Acts 8:1–25

And ^aSaul was ^bconsenting unto his death.

^*And at that time there was a great persecution against the church which was at Jerusalem; and ^cthey were all scattered abroad throughout the regions of Judaea and ^dSamaria, except the apostles. ²And ^edevout men ^fcarried Stephen to his burial, and ^gmade great lamentation over him. ³As for Saul, ^hhe made havock of the church, entering into every house, and ⁱhaling men and women committed them to prison. ⁴Therefore ^jthey that were scattered abroad went every where preaching the word.

⁵Then ^kPhilip went down to the city of Samaria, and preached Christ unto them. ⁶And the people with one accord gave heed unto those things which Philip spake, hearing and seeing the miracles which he did. ⁷For ^lunclean spirits, ^mcrying with loud voice, came out of many that were possessed with them: and many taken with palsies, and that were lame, were healed. ⁸And there was ⁿgreat joy in that city. ⁹But there was a certain man, called Simon, which beforetime in the same city ^oused sorcery, and ^pbewitched the people of Samaria, ^qgiving out that himself was some great one: ¹⁰To whom they all gave heed, ^rfrom the least to the greatest, saying, ^sThis man is the great power of God. ¹¹And to him they ^thad regard, because that of long time he had ^pbewitched them with ^osorceries. ¹²But when they believed Philip preaching ^uthe things concerning the kingdom of God, and the name of Jesus Christ, they were baptized, both men and women. ¹³Then Simon himself believed also: and when he was baptized, he ^vcontinued with Philip, and ^pwondered, beholding the ^†miracles and signs which were done.

¹⁴Now when ^wthe apostles which were at Jerusalem heard that Samaria had received the word of God, they sent unto them ^xPeter and John: ¹⁵Who, when they were come down, prayed for them, ^ycthat they might receive the Holy Ghost: ¹⁶(For ^zas yet he was fallen upon none of them: only ^yathey were baptized in the name of the Lord Jesus.) ¹⁷Then ^blaid they their hands on them, and ^cthey received the Holy Ghost. ¹⁸And when Simon saw that through laying on of the apostles’ hands ^cthe Holy Ghost was given, he offered them money, ¹⁹Saying, Give me also this power, that on whomsoever I lay hands, he may receive the Holy Ghost. ²⁰But Peter said unto him, ^dThy money perish with thee, because ^ethou hast thought that ^fthe gift of God may be purchased with money. ²¹Thou hast neither ^gpart nor lot in this ^hmatter: for thy heart is not right in the sight of God. ²²Repent therefore of this thy wickedness, and pray God, ⁱif perhaps the ^kthought of thine heart may be forgiven thee. ²³For I perceive that thou art in ^lthe gall of bitterness, and in ^mthe bond of iniquity. ²⁴Then answered Simon, and said, ⁿPray ye to the Lord for me, that none of these things which ye have spoken come upon me. ²⁵And they, when they had ^otestified and preached the word of the Lord, returned to Jerusalem, and ^ppreached the gospel in many villages of the Samaritans.