Acts 8:17 meaning and explanation

Then Peter and John laid their hands on them, and they received the Holy Spirit.

Acts 8:17, Berean Standard Bible

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Peter and John, sent from Jerusalem, have come to Samaria because the gospel had been received there through Philip's preaching. They pray over the new believers, and here they lay hands on them and they receive the Holy Spirit.

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