Acts 8:19 Cross References - AUV

¹⁹ saying, "Give me also the ability to place my hands on people [and pray] so that they will receive [the miraculous power of] the Holy Spirit."

¹ At that very time His disciples came to Jesus, asking, “Who then is the most important person in the kingdom of heaven?” ² So, He called to Him a little child and placed him in front of them, ³ and said, “Truly I tell you, you will never enter the kingdom of heaven unless you turn [your life around] and become like little children [i.e., having child-like humility].

⁷ Then Jesus told a parable to those who had been invited [i.e., the dinner guests at the Pharisee’s house. See verse 1], because He noticed how they were choosing places of honor [at the dinner table]. [So], He said to them, ⁸ “When somebody invites you to a wedding reception, do not recline at the head of the table [Note: See Matt. 23:6], for maybe someone more honorable than you has been invited by the host. ⁹ Then the one who invited both of you will come [over] and say to you, ‘Give this man your seat [at the table],’ and then you will be embarrassed and have to move to the least important seat. ¹⁰ But when you are invited [i.e., to a wedding reception], go and recline at the least important seat, so that when the host comes [over to you], he will say, ‘Friend, move up to a better seat.’ Then you will be shown honor in front of everyone at the dinner table. ¹¹ For every person who exalts himself [as important] will be humbled, but the person who humbles himself will be exalted [as important].”

⁴⁴ How can you believe [in me] when you [offer and] accept honors from one another, but do not try to obtain the honor that comes from the only God?

⁹ But a certain man named Simon, from there in Samaria, who had been amazing the people with his magical powers, was claiming to be someone great. ¹⁰ Everyone, from the least to the greatest [in importance], was being impressed by him. They were saying, "This man is being called Great [and has] power from God." ¹¹ And people were paying attention to him because he had been amazing them with his magic for a long time.

¹⁷ Then the apostles placed their hands on [some of] them [and prayed, see verse 15] and they received [miraculous power from] the Holy Spirit.

⁸ Then last of all, He appeared to me also, as someone born abnormally. [Note: This probably refers to Paul being converted later than the rest of the apostles]. ⁹ For I am the least [significant] of the apostles, and am not worthy to be called an apostle, because I persecuted the church of God.

⁹ I wrote a letter to the church [there], but Diotrephes, who loves to be first [in importance] among the members [of the body there], does not receive us [i.e., he did not listen to or acknowledge the authority of us apostles].