Acts 8:19 Cross References - ISV

¹⁹ and said, “Give me this power too, so that when I lay my hands on someone, he will receive the Holy Spirit.”

¹ True Greatness
At that time the disciples came to Jesus and asked, “Who, then, is the greatest in the kingdom from heaven?”
² Calling a little child forward, he had him stand among them. ³ Then he said, “I tell all of you with certainty, unless you change and become like little children, you will never get into the kingdom from heaven.

⁷ A Lesson about GuestsWhen Jesus noticed how the guests were choosing the places of honor, he told them a parable. ⁸ “When you are invited by someone to a wedding banquet, don’t sit down at the place of honor in case someone more important than you was invited by the host. ⁹ Then the host who invited both of you would come to you and say, ‘Give this person your place.’ In disgrace, you would have to take the place of least honor. ¹⁰ But when you are invited, go and sit down at the place of least honor. Then, when your host comes, he will tell you, ‘Friend, move up higher,’ and you will be honored in the presence of everyone who eats with you. ¹¹ Because everyone who exalts himself will be humbled, but the person who humbles himself will be exalted.”

⁴⁴ How can you believe when you accept each other’s praise and do not look for the praise that comes from the only God?

⁹ Now in that city there was a man named Simon. He was practicing occult arts and thrilling the people of Samaria, claiming to be someone great. ¹⁰ Everyone from the least to the greatest paid close attention to him, saying, “This is what we call the great power of God!” ¹¹ They paid careful attention to him because he had thrilled them for a long time with his occult performances.

¹⁷ Then Peter and John laid their hands on them, and they received the Holy Spirit.

⁸ and finally he was seen by me, as though I were born abnormally late.
⁹ For I am the least of the apostles and not even fit to be called an apostle because I persecuted God’s church.

⁹ Criticism of DiotrephesI wrote a letter to the church, but Diotrephes, who loves to be in charge, will not recognize our authority.