and said to them, &#8220;Did you receive the Holy Spirit when you believed?&#8221;<n id="1" /> They replied,<n id="2" /> &#8220;No, we have not even<n id="3" /> heard that there is a Holy Spirit.&#8221;

These two<n id="1" /> went down and prayed for them so that they would receive the Holy Spirit.

Then Peter and John placed their hands on the Samaritans,<n id="1" /> and they received the Holy Spirit.<n id="2" />p>

They<n id="1" /> continued to stone Stephen while he prayed, &#8220;Lord Jesus, receive my spirit!&#8221;

Then the Spirit said to Philip, &#8220;Go over and join this chariot.&#8221;

While Peter was still thinking seriously about<n id="1" /> the vision, the Spirit said to him, &#8220;Look! Three men are looking for you.

And God, who knows the heart,<n id="1" /> has testified<n id="2" /> to them by giving them the Holy Spirit just as he did to us,<n id="3" />

except<n id="1" /> that the Holy Spirit warns<n id="2" /> me in town after town<n id="3" /> that<n id="4" /> imprisonment<n id="5" /> and persecutions<n id="6" /> are waiting for me.

(For the Sadducees say there is no resurrection, or angel, or spirit, but the Pharisees acknowledge them all.)<n id="1" />

All<n id="1" /> of them were filled with the Holy Spirit, and they began to speak in other languages<n id="2" /> as the Spirit enabled them.<n id="3" />p>

And we are witnesses of these events,<n id="1" /> and so is the Holy Spirit whom God has given to those who obey<n id="2" /> him.&#8221;p>

<p class="bodytext">Now Simon, when he saw that the Spirit<n id="1" /> was given through the laying on of the apostles&#8217; hands, offered them money,

saying, &#8220;Give me this power<n id="1" /> too, so that everyone I place my hands on may receive the Holy Spirit.&#8221;

<t /><p class="bodytext">While Peter was still speaking these words, the Holy Spirit fell on<n id="1" /> all those who heard the message.<n id="2" />

&#8220;No one can withhold the water for these people to be baptized, who have received the Holy Spirit just as we did,<n id="1" /> can he?&#8221;<n id="2" />

Then as I began to speak, the Holy Spirit fell on<n id="1" /> them just as he did<n id="2" /> on us at the beginning.<n id="3" />

When they came to<n id="1" /> Mysia,<n id="2" /> they attempted to go into Bithynia,<n id="3" /> but the Spirit of Jesus did not allow<n id="4" /> them to do this,<n id="5" />

<t /><p class="bodytext">While Paul was waiting for them in Athens,<n id="1" /> his spirit was greatly upset<n id="2" /> because he saw<n id="3" /> the city was full of idols.

and when Paul placed<n id="1" /> his hands on them, the Holy Spirit came<n id="2" /> upon them, and they began to speak<n id="3" /> in tongues and to prophesy.<n id="4" />

But the evil spirit replied to them,<n id="1" /> &#8220;I know about Jesus<n id="2" /> and I am acquainted with<n id="3" /> Paul, but who are you?&#8221;<n id="4" />