Acts 8:15 KJV — MannaFest

Acts 8:15

Who, when they were come down, prayed for them, that they might receive the Holy Ghost:

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ASV

who, when they were come down, prayed for them, that they might receive the Holy Spirit:

WEB

On their arrival, they prayed for them to receive the Holy Spirit.

YLT

who having come down did pray concerning them, that they may receive the Holy Spirit, --

DBT

who, having come down, prayed for them that they might receive [the] Holy Spirit;

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Acts — The Gospel's sequel. Jerusalem → Judea and Samaria → the ends of the earth. Three missionary journeys and the voyage to Rome.

Author: Luke, companion of Paul — the 'we' passages begin in 16:10
Date: c. AD 62

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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.
John 20:22
And when he had said this, he breathed on them, and saith unto them, Receive ye the Holy Ghost:
Galatians 3:2
This only would I learn of you, Received ye the Spirit by the works of the law, or by the hearing of faith?
Romans 1:11
For I long to see you, that I may impart unto you some spiritual gift, to the end ye may be established;
Acts 13:3
And when they had fasted and prayed, and laid their hands on them, they sent them away.

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In the present case an important object was served by it--"the sudden appearance of a body of baptized disciples in Samaria, by the agency of one who was not an apostle, requiring the presence and power of apostles to perform their special part as the divinely appointed founders of the Church" [ALFORD]. Beautiful, too, was the spectacle exhibited of Jew and Samaritan, one in Christ.

Jamieson, Fausset & Brown· Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible, 1871reformed

The Spirit is given, not to ourselves only ( Luke xi. 13 ), but to others also, in answer to prayer: I will put my Spirit within you ( Ezek. xxxvi. 27 ), but I will for this be enquired of,

Matthew Henry· Commentary on the Whole Bible, 1710puritan

The Holy Ghost - In his miraculous gifts? Or his sanctifying graces?

John Wesley (NT Notes)· Explanatory Notes upon the Bible, 1765evangelical

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