¹⁴When the apostles who were at Jerusalem heard that Samaria had welcomed God’s message, they sent Peter and John to them. ^b¹⁵After they went down there, they prayed for them, so the Samaritans might receive the Holy Spirit. ¹⁶For He had not yet come down on ^cany of them; they had only been baptized in the name of the Lord Jesus. ^d¹⁷Then Peter and John laid their hands on them, and they received the Holy Spirit.

¹⁸When Simon saw that the Holy ^eSpirit was given through the laying on of the apostles’ hands, he offered them money, ¹⁹saying, “Give me this power too, so that anyone I lay hands on may receive the Holy Spirit.”

²⁰But Peter told him, “May your silver be destroyed with you, because you thought the gift of God could be obtained with money! ^f²¹You have no part or share in this matter, because your heart is not right before God. ^g²²Therefore repent of this wickedness of yours, and pray to the Lord that the intent of your heart may be forgiven you. ²³For I see you are poisoned by bitterness and bound by iniquity.” ^h

²⁴“Please pray ⁱto the Lord for me,” Simon replied, “so that nothing you have said may happen to me.” ^j

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Footnotes

c8:16 Or yet fallen on
e8:18 Other omit Holy
i8:24 Gk words you and pray are

Cross references

b8:14 Lk 22:8; Ac 8:1
d8:16 Mt 28:19; Ac 2:38; 10:48; 19:2
f8:20 2Kg 5:16; Is 55:1; Dn 5:17; Mt 10:8; Ac 2:38
g8:21 2Kg 10:15; Ps 78:37
h8:22–23 Is 55:6–7; Dn 4:27; 2Tm 2:25; Heb 12:15
j8:24 Gn 20:7; Ex 8:8; Nm 21:7; Jms 5:16