Acts 8:14–24

¹⁴Now when ^wthe apostles at Jerusalem heard that ^xSamaria had received the word of God, they sent to them Peter and John, ¹⁵who came down and prayed for them ^ythat they might receive the Holy Spirit, ¹⁶for ^zhe had not yet ^afallen on any of them, but ^bthey had only been baptized in the name of the Lord Jesus. ¹⁷Then ^cthey laid their hands on them and ^dthey received the Holy Spirit. ¹⁸Now when Simon saw that the Spirit was given through the laying on of the apostles’ hands, he offered them money, ¹⁹saying, “Give me this power also, so that anyone on whom I lay my hands may receive the Holy Spirit.” ²⁰But Peter said to him, ^e“May your silver perish with you, because you thought you could obtain the gift of God ^fwith money! ²¹You have neither part nor lot in this matter, for ^gyour heart is not right before God. ²²Repent, therefore, of this wickedness of yours, and pray to the Lord that, ^hif possible, the intent of your heart may be forgiven you. ²³For I see that you are in ⁱthe gall³ of bitterness and in ^jthe bond of iniquity.” ²⁴And Simon answered, ^k“Pray for me to the Lord, that nothing of what you have said may come upon me.”