Now when Simon saw that the Spirit was given through the laying on of the apostles’ hands, he offered them money,

saying, “Give this authority to me as well, so that everyone on whom I lay my hands may receive the Holy Spirit.”

Then the Spirit said to Philip, “Go up and join this chariot.”

When they came up out of the water, the Spirit of the Lord snatched Philip away; and the eunuch no longer saw him, but went on his way rejoicing.

So Ananias departed and entered the house, and after laying his hands on him said, “Brother Saul, the Lord Jesus, who appeared to you on the road by which you were coming, has sent me so that you may regain your sight and be filled with the Holy Spirit.”

So the church throughout Judea, Galilee, and Samaria enjoyed peace, as it was being built up; and as it continued in the fear of the Lord and in the comfort of the Holy Spirit, it kept increasing.

While Peter was reflecting on the vision, the Spirit said to him, “Behold, three men are looking for you.

You know of Jesus of Nazareth, how God anointed Him with the Holy Spirit and with power, and how He went about doing good and healing all who were oppressed by the devil, for God was with Him.

While Peter was still speaking these words, the Holy Spirit fell upon all those who were listening to the message.

All the Jewish believers who came with Peter were amazed, because the gift of the Holy Spirit had also been poured out on the Gentiles.

“Surely no one can refuse the water for these to be baptized, who have received the Holy Spirit just as we did, can he?”

And the Spirit told me to go with them without misgivings. These six brothers also went with me, and we entered the man’s house.

And as I began to speak, the Holy Spirit fell upon them just as He did upon us at the beginning.

And I remembered the word of the Lord, how He used to say, ‘John baptized with water, but you will be baptized with the Holy Spirit.’

for he was a good man, and full of the Holy Spirit and faith. And considerable numbers were added to the Lord.

One of them, named Agabus, stood up and indicated by the Spirit that there would definitely be a severe famine all over the world. And this took place in the reign of Claudius.

While they were serving the Lord and fasting, the Holy Spirit said, “Set Barnabas and Saul apart for Me for the work to which I have called them.”

So, being sent out by the Holy Spirit, they went down to Seleucia and from there they sailed to Cyprus.

But Saul, who was also known as Paul, filled with the Holy Spirit, stared at him,

And the disciples were continually filled with joy and with the Holy Spirit.

And God, who knows the heart, testified to them giving them the Holy Spirit, just as He also did to us;

For it seemed good to the Holy Spirit and to us to lay upon you no greater burden than these essentials:

They passed through the Phrygian and Galatian region, after being forbidden by the Holy Spirit to speak the word in Asia;

and after they came to Mysia, they were trying to go into Bithynia, and the Spirit of Jesus did not allow them;

It happened that as we were going to the place of prayer, a slave woman who had a spirit of divination met us, who was bringing great profit to her masters by fortune-telling.