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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: Acts 8:14-17 Now when the apostles which were at Jerusalem heard that Samaria had received the word of God, they sent unto them Peter and John: Who, when they were come down, prayed for them, that they might receive the Holy Ghost: (For as yet he was fallen upon none of them: only they were baptized in the name of the Lord Jesus.) Then laid they their hands on them, and they received the Holy Ghost. I don't see any reference to a delay. As you read through the book of Acts after Acts 2 you see several accounts of believers recieving the baptism of the Holy Spirit and speaking in tongues and prophesying. It was poured out initially on the day of Pentecost in Acts 2 on the 120 in the Upper Room. Then as they go forth being witnesses in the power of the Holy Ghost they prayed for others and they recieved the Holy Ghost. This happens so often that you can't help but get the idea that this is a pattern for world evangelism. There is no verse that says this would stop when the last book of the bible was written. People like to make up explanations like that to help them understand their own life experiences but if we want to be as biblical as we can we will assume that what we read in Acts can still happen today. |