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Acts 8:18-22 GW Simon saw that the Spirit was given to the Samaritans when the apostles placed their hands on them. So he offered Peter and John money (19) and said, "Give me this power so that anyone I place my hands on will receive the Holy Spirit." (20) Peter told Simon, "May your money be destroyed with you because you thought you could buy God's gift. (21) You won't have any share in this because God can see how twisted your thinking is. (22) So change your wicked thoughts, and ask the Lord if he will forgive you for thinking like this.

This laying on of hands for the transfer of holy spirit, along with the gift of healing and prophesying and other miraculous gifts, was only for a brief period during the birth of Christianity. Those gifts ceased as they were replaced with love through knowledge of the teachings by Christ, [1 Cor 13:8] so that we today live by faith and not by sight. [2 Cor 5:7] We receive God's spirit by listening to Christ. [John 6:63b]

Acts 8:18-22 CEV Simon noticed that the Spirit was given only when the apostles placed their hands on the people. So he brought money (19) and said to Peter and John, "Let me have this power too! Then anyone I place my hands on will also be given the Holy Spirit." (20) Peter said to him, "You and your money will both end up in hell if you think you can buy God's gift! (21) You don't have any part in this, and God sees that your heart isn't right. (22) Get rid of these evil thoughts and ask God to forgive you.

Acts 8:18-22 ESV Now when Simon saw that the Spirit was given through the laying on of the apostles' hands, he offered them money, (19) saying, "Give me this power also, so that anyone on whom I lay my hands may receive the Holy Spirit." (20) But Peter said to him, "May your silver perish with you, because you thought you could obtain the gift of God with money! (21) You have neither part nor lot in this matter, for your heart is not right before God. (22) Repent, therefore, of this wickedness of yours, and pray to the Lord that, if possible, the intent of your heart may be forgiven you.

Acts 8:18-22 NWT 18 Now when Simon saw that through the laying on of the hands of the apostles the spirit was given, he offered them money, 19 saying: “Give me also this authority, that anyone upon whom I lay my hands may receive holy spirit.” 20 But Peter said to him: “May your silver perish with you, because you thought through money to get possession of the free gift of God. 21 You have neither part nor lot in this matter, for your heart is not straight in the sight of God. 22 Repent, therefore, of this badness of yours, and supplicate Jehovah ( יהוה ) that, if possible, the device of your heart may be forgiven you;

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ALT - Analytical Literal Translation

ASV - American Standard Version (by the American revision committee in 1897).

BBE - 1965 Bible in Basic English

Bishops - 1568 Bishop's Bible

Calvin - 1856 by Calvin Translation Society

CEV - Contemporary English Version

Coverdale - 1535 Miles Coverdale Bible

Darby - 1889 Darby Bible

DRB - 1899 Douay-Rheims Bible

ESV - English Standard Version

GNB - Good News Bible

GW - God's Word Bible

ISV - International Standard Version

KJV - 1769 King James Version

KJV-1611 - Old King James Version from 1611

LitNT - Literal New Testament

LITV - Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

MKJV - 1962 Modern King James Version

Murdock - 1851 James Murdock New Testament

MWT - Modern World Translation

NWT - New World Translation

RV - Revised Version

Webster - 1833 Webster Bible

WTNT - 1525-26 William Tyndale New Testament

Wycliffe - 1394 Wycliffe Bible

YLT - 1862/1898 Young's Literal Translation

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