Acts 8:18 in every translation
Leer en españolThe same verse in each translation we publish, grouped by language and by the tradition that made it. Numbering is matched for each text (for example, Psalms in the Septuagint).
English
Catholic
DRB Douay-Rheims (Challoner), American Edition 1899
And when Simon saw, that by the imposition of the hands of the apostles, the Holy Ghost was given, he offered them money,
CPDV Catholic Public Domain Version
But when Simon had seen that, by the imposition of the hands of the Apostles, the Holy Spirit was given, he offered them money,
Protestant
WEB World English Bible (Classic, with Deuterocanon)
Now when Simon saw that the Holy Spirit was given through the laying on of the apostles’ hands, he offered them money,
WEBBE World English Bible British Edition (with Deuterocanon)
Now when Simon saw that the Holy Spirit was given through the laying on of the apostles’ hands, he offered them money,
KJV King James Version (with Apocrypha)
And when Simon saw that through laying on of the apostles’ hands the Holy Ghost was given, he offered them money,
RV Revised Version with Apocrypha
Now when Simon saw that through the laying on of the apostles’ hands the Holy Ghost was given, he offered them money,
MSB Majority Standard Bible
When Simon saw that the Holy Spirit was given through the laying on of the apostles’ hands, he offered them money.
BSB Berean Standard Bible
When Simon saw that the Spirit was given through the laying on of the apostles’ hands, he offered them money.
ASV American Standard Version (1901)
Now when Simon saw that through the laying on of the apostles’ hands the Holy Spirit was given, he offered them money,
LSV Literal Standard Version
And Simon, having beheld that through the laying on of the hands of the apostles the Holy Spirit is given, brought money before them,
Read in context · Literal Standard Version. Copyright © 2020 Covenant Press. Text from eBible.org (https://ebible.org/englsv/), unaltered. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
Darby Darby Translation
But Simon, having seen that by the laying on of the hands of the apostles the [Holy] Spirit was given, offered them money,
Webster Noah Webster's Bible (1833)
And when Simon saw that through laying on of the apostles' hands the Holy Spirit was given, he offered them money,
GNV Geneva Bible (1599)
And when Simon sawe, that through laying on of the Apostles hands the holy Ghost was giuen, he offred them money,
ULB Unlocked Literal Bible
Now when Simon saw that the Holy Spirit was given through the laying on of the apostles' hands, he offered them money.
Read in context · Unlocked Literal Bible. Copyright © 2017 Door43 World Missions Community. Text from eBible.org (https://ebible.org/engULB/), unaltered. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
Tyndale Tyndale New Testament (1534)
When Simon sawe that thorowe layinge on of the Apostles hondes on them the holy goost was geven: he offered the money sayinge:
Individual translator
YLT Young's Literal Translation
And Simon, having beheld that through the laying on of the hands of the apostles, the Holy Spirit is given, brought before them money,
FBV Free Bible Version
When Simon saw that the Holy Spirit was given when the apostles placed their hands on people, he offered them money.
Read in context · Free Bible Version. Copyright © 2018 Dr. Jonathan Gallagher. Text from eBible.org (https://ebible.org/engfbv/), unaltered. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
Scholarly edition
BBE Bible in Basic English
Now when Simon saw that the Holy Spirit was given through the touch of the Apostles' hands, he made them an offering of money, saying,
Spanish
Catholic
Scío Scío de San Miguel New Testament (1797)
Y como vió Simón, que por la imposición de las manos de los Apóstoles se daba el Espíritu Santo, les ofreció dinero,
Protestant
RV1909 Reina-Valera 1909
Y como vió Simón que por la imposición de las manos de los apóstoles se daba el Espíritu Santo, les ofreció dinero,
ONBV Biblica Open New Living Bible (Nueva Biblia Viva 2008)
Al ver Simón que el Espíritu Santo descendía sobre aquellos a quienes los apóstoles les ponían las manos, les hizo una oferta de dinero.
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PDT God's Word for You (Latin American Textual Bible)
Entonces Simón, quien vio que por la imposición de las manos de los apóstoles era dado el Espíritu, les ofreció dinero
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Individual translator
VBL Free Bible Version (Spanish)
Cuando Simón vio que el Espíritu Santo era recibido por las personas cuando los apóstoles colocaban sus manos sobre ellas, les ofreció dinero.
Read in context · Versión Biblia Libre. Copyright © 2018-2020 Jonathan Gallagher y Shelly Barrios de Avila. Texto de eBible.org (https://ebible.org/spavbl/), sin cambios. Licencia CC BY-SA 4.0.
BES Bible in Simple Spanish (2026)
Cuando Simón vio que por la imposición de las manos de los apóstoles se daba el Espíritu Santo, les ofreció dinero,
Read in context · La Biblia en Español Sencillo, traducida y editada por Irma Flores (AudioBiblia.org).
