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Acts 8:18

New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures
- 18 Now when Simon saw that the spirit was given through the laying on of the hands of the apostles, he offered them money,

Acts 8:18

The Kingdom Interlinear Translation of the Greek Scriptures
- 18 Ἰδὼν Having seen δὲ but ὁ the Σίμων Simon ὅτι that διὰ through τῆς the ἐπιθέσεως putting upon τῶν of the χειρῶν hands τῶν of the ἀποστόλων apostles δίδοται is being given τὸ the πνεῦμα spirit προσήνεγκεν he offered αὐτοῖς to them χρήματα monies

Acts 8:18

New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures—With References
- 18 Now when Simon saw that through the laying on of the hands of the apostles the spirit was given, he offered them money,+

Acts 8:18

The Bible in Living English
- 18 * And Simon, seeing that the Spirit was given through the laying on of the apostles’ hands, offered them a fee,

Acts 8:18

American Standard Version
- 18 Now when Simon saw that through the laying on of the apostles’ hands the Holy Spirit was given, he offered them money,

Acts 8:18

The Emphasized Bible
- 18 But Simon seeing that through means of the laying on of the hands of the Apostles the Spirit was being given offered unto them money,

Acts 8:18

King James Version
- 18 And when Simon saw that through laying on of the apostles’ hands the Holy Ghost was given, he offered them money,

Acts Study Notes—Chapter 8

New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures (Study Edition)
- 8:18
  
  Simon . . . offered them money: From this Bible account comes the term “simony,” referring to the buying or selling of positions, specifically in a religious context. Peter’s reply to Simon, recorded at Ac 8:20-23, shows that Christians must be on guard against the wicked practice of trying to gain “authority” by using money or other means.—Ac 8:19; 1Pe 5:1-3.