Parallel Verses

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

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

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.

Bible in Basic English

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

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.

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 as yet he was come on none of them: But they were baptised only in the name of Christ Jesus. 17 Then laid they their hands on them, and they received the holy ghost. 18 When Simon saw that through laying on of the apostles' hands on them, the holy ghost was given: he offered them money, saying,

Cross References

Acts 6:6

which they set before the apostles, and they prayed and laid their hands on them.

Acts 9:17

Ananias went his way and entered into the house and put his hands on him and said, "Brother Saul, the Lord that appeared unto thee in the way as thou camest, hath sent me, that thou mightest receive thy sight and be filled with the holy ghost."

Acts 19:6

And Paul laid his hands upon them: and the holy ghost came on them, and they spake with tongues and prophesied;

Hebrews 6:2

of baptism, of doctrine, and of laying on of hands, and of resurrection from death, and of eternal judgment.

Numbers 8:10

And bring the Levites before the LORD, and let the children of Israel put their hands upon the Levites.

Numbers 27:18

And the LORD said unto Moses, "Take Joshua the son of Nun in whom there is spirit, and put thine hands upon him,

Acts 2:4

and they were all filled with the holy ghost, and began to speak with other tongues, even as the spirit gave them utterance.

Acts 8:18

When Simon saw that through laying on of the apostles' hands on them, the holy ghost was given: he offered them money, saying,

Acts 13:3

Then fasted they and prayed, and put their hands on them, and let them go.

Romans 1:11

For I long to see you, that I might bestow among you some spiritual gift, to strengthen you withal.

Galatians 3:2-5

This only would I learn of you: Received ye the spirit by the deeds of the law? Or else by preaching of the faith?

1 Timothy 4:14

Despise not the gift that is in thee, which was given thee through prophecy, and with laying on of the hands of an elder.

1 Timothy 5:22

Lay hands suddenly on no man, neither be partaker of other men's sins: Keep thyself pure.

2 Timothy 1:6

Wherefore I warn thee that thou stir up the gift of God which is in thee, by the putting on of my hands.

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