Acts 8:18
When Simon saw that the Spirit was given through the laying on of the apostles’ hands, he offered them money.
BSB
Parallel translations (2) ▾
ASV
Now when Simon saw that through the laying on of the apostles’ hands the Holy Spirit was given, he offered them money,
KJV
And when Simon saw that through laying on of the apostles’ hands the Holy Ghost was given, he offered them money,
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Commentary
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18 tagged words| Original | Transliteration | Meaning | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ἰδὼν | Idōn | having seen | G1492 → |
| δὲ | de | now | G1161 → |
| ὁ | ho | <the> | G3588 → |
| Σίμων | Simōn | of Simon | G4613 → |
| ὅτι | hoti | that | G3754 → |
| διὰ | dia | through | G1223 → |
| τῆς | tēs | the | G3588 → |
| ἐπιθέσεως | epitheseōs | laying on | G1936 → |
| τῶν | tōn | of the | G3588 → |
| χειρῶν | cheirōn | hands | G5495 → |
| τῶν | tōn | of the | G3588 → |
| ἀποστόλων | apostolōn | apostles | G652 → |
| δίδοται | didotai | was given | G1325 → |
| τὸ | to | the | G3588 → |
| πνεῦμα | pneuma | Spirit | G4151 → |
| προσήνεγκεν | prosēnegken | he offered | G4374 → |
| αὐτοῖς | autois | to them | G846 → |
| χρήματα | chrēmata | money | G5536 → |
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