Greek
Orthodox
PT1904 Patriarchal Text 1904 (accented, eBible edition)
ἰδὼν δὲ ὁ Σίμων ὅτι διὰ τῆς ἐπιθέσεως τῶν χειρῶν τῶν ἀποστόλων δίδοται τὸ Πνεῦμα τὸ Ἅγιον, προσήνεγκεν αὐτοῖς χρήματα
PT Patriarchal Text (Antoniades 1904/1912)
ιδων δε ο σιμων οτι δια της επιθεσεως των χειρων των αποστολων διδοται το πνευμα το αγιον, προσηνεγκεν αυτοις χρηματα
Read in context · Patriarchal Text, Antoniades 1904/1912 edition, verified by Maurice A. Robinson and Jussi Ala-Konni (https://github.com/byztxt/greektext-antoniades). Public domain.
Individual translator
TR Textus Receptus (Boyd collation)
Θεασάμενος δὲ ὁ Σίμων ὅτι διὰ τῆς ἐπιθέσεως τῶν χειρῶν τῶν ἀποστόλων δίδοται τὸ πνεῦμα τὸ ἅγιον, προσήνεγκεν αὐτοῖς χρήματα,
Scholarly edition
RP2018 Byzantine Textform (Robinson-Pierpont 2018)
θεασαμενοσ δε ο σιμων οτι δια τησ επιθεσεωσ των χειρων των αποστολων διδοται το πνευμα το αγιον προσηνεγκεν αυτοισ χρηματα
Nestle 1904 Nestle Greek New Testament (1904)
ἰδὼν δὲ ὁ Σίμων ὅτι διὰ τῆς ἐπιθέσεως τῶν χειρῶν τῶν ἀποστόλων δίδοται τὸ Πνεῦμα, προσήνεγκεν αὐτοῖς χρήματα
SBLGNT SBL Greek New Testament
⸀ἰδὼν δὲ ὁ Σίμων ὅτι διὰ τῆς ἐπιθέσεως τῶν χειρῶν τῶν ἀποστόλων δίδοται τὸ ⸀πνεῦμα προσήνεγκεν αὐτοῖς χρήματα
Read in context · The Greek New Testament: SBL Edition. Copyright 2010 by the Society of Biblical Literature and Logos Bible Software. Text from eBible.org (https://ebible.org/grcsbl/), unaltered. Licensed CC BY 4.0.
Latin
Catholic
VUL Clementine Vulgate
Cum vidisset autem Simon quia per impositionem manus Apostolorum daretur Spiritus Sanctus, obtulit eis pecuniam,
Church Slavonic
Orthodox
Slavonic Church Slavonic Bible (Elizabeth Bible)
Ви́дѣвъ же сі́мѡнъ, ꙗ҆́кѡ возложе́нїемъ рꙋ́къ а҆пⷭ҇льскихъ дае́тсѧ дх҃ъ ст҃ы́й, принесѐ и҆̀мъ сребро̀,
Read in context · Church Slavonic text: Ponomar Project (github.com/typiconman/ponomar), © 2006–2018 Aleksandr Andreev and others, licensed under the GNU General Public License v3 or later. Changes for this site (2026-10-18): lectionary pericope markers, marginal glosses and the closing note of Genesis removed, Psalm verses renumbered to the Russian Synodal numbering, joined verses noted; the words are unchanged.
Russian
Orthodox
Synodal Russian Synodal Bible (1876)
Симон же, увидев, что через возложение рук Апостольских подается Дух Святый, принес им деньги,
Greek (modern)
Individual translator
Vamvas Modern Greek Bible: Vamvas (1850)
Ιδών δε ο Σίμων ότι διά της επιθέσεως των χειρών των αποστόλων δίδεται το Πνεύμα το Άγιον, προσέφερεν εις αυτούς χρήματα,
Serbian
Individual translator
DK Serbian Bible: Daničić–Karadžić (Cyrillic)
А кад виде Симон да се даје Дух Свети кад апостоли метну руке, донесе им новце
DK latinica Serbian Bible: Daničić–Karadžić (Latin script)
A kad vide Simon da se daje Duh Sveti kad apostoli metnu ruke, donese im novce
Arabic
Protestant
SVD Arabic Bible: Smith–Van Dyck (1865)
وَلَمَّا رَأَى سِيمُونُ أَنَّهُ بِوَضْعِ أَيْدِي ٱلرُّسُلِ يُعْطَى ٱلرُّوحُ ٱلْقُدُسُ قَدَّمَ لَهُمَا دَرَاهِمَ
Not in these translations (5)
Brenton, LXXUP, JPS, LXX, WLC