Acts 8:18
“And when Simon saw that through laying on of the apostles’ hands the Holy Ghost was given, he offered them money,”
King James Version (KJV)
🌐 Acts 8:18 in 8 Translations
King James Version (KJV)English
And when Simon saw that through laying on of the apostles’ hands the Holy Ghost was given, he offered them money,
American Standard Version (ASV)English
Now when Simon saw that through the laying on of the apostles’ hands the Holy Spirit was given, he offered them money,
Open English Bible (OEB)English
When Simon saw that it was through the placing of the apostles’ hands on them that the Spirit was given, he brought them a sum of money and said:
Elberfelder Bibel (ELB)Deutsch
Als aber Simon sah, daß durch das Auflegen der Hände der Apostel der Heilige Geist gegeben wurde,
Reina-Valera (RV)Español
Y como vió Simón que por la imposición de las manos de los apóstoles se daba el Espíritu Santo, les ofreció dinero,
Bíblia Livre (BL)Português
E Simão ao ver que pela imposição das mãos dos apóstolos se dava o Espírito Santo, ofereceu-lhes dinheiro,
Nova Versão (NVA)Português
Quando Simão viu que o Espírito Santo fora dado por meio da imposição das mãos dos apóstolos, ofereceu-lhes dinheiro.
📖 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.
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