Acts 8:15

“Who, when they were come down, prayed for them, that they might receive the Holy Ghost:”

"Who, when they were come down, prayed for them, that they might receive the Holy Ghost:" - Acts 8:15
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What does Acts 8:15 mean?

The verse Acts 8:15 from the King James Version of the Bible reads, "Who, when they were come down, prayed for them, that they might receive the Holy Ghost." This verse is part of a larger passage in the book of Acts that describes one of the key events in the early Christian…

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Praying for the Gift of the Holy Ghost: A Journey of Faith

In Acts 8:15 we read, "Who, when they were come down, prayed for them, that they might receive the Holy Ghost" (KJV). This simple verse encapsulates a profound moment in the early Church, marked by both the power of prayer and the critical role of the Holy Spirit in a believer's…

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A Prayer for Receiving the Holy Spirit

Heavenly Father, As I come before Your throne of grace, I recall the scripture from Acts 8:15, "Who, when they were come down, prayed for them, that they might receive the Holy Ghost." Lord, just as the apostles descended upon the Samaritans, motivated by a profound desire to…

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Acts 8:15 - "Who, when they were come down, prayed for them, that they might receive the Holy Ghost:"
Acts 15:8 - "And God, which knoweth the hearts, bare them witness, giving them the Holy Ghost, even as he did unto us;"
Acts 15:8-9 - "And God, who knows the heart, bore witness to them, by giving them the Holy Spirit just as he did to us, and he made no distinction between us and them, having cleansed their hearts by faith."
Acts 15:15 - "And to this agree the words of the prophets; as it is written,"
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Acts 8:8 - "And there was great joy in that city."
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"And to this agree the words of the prophets; as it is written," - Acts 15:15
"And there was great joy in that city." - Acts 8:8
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Acts 15:34 - "Notwithstanding it pleased Silas to abide there still."
"And God, which knoweth the hearts, bare them witness, giving them the Holy Ghost, even as he did unto us;" - Acts 15:8
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2 Kings 15:15 - "And the rest of the acts of Shallum, and his conspiracy which he made, behold, they are written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Israel."
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Acts 15:31 - "Which when they had read, they rejoiced for the consolation."
Acts 15:6 - "¶ And the apostles and elders came together for to consider of this matter."
Acts 2:15 - "For these are not drunken, as ye suppose, seeing it is but the third hour of the day."
Acts 15:41 - "And he went through Syria and Cilicia, confirming the churches."
Acts 16:8 - "And they passing by Mysia came down to Troas."
ACTS 8:30 Philip and the Ethiopian
Acts 15:9 - "And put no difference between us and them, purifying their hearts by faith."
Acts 15:37 - "And Barnabas determined to take with them John, whose surname was Mark."
Acts 8:17 - "Then laid they their hands on them, and they received the Holy Ghost."
Acts 7:15 - "So Jacob went down into Egypt, and died, he, and our fathers,"
Acts 11:15 - "And as I began to speak, the Holy Ghost fell on them, as on us at the beginning."
Acts 15:26 - "Men that have hazarded their lives for the name of our Lord Jesus Christ."
Acts 15:18 - "Known unto God are all his works from the beginning of the world."