

American Standard Version

Then laid they their hands on them, and they received the Holy Spirit.

Amplified

Then Peter and John laid their hands on them [one by one], and they received the Holy Spirit.

An Understandable Version

Then the apostles placed their hands on [some of] them [and prayed, see verse 15] and they received [miraculous power from] the Holy Spirit.

Anderson New Testament

Then they laid their hands on them, and they received the Holy Spirit.

Common New Testament

Then they laid their hands on them, and they received the Holy Spirit.

Daniel Mace New Testament

Jesus) the apostles therefore gave them imposition of hands, and they received the holy spirit.

Darby Translation

Then they laid their hands upon them, and they received the Holy Spirit.

Godbey New Testament

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

Goodspeed New Testament

Then they laid their hands on them, and they received the holy Spirit.

John Wesley New Testament

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

Julia Smith Translation

Then put they hands upon them, and they received the Holy Spirit.

King James 2000

Then laid they their hands on them, and they received the Holy Spirit.

Lexham Expanded Bible

Then they placed [their] hands on them and they received the Holy Spirit.

Modern King James verseion

Then they laid their hands on them, and they received the Holy Spirit.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

Then laid they their hands on them, and they received the holy ghost.

Moffatt New Testament

Then they laid their hands on them, and they received the holy Spirit.

Montgomery New Testament

Then the apostles laid their hands upon them, and they received the Holy Spirit.

NET Bible

Then Peter and John placed their hands on the Samaritans, and they received the Holy Spirit.

New Heart English Bible

Then they laid their hands on them, and they received the Holy Spirit.

Noyes New Testament

Then they laid their hands on them, and they received the Holy Spirit.

Sawyer New Testament

Then they laid hands on them and they received the Holy Spirit.

The Emphasized Bible

Then, proceeded they to lay their hands upon them, and they were receiving Holy Spirit.

Thomas Haweis New Testament

Then they laid their hands upon them, and they received the Holy Ghost.

Twentieth Century New Testament

Then Peter and John placed their hands on them, and they received the Holy Spirit.

Webster

Then they laid their hands on them, and they received the Holy Spirit.

Weymouth New Testament

Then the Apostles placed their hands upon them, and they received the Holy Spirit.

Williams New Testament

Then they laid their hands upon them, and one by one they received the Holy Spirit.

World English Bible

Then they laid their hands on them, and they received the Holy Spirit.

Worrell New Testament

Then they laid their hands on them, and they received the Holy Spirit.

Worsley New Testament

and they received the holy Spirit.

Youngs Literal Translation

then were they laying hands on them, and they received the Holy Spirit.

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
τότε 
Tote 
then, that time, when, not tr
Usage: 105

ἐπιτίθημι 
Epitithemi 
lay on, lay, put, lay upon, put on, put upon, set, not tr,
Usage: 34

χείρ 
Cheir 
hand, not tr
Usage: 149

on
ἐπί 
Epi 
on, in, upon, unto, to,
Usage: 644


Usage: 0

and

and, also, even, both, then, so, likewise, not tr., , vr and
Usage: 0

λαμβάνω 
lambano 
receive, take, have, catch, not tr,
Usage: 178

the Holy
πνεῦμα 
Pneuma 
Usage: 334

Context Readings

Philip Preaches In Samaria

16 For up to that time he had not come on any of them; only baptism had been given to them in the name of the Lord Jesus. 17 Then they put their hands on them, and the Holy Spirit came on them. 18 Now when Simon saw that the Holy Spirit was given through the touch of the Apostles' hands, he made them an offering of money, saying,

Cross References

Acts 6:6

These they took to the Apostles, who, after prayer, put their hands on them.

Acts 9:17

And Ananias went out and came to the house, and putting his hands on him, said, Brother Saul, the Lord Jesus, whom you saw when you were on your journey, has sent me, so that you may be able to see, and be full of the Holy Spirit.

Acts 19:6

And when Paul had put his hands on them, the Holy Spirit came on them; and they had the power of talking in tongues, and acting like prophets.

Hebrews 6:2

The teaching of baptisms, and of the putting on of hands, and of the future life of the dead, and of the judging on the last day.

Numbers 8:10

And you are to take the Levites before the Lord: and the children of Israel are to put their hands on them:

Numbers 27:18

And the Lord said to Moses, Take Joshua, the son of Nun, a man in whom is the spirit, and put your hand on him;

Acts 2:4

And they were all full of the Holy Spirit, and were talking in different languages, as the Spirit gave them power.

Acts 8:18

Now when Simon saw that the Holy Spirit was given through the touch of the Apostles' hands, he made them an offering of money, saying,

Acts 13:3

Then, after prayer and going without food they put their hands on them, and sent them away.

Romans 1:11

For I have a strong desire to see you, and to give you some grace of the spirit, so that you may be made strong;

Galatians 3:2-5

Give me an answer to this one question, Did the Spirit come to you through the works of the law, or by the hearing of faith?

1 Timothy 4:14

Make use of that grace in you, which was given to you by the word of the prophets, when the rulers of the church put their hands on you.

1 Timothy 5:22

Do not put hands on any man without thought, and have no part in other men's sins: keep yourself clean.

2 Timothy 1:6

For this reason I say to you, Let that grace of God which is in you, given to you by my hands, have living power.

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