Acts 8:16 meaning and explanation
For the Holy Spirit had not yet fallen upon any of them; they had simply been baptized into the name of the Lord Jesus.
Acts 8:16, Berean Standard Bible
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These Samaritans had believed Philip's preaching and been baptized into the name of the Lord Jesus, yet the Spirit had not yet fallen on them. Luke, writing Acts, describes a real gap between their baptism and their reception of the Spirit.
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