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Acts 8:18 KJV
Acts · chapter 8 · verse 18
And when Simon saw that through laying on of the apostles’ hands the Holy Ghost was given, he offered them money,Acts 8:18 · King James Version
Acts 8:18 in context
16(For as yet he was fallen upon none of them: only they were baptized in the name of the Lord Jesus.)
17Then laid they their hands on them, and they received the Holy Ghost.
18And when Simon saw that through laying on of the apostles’ hands the Holy Ghost was given, he offered them money,
19Saying, Give me also this power, that on whomsoever I lay hands, he may receive the Holy Ghost.
20But Peter said unto him, Thy money perish with thee, because thou hast thought that the gift of God may be purchased with money.
Commentary
Key words (Strong's)
- apostles'apostolosa delegate, messenger, one sent forth with orders, specifically applied to the twelve…G652 →
- throughdiathrough, of place, with, in, of time, throughout, during, of means, by, by the means of…G1223 →
- offeredprospherōto bring to, lead to, one to a person who can heal him or is ready to show him some…G4374 →
- SimonsimōnPeter = " a rock or stone" , Peter was one of the apostles, Simon called Zelotes…G4613 →
- handscheirby the help or agency of any one, by means of any one, fig. applied to God symbolising…G5495 →
- Ghostpneumathe third person of the triune God, the Holy Spirit, coequal, coeternal with the Father…G4151 →
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God had wonderfully owned Philip in his work as an evangelist at Samaria, but he could do no more than an evangelist; there were some peculiar powers reserved to the apostles, for the keeping up of the dignity of their office, and here we have an account of what was done by two of them there - Peter and John.
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 14-25