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Acts 8:19 — King James Version← Study notes

Saying, Give me also this power, that on whomsoever I lay hands, he may receive the Holy Ghost.


Acts 8:19Greek Interlinear

Greek · Acts 8:1915 words
GreekMeaning
λέγωνlegōn
sayingverbG3004
ΔότεDote
do giveverbG1325
κἀμοὶkamoi
(and, even, even sopronounG2504
τὴνtēn
thearticleG3588
ἐξουσίανexousian
authoritynounG1849
ταύτηνtautēn
thisdemonstrativeG3778
ἵναhina
thatwordG2443
on whomrelative pronounG3739
ἐὰνean
before, but, exceptparticleG1437
ἐπιθῶepithō
I shall layverbG2007
τὰςtas
thearticleG3588
χεῖραςcheiras
handsnounG5495
λαμβάνῃlambanē
he may receiveverbG2983
πνεῦμαpneuma
the SpiritnounG4151
ἅγιονhagion
HolyadjectiveG40
Greek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.

Church Fathers on Acts 8:19

Giving out, it says, that he was himself some great one. To whom they all gave heed, from the least to the greatest, saying, This man is the great power of God. And to him they had regard, because that of long time he had bewitched them with sorceries. But when they believed Philip preaching the things concerning the kingdom of God, and the name of Jesus Christ, they were baptized, both men and women. Then Simon himself believed also: and when he was baptized, he continued…

Chrysostom · 4th century · Homily 18 on Acts
Nicene & Post-Nicene / Ante-Nicene Fathers translations · public domain
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