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Acts 8:17

NETBible	Then Peter and John placed their hands on the Samaritans,¹ and they received the Holy Spirit.²
NIV © biblegateway Act 8:17	Then Peter and John placed their hands on them, and they received the Holy Spirit.
NASB © biblegateway Act 8:17	Then they began laying their hands on them, and they were receiving the Holy Spirit.
NLT © biblegateway Act 8:17	Then Peter and John laid their hands upon these believers, and they received the Holy Spirit.
MSG © biblegateway Act 8:17	Then the apostles laid their hands on them and they did receive the Holy Spirit.
BBE © SABDAweb Act 8:17	Then they put their hands on them, and the Holy Spirit came on them.
NRSV © bibleoremus Act 8:17	Then Peter and John laid their hands on them, and they received the Holy Spirit.
NKJV © biblegateway Act 8:17	Then they laid hands on them, and they received the Holy Spirit.
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KJV	Then <5119> laid they <2007> (5707) [their] hands <5495> on <1909> them <846>_, and <2532> they received <2983> (5707) the Holy <40> Ghost <4151>_.
NASB © biblegateway Act 8:17	Then <5119> they began laying <2007> their hands <5495> on them, and they were receiving <2983> the Holy <40> Spirit <4151> .
NET [draft] ITL	Then <5119> Peter and John placed <2007> their hands <5495> on <1909> the Samaritans <846> , and <2532> they received <2983> the Holy <40> Spirit <4151> .
GREEK	tote epetiyesan ceirav ep autouv kai elambanon agion

NETBible

Then Peter and John placed their hands on the Samaritans,¹ and they received the Holy Spirit.²

NET Notes

¹tn Grk “on them”; the referent (the Samaritans) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

²sn They received the Holy Spirit. It is likely this special distribution of the Spirit took place because a key ethnic boundary was being crossed. Here are some of “those far off” of Acts 2:38-40.