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New Living Translation

Acts 8:16

The Holy Spirit had not yet come upon any of them, for they had only been baptized in the name of the Lord Jesus.

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Baptism;   Holy Spirit;   John;   Peter;   Samaria;   Scofield Reference Index - Churches;   Gospel;   Thompson Chain Reference - Missions, World-Wide;   Torrey's Topical Textbook - Hypocrites;  

Dictionaries:

- American Tract Society Bible Dictionary - Peter;   Philip;   Samaria;   Simon;   Bridgeway Bible Dictionary - Apostle;   Baptism with the spirit;   Gifts of the spirit;   John the apostle;   Peter;   Simon;   Baker Evangelical Dictionary of Biblical Theology - Church, the;   Magic;   Easton Bible Dictionary - Peter;   Fausset Bible Dictionary - Baptism;   Helps;   James;   Miracles;   Romans, the Epistle to the;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Acts;   Baptism;   Hebrews;   Laying on of Hands;   Ordinances;   Simon;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Baptism;   Confession;   Confirmation;   Ethics;   Gnosticism;   God;   Jude, Epistle of;   Mark, Gospel According to;   Peter;   Prayer;   Simon Magus;   Hastings' Dictionary of the New Testament - Atonement (2);   Baptism;   Confession (of Christ);   Hellenism;   Holy Spirit;   John (the Apostle);   Lord;   Name (2);   Organization (2);   Peter;   Sacraments;   Simon Magus;   Morrish Bible Dictionary - Philip ;   Samaritans;   Simon ;   The Hawker's Poor Man's Concordance And Dictionary - Holy ghost;   Smith Bible Dictionary - Apostle;   Si'mon;  

Encyclopedias:

- Condensed Biblical Cyclopedia - Kingdom or Church of Christ, the;   International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Baptism (Non-Immersionist View);   Baptism (Lutheran Doctrine);   Simon Magus;   Trine (Triune) Immersion;   The Jewish Encyclopedia - Simon Cephas;   Simon Magus;  

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
(They had only been baptized in the name of the Lord Jesus.)
King James Version (1611)
(For as yet hee was fallen vpon none of them: onely they were baptized in the Name of the Lord Iesus.)
King James Version
(For as yet he was fallen upon none of them: only they were baptized in the name of the Lord Jesus.)
English Standard Version
for he had not yet fallen on any of them, but they had only been baptized in the name of the Lord Jesus.
New American Standard Bible
(For He had not yet fallen upon any of them; they had simply been baptized in the name of the Lord Jesus.)
New Century Version
These people had been baptized in the name of the Lord Jesus, but the Holy Spirit had not yet come upon any of them.
Amplified Bible
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].
New American Standard Bible (1995)
For He had not yet fallen upon any of them; they had simply been baptized in the name of the Lord Jesus.
Legacy Standard Bible
For He had not yet fallen upon any of them; they had simply been baptized in the name of the Lord Jesus.
Berean Standard Bible
For the Holy Spirit had not yet fallen upon any of them; they had simply been baptized into the name of the Lord Jesus.
Contemporary English Version
Before this, the Holy Spirit had not been given to anyone in Samaria, though some of them had been baptized in the name of the Lord Jesus.
Complete Jewish Bible
For until then he had not come upon any of them; they had only been immersed into the name of the Lord Yeshua.
Darby Translation
for he was not yet fallen upon any of them, only they were baptised to the name of the Lord Jesus.
Easy-to-Read Version
These people had been baptized in the name of the Lord Jesus, but the Holy Spirit had not yet come down on any of them. This is why Peter and John prayed.
Geneva Bible (1587)
(For as yet, hee was fallen downe on none of them, but they were baptized onely in the Name of the Lord Iesus.)
George Lamsa Translation
For as yet it had not come upon them although they had been baptized in the name of our Lord Jesus.
Good News Translation
For the Holy Spirit had not yet come down on any of them; they had only been baptized in the name of the Lord Jesus.
Lexham English Bible
(For he had not yet fallen on any of them, but they had only been baptized in the name of the Lord Jesus.)
Literal Translation
For He had not yet fallen on any one of them, but they were only being baptized in the name of the Lord Jesus.
American Standard Version
for as yet it was fallen upon none of them: only they had been baptized into the name of the Lord Jesus.
Bible in Basic English
For up to that time he had not come on any of them; only baptism had been given to them in the name of the Lord Jesus.
Hebrew Names Version
for as yet he had fallen on none of them. They had only been immersed into the name of the Lord Yeshua.
International Standard Version
Before this he had not come on any of them. They had only been baptized in the name of the Lord Jesus.Matthew 28:19; Acts 2:38; 10:48;">[xr]
Etheridge Translation
for he was not upon one of them yet; but they were only baptized in the name of our Lord Jeshu.
Murdock Translation
For he was not yet on any one of them; and they had only been baptized in the name of our Lord Jesus.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
(For as yet he was come downe vpon none of them, but they were baptized only in the name of Christ Iesu.)
English Revised Version
for as yet he was fallen upon none of them: only they had been baptized into the name of the Lord Jesus.
World English Bible
for as yet he had fallen on none of them. They had only been baptized into the name of the Lord Jesus.
Wesley's New Testament (1755)
For as yet he was fallen upon none of them: only they had been baptized in the name of the Lord Jesus.
Weymouth's New Testament
for He had not as yet fallen upon any of them. They had only been baptized into the name of the Lord Jesus.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
for he cam not yit in to ony of hem, but thei weren baptisid oonli in the name of the Lord Jhesu.
Update Bible Version
for as yet it had fallen on none of them: only they had been baptized into the name of the Lord Jesus.
Webster's Bible Translation
(For as yet he had fallen upon none of them: only they were baptized in the name of the Lord Jesus.)
New English Translation
(For the Spirit had not yet come upon any of them, but they had only been baptized in the name of the Lord Jesus.)
New King James Version
For as yet He had fallen upon none of them. They had only been baptized in the name of the Lord Jesus.
New Life Bible
He had not yet come on any of them. They had only been baptized in the name of the Lord Jesus.
New Revised Standard
(for as yet the Spirit had not come upon any of them; they had only been baptized in the name of the Lord Jesus).
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
For, not yet, had it, upon any one of them, fallen, but, only, to begin with, they had been immersed into the name of the Lord Jesus.
Douay-Rheims Bible
For he was not as yet come upon any of them: but they were only baptized in the name of the Lord Jesus.
Revised Standard Version
for it had not yet fallen on any of them, but they had only been baptized in the name of the Lord Jesus.
Tyndale New Testament (1525)
For as yet he was come on none of them: But they were baptised only in the name of Christ Iesu.
Young's Literal Translation
for as yet he was fallen upon none of them, and only they have been baptized -- to the name of the Lord Jesus;
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
For as yet he was come vpon none of them but they were baptysed onely in the name of Christ Iesu.
Mace New Testament (1729)
(for as yet he had not descended on any of them: they having only been baptized in the name of the Lord
Simplified Cowboy Version
The Holy Spirit hadn't yet come on any of them because they'd only been baptized in the name of Jesus.

