Q: The Samaritans have not received the Holy Spirit because they were only baptized in the
name of Jesus? Was this an error on Philip’s part in how he was baptizing people?
Two-part conversion is not a general pattern in Acts, only here and with Gentile converts later. In both
cases the apostles needed to be physically present to witness the validity of the conversion of these two
non-Jewish groups (by giving of the Holy Spirit).
Philip did not necessarily leave out any magic words; it may mean that God had not baptized them
the Holy Spirit at that time. This is somewhat similar to the Apostles getting the Holy Spirit from Jesus
but having to wait until the Day of Pentacost for the descent of the Spirit in power upon them.
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