⁵Philip went to the city of Samaria and told people about the Messiah. ⁶The crowds paid close attention to what Philip said. They listened to him and saw the miracles that he performed. ⁷Evil spirits screamed as they came out of the many people they had possessed. Many paralyzed and lame people were cured. ⁸As a result, that city was extremely happy.

⁹A man named Simon lived in that city. He amazed the people of Samaria with his practice of magic. He claimed that he was great. ¹⁰Everyone from children to adults paid attention to him. They said, “This man is the power of God, and that power is called great.” ¹¹They paid attention to Simon because he had amazed them for a long time with his practice of magic. ¹²However, when Philip spread the Good News about God’s kingdom and the one named Jesus Christ, men and women believed him and were baptized. ¹³Even Simon believed, and after he was baptized, he became devoted to Philip. Simon was amazed to see the miracles and impressive things that were happening.

¹⁴When the apostles in Jerusalem heard that the Samaritans had accepted God’s word, they sent Peter and John to them. ¹⁵Peter and John went to Samaria and prayed that the Samaritans would receive the Holy Spirit. ¹⁶(Before this the Holy Spirit had not come to any of the Samaritans. They had only been baptized in the name of the Lord Jesus.) ¹⁷Then Peter and John placed their hands on them, and the Samaritans received the Holy Spirit.

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