Acts 8:19

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Acts 8:17–21 · Berean Standard Bible

17 Then Peter and John laid their hands on them, and they received the Holy Spirit.

18 When Simon saw that the Spirit was given through the laying on of the apostles’ hands, he offered them money.

19 “Give me this power as well,” he said, “so that everyone on whom I lay my hands may receive the Holy Spirit.”

20 But Peter replied, “May your silver perish with you, because you thought you could buy the gift of God with money!

21 You have no part or share in our ministry, because your heart is not right before God.

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The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge lists these related verses. Scripture text comes from the Berean Standard Bible.

Acts 8:9

Prior to that time, a man named Simon had practiced sorcery in the city and astounded the people of Samaria. He claimed to be someone great,

Acts 8:10

and all the people, from the least to the greatest, heeded his words and said, “This man is the divine power called the Great Power.”

Acts 8:11

They paid close attention to him because he had astounded them for a long time with his sorcery.

Acts 8:17

Then Peter and John laid their hands on them, and they received the Holy Spirit.

Matthew 18:1

At that time the disciples came to Jesus and asked, “Who then is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven?”

Matthew 18:2

Jesus invited a little child to stand among them.

Matthew 18:3

“Truly I tell you,” He said, “unless you change and become like little children, you will never enter the kingdom of heaven.

Luke 14:7

When Jesus noticed how the guests chose the places of honor, He told them a parable:

Luke 14:8

“When you are invited to a wedding banquet, do not sit in the place of honor, in case someone more distinguished than you has been invited.

Luke 14:9

Then the host who invited both of you will come and tell you, ‘Give this man your seat.’ And in humiliation, you will have to take the last place.

Luke 14:10

But when you are invited, go and sit in the last place, so that your host will come and tell you, ‘Friend, move up to a better place.’ Then you will be honored in front of everyone at the table with you.

Luke 14:11

For everyone who exalts himself will be humbled, and the one who humbles himself will be exalted.”

John 5:44

How can you believe if you accept glory from one another, yet do not seek the glory that comes from the only God?

1 Corinthians 15:8

And last of all He appeared to me also, as to one of untimely birth.

1 Corinthians 15:9

For I am the least of the apostles and am unworthy to be called an apostle, because I persecuted the church of God.

3 John 1:9

I have written to the church about this, but Diotrephes, who loves to be first, will not accept our instruction.