Acts 8:16
New International Version
because the Holy Spirit had not yet come on any of them; they had simply 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.

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.

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.

Berean Literal Bible
For He was not yet fallen upon any of them, but they had only been baptized into the name of the Lord Jesus.

King James Bible
(For as yet he was fallen upon none of them: only they were 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 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.)

NASB 1995
For He had not yet fallen upon any of them; they had simply been baptized in the name of the Lord Jesus.

NASB 1977
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.

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].

Christian Standard Bible
(They had only been baptized in the name of the Lord Jesus. )

Holman Christian Standard Bible
For He had not yet come down on any of them; they had only been 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.

Aramaic Bible in Plain English
For he was upon none of them yet, but they had only been baptized in the name of our Lord Yeshua.

Contemporary English Version
Before this, the Holy Spirit had not been given to any of them, though some of them had been baptized in 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.

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.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
(Before this the Holy Spirit had not come to any of the Samaritans. They had only been baptized in the name of the 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.

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.

Literal Standard Version
for as yet He was fallen on none of them, and only they have been immersed—into the Name of the Lord Jesus;

Majority Standard Bible
For the Holy Spirit had not yet fallen upon any of them; they had simply been baptized into the name of Jesus Christ.

New American Bible
for it had not yet fallen upon any of them; they had only been baptized in the name of the Lord Jesus.

NET Bible
(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 Revised Standard Version
(for as yet the Spirit had not come upon any of them; they had only been baptized in the name of the Lord Jesus).

New Heart English Bible
for he had not yet fallen upon any of them. They had only been baptized in 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.)

Weymouth 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.

World English Bible
for as yet he had fallen on none of them. They had only been baptized in the name of Christ Jesus.

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;

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Context
Simon the Sorcerer
15On their arrival, they prayed for them to receive the Holy Spirit. 16For the Holy Spirit had not yet fallen upon any of them; they had simply been baptized into the name of the Lord Jesus. 17Then Peter and John laid their hands on them, and they received the Holy Spirit.…

Cross References
Matthew 28:19
Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit,

Acts 2:38
Peter replied, "Repent and be baptized, every one of you, in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of your sins, and you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit.

Acts 10:48
So he ordered that they be baptized in the name of Jesus Christ. Then they asked him to stay for a few days.

Acts 19:2
and asked them, "Did you receive the Holy Spirit when you became believers?" "No," they answered, "we have not even heard that there is a Holy Spirit."

Acts 19:5
On hearing this, they were baptized into the name of the Lord Jesus.

Romans 6:3
Or aren't you aware that all of us who were baptized into Christ Jesus were baptized into His death?


Treasury of Scripture

(For as yet he was fallen on none of them: only they were baptized in the name of the Lord Jesus.)

he was.

Acts 10:44-46
While Peter yet spake these words, the Holy Ghost fell on all them which heard the word…

Acts 11:15-17
And as I began to speak, the Holy Ghost fell on them, as on us at the beginning…

Acts 19:2
He said unto them, Have ye received the Holy Ghost since ye believed? And they said unto him, We have not so much as heard whether there be any Holy Ghost.

only.

Acts 2:38
Then Peter said unto them, Repent, and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins, and ye shall receive the gift of the Holy Ghost.

Acts 10:47,48
Can any man forbid water, that these should not be baptized, which have received the Holy Ghost as well as we? …

Acts 19:5,6
When they heard this, they were baptized in the name of the Lord Jesus…

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Acts 8
1. By occasion of the persecution in Jerusalem, the church being planted in Samaria,
4. by Philip the deacon, who preached, did miracles, and baptized many;
9. among the rest Simon the sorcerer, a great seducer of the people;
14. Peter and John come to confirm and enlarge the church;
15. where, by prayer and imposition of hands giving the Holy Spirit;
18. when Simon would have bought the like power of them,
20. Peter sharply reproving his hypocrisy and covetousness,
22. and exhorting him to repentance,
25. together with John preaching the word of the Lord, return to Jerusalem;
26. but the angel sends Philip to teach and baptize the Ethiopian Eunuch.














(16) As yet he was fallen upon none of them.--The same verb is used of the gift of the Spirit in Acts 10:44; Acts 11:15, and of Peter's trance in Acts 10:10. It is manifestly used to express an unlooked-for change in a man's normal state of consciousness, the sudden advent of new powers and feelings.

Verse 16. - Had been for were, A.V.; into for in, A.V. Into the name. In seems preferable (comp. Matthew 10:41, 42). The use of the prepositions in the New Testament is much influenced by the Hebrew, through the language of the LXX. As regards baptism in the Name of the Lord Jesus, here and ver. 39, T.R.; Acts 10:48; Acts 19:5, we are not to suppose that any other formula was used than that prescribed by our Lord (Matthew 28:19). But as baptism was preceded by a confession of faith similar to that in our own Baptismal Service, so it was a true description to speak of baptism as being in the Name of Jesus Christ.

Parallel Commentaries ...


Greek
For
γὰρ (gar)
Conjunction
Strong's 1063: For. A primary particle; properly, assigning a reason.

[the Holy Spirit] had
ἦν (ēn)
Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular
Strong's 1510: I am, exist. The first person singular present indicative; a prolonged form of a primary and defective verb; I exist.

not yet
οὐδέπω (oudepō)
Adverb
Strong's 3764: Not yet, never before. From oude and po; not even yet.

fallen
ἐπιπεπτωκός (epipeptōkos)
Verb - Perfect Participle Active - Nominative Neuter Singular
Strong's 1968: To fall upon, press upon, light upon, come over. From epi and pipto; to embrace or seize.

upon
ἐπ’ (ep’)
Preposition
Strong's 1909: On, to, against, on the basis of, at.

any
οὐδενὶ (oudeni)
Adjective - Dative Masculine Singular
Strong's 3762: No one, none, nothing.

of them;
αὐτῶν (autōn)
Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Plural
Strong's 846: He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons.

they had simply been
ὑπῆρχον (hypērchon)
Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural
Strong's 5225: To begin, am, exist, be in possession. From hupo and archomai; to begin under, i.e. Come into existence; expletively, to exist (verb).

baptized
βεβαπτισμένοι (bebaptismenoi)
Verb - Perfect Participle Middle or Passive - Nominative Masculine Plural
Strong's 907: Lit: I dip, submerge, but specifically of ceremonial dipping; I baptize.

into
εἰς (eis)
Preposition
Strong's 1519: A primary preposition; to or into, of place, time, or purpose; also in adverbial phrases.

the
τὸ (to)
Article - Accusative Neuter Singular
Strong's 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.

name
ὄνομα (onoma)
Noun - Accusative Neuter Singular
Strong's 3686: Name, character, fame, reputation. From a presumed derivative of the base of ginosko; a 'name'.

of the
τοῦ (tou)
Article - Genitive Masculine Singular
Strong's 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.

Lord
κυρίου (kyriou)
Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular
Strong's 2962: Lord, master, sir; the Lord. From kuros; supreme in authority, i.e. controller; by implication, Master.

Jesus.
Ἰησοῦ (Iēsou)
Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular
Strong's 2424: Of Hebrew origin; Jesus, the name of our Lord and two other Israelites.


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