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NASB | Acts 8:16 For He had not yet fallen upon any of them; they had simply been baptized in the name of the Lord Jesus. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Acts 8:16 for He had not yet fallen on any of them; they had simply been baptized in the name of the Lord Jesus [as His possession]. |
Bible Question: The Samaritans had not yet received the Holy Spirit, Why the delay? |
Bible Answer: Hello rpcarrier0, It would seem that the Spirit wanted make sure that some of the apostles would go to Samaria. cf. Acts 1:8 "But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes on you; and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth." Paul |