And when Paul had laid his hands upon them, the Holy Ghost came on them; and they spake with tongues, and prophesied.

And when Paul had laid his hands upon them, the Holy Spirit came on them; and they spake with tongues, and prophesied.

And when Paul had imposed his hands on them, the Holy Ghost came upon them, and they spoke with tongues and prophesied.

And Paul having laid his hands on them, the Holy Spirit came upon them, and they spoke with tongues and prophesied.

and Paul having laid on them his hands, the Holy Spirit came upon them, they were speaking also with tongues, and prophesying,

and when Paul laid his hands upon them, the Holy Spirit came on them, and they began to speak in tongues and to prophesy.

And when Paul had put his hands on them, the Holy Spirit came on them; and they had the power of talking in tongues, and acting like prophets.

And when Paul had imposed his hands on them, the Holy Spirit came over them. And they were speaking in tongues and prophesying.

and, after Paul had placed his hands on them, the Holy Spirit descended on them, and they began to speak in other languages and to preach.

And when Paul laid his hands - See the notes on Acts 8:17.
And they spake with tongues - See the notes on Acts 2:4; Acts 10:46.
And prophesied - See the notes on Acts 2:17; Acts 11:27.

They spake with tongues, and prophesied - They received the miraculous gift of different languages; and in those languages they taught to the people the great doctrines of the Christian religion; for this appears to be the meaning of the word προεφητευον, prophesied, as it is used above.

And when Paul had laid his hands upon them,.... They having been before baptized, not by him, but by John, or one of his disciples, in the name of the Lord Jesus; just as Peter and John laid their hands upon the believing Samaritans, who had been before baptized by Philip, Acts 8:14 and the same extraordinary effects followed:
the Holy Ghost came on them; in his extraordinary gifts, whose special grace they had before an experience of:
and they spake with tongues; with other tongues, or in other languages, which they had never learned, or had been used to, as the disciples did at the day of "Pentecost": and prophesied; preached, having an extraordinary gift at once, of explaining the prophecies of the Old Testament, and also foretold things to come.

And when Paul had laid his hands upon them . . . they spake with tongues, &c.--See on Acts 10:44-45.

When Paul had laid his hands on them. It seemed proper that these men should enjoy, not only the ordinary influence of the Spirit, but that some spiritual gifts should be imparted, such as were given by the laying on of apostolic hands. Compare Acts 8:17; Romans 1:11.
Spake with tongues. Of this ancient gift we learn (1) it edified only the speaker (1-Corinthians 14:4); (2) to benefit others an interpreter was needed (1Co. 14:5-27); (3) God could understand (1-Corinthians 14:2). This gift disappeared at an early date from the church.