Acts 8:16

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.

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 Living Translation
The Holy Spirit had not yet come upon any of them, for 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

Contextual Overview

¹⁴When the twelve cowboys in Jerusalem heard the Samaritans had accepted the good news, Pete and John headed that way. ¹⁵When they rode in, the first thing they did was pray that the Holy Spirit might be given to all the new believers. ¹⁶The Holy Spirit hadn't yet come on any of them because they'd only been baptized in the name of Jesus. ¹⁷Then Pete and John placed their hands on the people, and the Holy Spirit filled the new believer's lives. ¹⁸When Simon, the voodoo priest, saw what was happening, he asked them how much they charged to get this new power. He said, ¹⁹"I will pay whatever the price to be able to give the Holy Spirit to others." ²⁰But Pete answered, "To hell with you and your money. You can't buy this. ²¹You can't buy your way onto God's outfit like it was a carnival ride. You'll never have a spot on his outfit because your heart is not right. ²²You better change your ways if you don't want to end up in the fire. Pray that God forgives you. What you did is worse than riding in front of the boss. ²³You are full of sin, and I can see your god is money."

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

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.