Acts 8:5–17

^5hPhilip went down to the city¹ of Samaria and proclaimed to them the Christ. ⁶ⁱAnd the crowds with one accord paid attention to what was being said by Philip, when they heard him ^jand saw the signs that he did. ⁷For ^kunclean spirits, crying out with a loud voice, came out of many who had them, and many who were paralyzed or lame were healed. ⁸So ^lthere was much joy in that city.

Simon the Magician Believes

⁹But there was a man named Simon, ^mwho had previously practiced magic in the city and amazed the people of Samaria, ⁿsaying that he himself was somebody great. ¹⁰They all paid attention to him, from the least to the greatest, saying, ^o“This man is the power of God that is called ^pGreat.” ¹¹And they paid attention to him because for a long time he had ^qamazed them with his magic. ¹²But when ^rthey believed Philip as he preached good news ^sabout the kingdom of God and the name of Jesus Christ, ^rthey were baptized, both men and women. ¹³Even Simon himself believed, and after being baptized he continued with Philip. And ^tseeing signs and ^ugreat miracles² performed, ^vhe was amazed.

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.