Acts 8:18
And when Simon saw that through laying on of the apostles’ hands the Holy Ghost was given, he offered them money,
And when Simon saw that through laying on of the Apostles hands, the holy Ghost was giuen, hee offered them money,
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- 2 Kings 8:9Rank 3 from verse 18
9So Hazael went to meet him, and took a present with him, even of every good thing of Damascus, forty camels’ burden, and came and stood before him, and said, Thy son Ben-hadad king of Syria hath sent me to thee, saying, Shall I recover of this disease?
9So Hazael went to meete him, and tooke a present †with him, euen of euery good thing of Damascus, fourtie camels burden, and came, and stood before him, and said, Thy sonne Benhadad king of Syria hath sent me to thee, saying, Shall I recouer of this disease?
- 2 Kings 5:15–16Rank 4 from verse 18
15¶ And he returned to the man of God, he and all his company, and came, and stood before him: and he said, Behold, now I know that there is no God in all the earth, but in Israel: now therefore, I pray thee, take a blessing of thy servant.
16But he said, As the Lord liveth, before whom I stand, I will receive none. And he urged him to take it; but he refused.
15¶ And he returned to the man of God, he and all his company, and came, and stood before him: and he said, Behold, now I know that there is no God in all the earth, but in Israel: now therefore, I pray thee, take a blessing of thy seruant.
16But he said, As the LORD liueth, before whom I stand, I will receiue none: And hee vrged him to take it, but he refused.
- Ezekiel 13:19Rank 5 from verse 18
19And will ye pollute me among my people for handfuls of barley and for pieces of bread, to slay the souls that should not die, and to save the souls alive that should not live, by your lying to my people that hear your lies?
19And will yee pollute me among my people for handfuls of barley, and for pieces of bread, to slay the soules that should not die, and to saue the soules aliue that should not liue, by your lying to my people that heare your lyes?
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Acts 8:18
From one side or end to another; by means of; throughout; or because of.
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Present-participial or verbal-noun form of lay. Sense 1: To put, place, set, arrange, deposit, apply, establish, impose, or cause to be in a stated position or condition. Sense 2: In lay with, to have sexual relations. Sense 3: To press or bear upon. Sense 4: In lay up, lay by, or lay in store, to keep, store, or treasure; in lay wait, lay snares, lay an ambush, or lay siege, to prepare or set. Sense 5: In lay hold or lay hands on, to seize, take, apprehend, or touch. Sense 6: In lay down one's life, to surrender or give it; in lay aside, lay apart, or lay away, to remove, reject, or put off.
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1. At, upon, or in contact with the named place, object, side, or time. 2. Toward, against, concerning, depending upon, or directed to the named person or thing. 3. Forward or continuing; in joined expressions such as go on, put on, and lay hold on, the other words supply the particular action.
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1. Persons sent or commissioned as messengers, including apostles of Christ or of the Lamb. 2. Persons who claim or present themselves as apostles without being true apostles.
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Sense 1: The end parts of the arms used for holding and working. Sense 2: Figures of power, possession, agency, or aid.
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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.
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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
Bestowed, granted, delivered, or appointed.
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Past-tense, participial, or adjectival form of offer, meaning to present, bring, give, propose, or attempt.
Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828
Coin or another medium of payment; wealth in spendable form.
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17Then laid they their hands on them, and they received the Holy Ghost.
17Then layde they their hands on them, and they receiued the holy Ghost.
18And when Simon saw that through laying on of the apostles’ hands the Holy Ghost was given, he offered them money,
18And when Simon saw that through laying on of the Apostles hands, the holy Ghost was giuen, hee offered them money,
Selected passage19Saying, Give me also this power, that on whomsoever I lay hands, he may receive the Holy Ghost.
19Saying, Giue me also this power, that on whomsoeuer I lay handes, hee may receiue the holy Ghost.