Contextual Overview

14 When the apostles in Jerusalem heard that the people of Samaria had accepted God's message, they sent Peter and John there. 15 As soon as they arrived, they prayed for these new believers to receive the Holy Spirit. 16 The Holy Spirit had not yet come upon any of them, for they had only been baptized in the name of the Lord Jesus. 17 Then Peter and John laid their hands upon these believers, and they received the Holy Spirit. 18 When Simon saw that the Spirit was given when the apostles laid their hands on people, he offered them money to buy this power. 19 "Let me have this power, too," he exclaimed, "so that when I lay my hands on people, they will receive the Holy Spirit!" 20 But Peter replied, "May your money be destroyed with you for thinking God's gift can be bought! 21 You can have no part in this, for your heart is not right with God. 22 Repent of your wickedness and pray to the Lord. Perhaps he will forgive your evil thoughts, 23 for I can see that you are full of bitter jealousy and are held captive by sin."

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

he was: Acts 10:44-46, Acts 11:15-17, Acts 19:2

only: Acts 2:38, Acts 10:47, Acts 10:48, Acts 19:5, Acts 19:6, Matthew 28:19, 1 Corinthians 1:13-15

Reciprocal: Hebrews 6:2 - the doctrine

Cross-References

Genesis 7:1
When everything was ready, the Lord said to Noah, "Go into the boat with all your family, for among all the people of the earth, I can see that you alone are righteous.
Genesis 7:7
He went on board the boat to escape the flood—he and his wife and his sons and their wives.
Genesis 7:13
That very day Noah had gone into the boat with his wife and his sons—Shem, Ham, and Japheth—and their wives.
Genesis 8:16
"Leave the boat, all of you—you and your wife, and your sons and their wives.
Genesis 8:18
So Noah, his wife, and his sons and their wives left the boat.
Joshua 3:17
Meanwhile, the priests who were carrying the Ark of the Lord 's Covenant stood on dry ground in the middle of the riverbed as the people passed by. They waited there until the whole nation of Israel had crossed the Jordan on dry ground.
Joshua 4:10
The priests who were carrying the Ark stood in the middle of the river until all of the Lord 's commands that Moses had given to Joshua were carried out. Meanwhile, the people hurried across the riverbed.
Psalms 91:11
For he will order his angels to protect you wherever you go.
Psalms 121:8
The Lord keeps watch over you as you come and go, both now and forever.
Zechariah 9:11
Because of the covenant I made with you, sealed with blood, I will free your prisoners from death in a waterless dungeon.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

(For as yet he was fallen upon none of them,.... They had received him as a spirit of illumination and sanctification, and as, a spirit of conversion and faith; they had been regenerated, enlightened, and sanctified by him; and were converted by him, and brought to believe in Christ, and live, by faith upon him; they were baptized believers, and no more; as yet, none of them had gifts qualifying them for the ministry; and still less could any of them speak with tongues, or prophesy, or work miracles; the Holy Ghost had not yet descended on them for such purposes:

only they were baptized in the name of the Lord Jesus: all as yet appeared in them was, that they were believers in Christ, and had been baptized in his name, upon a profession of their faith; and more than this they had been called to, or qualified for: the word "only", does not respect the form of baptism, as if they had been baptized only in the name of Christ; whereas they were doubtless baptized in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost; but refers to baptism itself, which was the only ordinance as yet administered to them.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

He was fallen - This expression is several times applied to the Holy Spirit, Acts 10:44; Acts 11:15. It does not differ materially from the common expression, “The Holy Spirit descended.” It means that he came from heaven; and the expression “to fall,” applied to his influences, denotes the “rapidity” and “suddenness” of his coming. Compare Acts 19:2.

In the name of the Lord Jesus - See the notes on Acts 2:38. See also Acts 10:48; Acts 19:5-6.


 
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