and said to them, “Did you receive the Holy Spirit when you believed?” They replied, “No, we have not even heard that there is a Holy Spirit.”

These two went down and prayed for them so that they would receive the Holy Spirit.

Then Peter and John placed their hands on the Samaritans, and they received the Holy Spirit.

They continued to stone Stephen while he prayed, “Lord Jesus, receive my spirit!”

Then the Spirit said to Philip, “Go over and join this chariot.”

While Peter was still thinking seriously about the vision, the Spirit said to him, “Look! Three men are looking for you.

And God, who knows the heart, has testified to them by giving them the Holy Spirit just as he did to us,

except that the Holy Spirit warns me in town after town that imprisonment and persecutions are waiting for me.

(For the Sadducees say there is no resurrection, or angel, or spirit, but the Pharisees acknowledge them all.)

All of them were filled with the Holy Spirit, and they began to speak in other languages as the Spirit enabled them.

And we are witnesses of these events, and so is the Holy Spirit whom God has given to those who obey him.”

Now Simon, when he saw that the Spirit was given through the laying on of the apostles’ hands, offered them money,

saying, “Give me this power too, so that everyone I place my hands on may receive the Holy Spirit.”

While Peter was still speaking these words, the Holy Spirit fell on all those who heard the message.

“No one can withhold the water for these people to be baptized, who have received the Holy Spirit just as we did, can he?”

Then as I began to speak, the Holy Spirit fell on them just as he did on us at the beginning.

When they came to Mysia, they attempted to go into Bithynia, but the Spirit of Jesus did not allow them to do this,

While Paul was waiting for them in Athens, his spirit was greatly upset because he saw the city was full of idols.

and when Paul placed his hands on them, the Holy Spirit came upon them, and they began to speak in tongues and to prophesy.

But the evil spirit replied to them, “I know about Jesus and I am acquainted with Paul, but who are you?”