Acts 8:15
Who, when they were come down, prayed for them, that they might receive the Holy Ghost:
Who when they were come downe, praied for them that they might receiue the holy Ghost.
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38Then Peter said unto them, Repent, and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins, and ye shall receive the gift of the Holy Ghost.
38Then Peter said vnto them, Repent, and be baptized euery one of you in the Name of Iesus Christ, for the remission of sinnes, and ye shal receiue the gift of the holy Ghost.
- John 16:23–24Rank 2 from verse 15
23And in that day ye shall ask me nothing. Verily, verily, I say unto you, Whatsoever ye shall ask the Father in my name, he will give it you.
24Hitherto have ye asked nothing in my name: ask, and ye shall receive, that your joy may be full.
23And in that day ye shall aske me nothing: *Uerily, verily I say vnto you, Whatsoeuer yee shall aske the Father in my Name, he will giue it you.
24Hitherto haue ye asked nothing in my Name: aske, and ye shall receiue, that your ioy may be full.
- John 14:13–14Rank 3 from verse 15
13And whatsoever ye shall ask in my name, that will I do, that the Father may be glorified in the Son.
14If ye shall ask any thing in my name, I will do it.
13*And whatsoeuer ye shall aske in my Name, that will I doe, that the Father may be glorified in the Sonne.
14If ye shall aske any thing in my Name, I will doe it.
- Matthew 18:19Rank 4 from verse 15
19Again I say unto you, That if two of you shall agree on earth as touching any thing that they shall ask, it shall be done for them of my Father which is in heaven.
19Againe I say vnto you, that if two of you shall agree on earth as touching any thing that they shall aske, it shall bee done for them of my father which is in heauen.
- Philippians 1:19Rank 5 from verse 15
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Acts 8:15
From a higher place or position to a lower one; below.
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1. In behalf of or in the place of. 2. With respect to, concerning, or toward. 3. Because of or on account of. 4. During or throughout. 5. In order to obtain or reach. 6. As a conjunction, because or seeing that.
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Sense 1: Power or strength. Sense 2: An auxiliary expressing possibility or permission.
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To take, accept, admit, welcome, or obtain what is given or presented.
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Sense 1: Morally pure, righteous, undefiled, and separate from evil; supremely so of God. Sense 2: Hallowed, consecrated, set apart, devoted, or belonging to God or sacred use; distinguished from what is common, profane, or unclean.
Meaning drawn from: Direct Scripture definition · KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828
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Holy Ghost
The divine Spirit of God, also called the Spirit of truth and the Comforter.
Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references
Sense 1: A spirit. Sense 2: In the title Holy Ghost, the divine Spirit of God. Sense 3: The life or spirit yielded up at death, in the expression to give or yield up the ghost.
Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Skeat 1893
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8:14Now when the apostles which were at Jerusalem heard that Samaria had received the word of God, they sent unto them Peter and John:
8:14Now when the Apostles which were at Hierusalem, heard that Samaria had receiued the word of God, they sent vnto them Peter and Iohn.
8:15Who, when they were come down, prayed for them, that they might receive the Holy Ghost:
8:15Who when they were come downe, praied for them that they might receiue the holy Ghost.
Selected passage8:16(For as yet he was fallen upon none of them: only they were baptized in the name of the Lord Jesus.)
8:16(For as yet hee was fallen vpon none of them: onely they were baptized in the Name of the Lord Iesus.)
8:17Then laid they their hands on them, and they received the Holy Ghost.
8:17Then layde they their hands on them, and they receiued the holy Ghost.
8:18And when Simon saw that through laying on of the apostles’ hands the Holy Ghost was given, he offered them money,
8:18And when Simon saw that through laying on of the Apostles hands, the holy Ghost was giuen, hee offered them money,
8:19Saying, Give me also this power, that on whomsoever I lay hands, he may receive the Holy Ghost.
8:19Saying, Giue me also this power, that on whomsoeuer I lay handes, hee may receiue the holy Ghost.
8:20But Peter said unto him, Thy money perish with thee, because thou hast thought that the gift of God may be purchased with money.
8:20But Peter said vnto him, Thy money perish with thee, because thou hast thought that the gift of God may be purchased with money.
8:21Thou hast neither part nor lot in this matter: for thy heart is not right in the sight of God.
8:21Thou hast neither part nor lot in this matter, for thy heart is not right in the sight of God.
8:22Repent therefore of this thy wickedness, and pray God, if perhaps the thought of thine heart may be forgiven thee.
8:22Repent therefore of this thy wickednesse, and pray God, if perhaps the thought of thine heart may be forgiuen thee.
8:23For I perceive that thou art in the gall of bitterness, and in the bond of iniquity.
8:23For I perceiue that thou art in the gall of bitternesse, and in the bond of iniquitie.
8:24Then answered Simon, and said, Pray ye to the Lord for me, that none of these things which ye have spoken come upon me.
8:24Then answered Simon, and said, Pray ye to the Lord for mee, that none of these things which ye haue spoken, come vpon me.
8:25And they, when they had testified and preached the word of the Lord, returned to Jerusalem, and preached the gospel in many villages of the Samaritans.
8:25And they, when they had testified and preached the word of the Lord, returned to Hierusalem, and preached the Gospel in many villages of the Samaritanes.