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Acts 8:18

Simon
Money and wealth

16 For the Holy Spirit had not yet fallen upon any of them; they had simply been baptized into the name of the Lord Jesus.

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

When Simon saw that the Spirit was given through the laying on of the apostles’ hands, he offered them money.

19 “Give me this power as well,” he said, “so that everyone on whom I lay my hands may receive the Holy Spirit.”

20 But Peter replied, “May your silver perish with you, because you thought you could buy the gift of God with money!

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Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB
When Simon saw that the Spirit was given through the laying on of the apostles’ hands, 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,
WEB
Now when Simon saw that the Holy Spirit was given through the laying on of the apostles’ hands, he offered them money,
ASV
Now when Simon saw that through the laying on of the apostles` hands the Holy Spirit was given, he offered them money,
DARBY
But Simon, having seen that by the laying on of the hands of the apostles the [Holy] Spirit was given, offered them money,
BLB
Now Simon, having seen that the Spirit was given through the laying on of the apostles’ hands, offered to them money,
ÅB
Men da Simon så at Ånden ble gitt ved apostlenes håndspåleggelse, kom han til dem med penger og sa:
OTB
Da Simon så at Ånden ble gitt ved apostlenes håndspåleggelse, tilbød han dem penger,
B1930
Men da Simon så at Ånden blev gitt ved apostlenes håndspåleggelse, kom han til dem med penger og sa:

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

  • 1 Timothy 6:5

    and constant friction between men of depraved mind who are devoid of the truth. These men regard godliness as a means of gain.

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  • Matthew 10:8

    Heal the sick, raise the dead, cleanse the lepers, drive out demons. Freely you have received; freely give.

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  • 2 Kings 8:9

    So Hazael went to meet Elisha, taking with him a gift of forty camel loads of every good thing from Damascus. And he went in and stood before him and said, “Your son Ben-hadad king of Aram has sent me to ask, ‘Will I recover from this illness?’”

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  • Ezekiel 13:19

    You have profaned Me among My people for handfuls of barley and scraps of bread. By lying to My people who would listen, you have killed those who should not have died and spared those who should not have lived.

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  • 2 Kings 5:15–16

    Then Naaman and all his attendants went back to the man of God, stood before him, and declared, “Now I know for sure that there is no God in all the earth except in Israel. So please accept a gift from your servant.”

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