Acts 8:17
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Acts 8:17 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Acts 8:17 is a verse from the book of Acts in the New Testament. The KJV reads: "Then laid they their hands on them, and they received the Holy Ghost." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Acts 8:17 — KJV
“Then laid they their hands on them, and they received the Holy Ghost.”
— Acts 8:17 (KJV)
Acts 8:17 in Context — About the Book of Acts
Acts is volume two of Luke's history: the Spirit falls at Pentecost and a praying church turns the world upside down in one generation. Prison doors open, the gospel jumps every cultural wall, and every advance begins in a prayer meeting. It is the blueprint for Spirit-filled boldness.
Cross-References for Acts 8:17
“And when Paul had laid his hands upon them, the Holy Ghost came on them; and they spake with tongues, and prophesied.”
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“That the cruelty done to the threescore and ten sons of Jerubbaal might come, and their blood be laid upon Abimelech their brother, which slew them; and upon the men of Shechem, which aided him in the killing of his brethren. aided...: Heb. strengthened his hands to kill”
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“[A Psalm of Asaph.] O God, the heathen are come into thine inheritance; thy holy temple have they defiled; they have laid Jerusalem on heaps. of: or, for”
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“Then thou spakest in vision to thy holy one, and saidst, I have laid help upon one that is mighty; I have exalted one chosen out of the people.”
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“And he laid his hands on them, and departed thence.”
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