Act 8:17 | NET2full | STEP | Then Peter and John placed their hands on the Samaritans , and they received the Holy Spirit .

‏ Acts 8:17

17 Then Peter and John placed their hands on the Samaritans, ^{▼▼tn Grk “on them”; the referent (the Samaritans) has been specified in the translation for clarity.} and they received the Holy Spirit. ^{▼▼sn They received the Holy Spirit. It is likely this special distribution of the Spirit took place because a key ethnic boundary was being crossed. Here are some of “those far off” of Acts 2:38-40.}