(For as yet he was fallen upon none of them: only they were baptized in the name of the Lord Jesus.)
(Because the Holy Spirit hadn't come to any of them yet, they'd only been baptized in Jesus' name so far.)
They got baptized but were still waiting for the Holy Spirit to show up.
📚 Historical Context
In the early days of the Christian church, as recorded in the Book of Acts, the apostle Philip traveled to Samaria to preach the gospel to people who were historically viewed as outsiders by the Jews. The Samaritans believed and were baptized in Jesus' name, but they had not yet received the Holy Spirit, which set the stage for the apostles Peter and John to come and impart it through the laying on of hands. This event underscores the expansion of the early church beyond Jewish territories and the role of the Holy Spirit in confirming faith.
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