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Acts 8:16

Made Simple — Modern English Translation

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KJV ORIGINAL

(For as yet he was fallen upon none of them: only they were baptized in the name of the Lord Jesus.)

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✦ MADE SIMPLE

(Because the Holy Spirit hadn't come to any of them yet — they'd only been baptized in Jesus' name so far.)

⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE

They got baptized but were still waiting for the Holy Spirit to show up.

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So go and make disciples of people from every nation, baptizing them in the name of the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit.

Right after Jesus got baptized and came up out of the water, something incredible happened — the sky literally opened up, and he saw God's Spirit coming down like a dove and landing on him.

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