Acts 8:19

Acts 8:19 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Saying, Give me also this power, that on whomsoever I lay hands, he may receive the Holy Ghost.
• New International Version (NIV)and said, “Give me also this ability so that everyone on whom I lay my hands may receive the Holy Spirit.”
• English Standard Version (ESV)saying, "Give me this power also, so that anyone on whom I lay my hands may receive the Holy Spirit."
• New King James Version (NKJV)saying, “Give me this power also, that anyone on whom I lay hands may receive the Holy Spirit.”

Context of Acts 8:19

17So Peter and John put their hands on the head of each believer, and they each received the Holy Spirit. 18Simon saw that God gave the Holy Spirit to people when the apostles put their hands on them. So he said to Peter and John, ‘Here is some money for you. Please give me this same power. I want to put my hands on other people, so that they will receive the Holy Spirit.’ 20Peter answered Simon, ‘I pray that God will destroy you and your money! You think that you can buy this gift with your money! It is very wrong for you to think that. It is God who gives that gift. 21You cannot do the work which we are doing. God knows that you are not thinking the right things.

Acts 8:19 word by word

λέγων· δότε κἀμοὶ τὴν ἐξουσίαν ταύτην, ἵνα ᾧ ἐὰν ἐπιθῶ τὰς χεῖρας λαμβάνῃ πνεῦμα ἅγιον.Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Sayingλέγωlegō · to sayG3004
• Give meδίδωμιdidōmi · to giveG1325
• alsoκἀγώkagō kamoi kame · and IG2504
• thisοὗτοςhoutos houtoi hautē hautai · this/he/she/itG3778
• powerὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• powerἐξουσίαexousia · authorityG1849
• thatἵναhina · in order that/toG2443
• on whomsoeverὅςhos hē ho · whichG3739
• on whomsoeverἄνan · ifG302
• I layἐπιτίθημιepitithēmi · to put/lay onG2007
• handsχείρcheir · handG5495
• he may receiveλαμβάνωlambanō · to takeG2983
• the Holyἅγιοςhagios · holyG40
• Ghostπνεῦμαpneuma · spirit/breath: spiritG4151

Cross-references for Acts 8:19

• Acts 8:9A man called Simon lived in that city. For a long time, he had used magic to do great things. All the people who lived in Samaria were very surprised at what he did. Simon told everyone that he was a very important person.
• Matthew 18:1Soon after this, the disciples came to Jesus and they asked him, ‘Who is the most important person in the kingdom of heaven?’
• Luke 14:7Jesus watched how people chose the best places to sit at the meal. So he told this story to those who were sitting there:
• John 5:44You like to praise each other. That makes you happy. But what about God himself? You do not try to do good things so that he will praise you. That is why you will never believe in me.
• 1 Corinthians 15:8After all these people had seen him, Christ also appeared to me. I was like someone who was born at the wrong time.
• 3 John 1:9I have already written something to the group of believers. But Diotrephes refuses to accept our authority. He really wants to be the only leader among them.

Commentaries on Acts 8:19

• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 14-25Verses 14-25 The Holy Ghost was as yet fallen upon none of these coverts, in the extraordinary powers conveyed by the descent of the Spirit upon the day of Pentecost. We may take encouragement from this example, in praying to God to give the renewing graces of the Holy Ghost to all for whose spiritual welfare we are concerned; for that includes all blessings. No man can give the Holy Spirit by the laying on of his hands; but we should use our best…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 9-24Simon the sorcerer performed magic and amazed the people of Samaria. He boasted that he was someone great. Simon tried to buy spiritual power. The later corrupt practice of buying and selling positions of leadership in the church was called simony. This term refers to the corrupt practice of buying and selling church leadership positions (see 1 Timothy 6:9–10). Peter strongly criticized Simon's evil intentions and actions.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 18-2418-24. offered them money--Hence the term simony, to denote trafficking in sacred things, but chiefly the purchase of ecclesiastical offices.Read the comment

Topics related to Acts 8:19

• Covetousness
• Holy Spirit
• Hypocrisy
• Integrity
• Minister, Christian
• Peter
• Samaria
• Simon
• Simony

In the dictionaries

• Holy Ghost
• Believe
• Bitterness
• Consent
• Devout
• Havock
• Join
• Magic
• Peter
• Pray

Commentaries on Acts 8

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Illustrated New Testament
• Burkitt’s Expository Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Family Bible Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Luther’s Commentary on Selected Bible Passages
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• The People’s New Testament
• Robertson’s Word Pictures
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• The Fourfold Gospel and Commentary on Acts
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings