⁴Now those who had been scattered went about proclaiming the good news of the word. ⁵And Philip came down to the city of Samaria and^* began proclaiming^* the Christ^b to them. ⁶And the crowds with one mind were paying attention to what was being said by Philip, as they heard him^* and saw the signs that he was performing. ⁷For many of those who had unclean spirits, they were coming out of them,^* crying out with a loud voice, and many who were paralyzed and lame were healed. ⁸And there was great joy in that city.

Simon the Magician

⁹Now a certain man named^c Simon had been in the city practicing magic and astonishing the people of Samaria, saying he was someone great. ¹⁰They were all paying attention to him,^d from the least to the greatest, saying, “This man is the power of God that is called ‘Great.’ ” ¹¹And they were paying attention to him because for a long time he had astonished them with his^* magic. ¹²But when they believed Philip as he^* was proclaiming the good news about the kingdom of God and the name of Jesus Christ, both men and women were being baptized. ¹³And Simon himself also believed, and after he^* was baptized he was keeping close company with^e Philip. And when he^* saw the signs and great miracles that were taking place, he was astonished.

¹⁴Now when^* the apostles in Jerusalem heard that Samaria had accepted the word of God, they sent Peter and John to them, ¹⁵who went down and^* prayed for them so that they would receive the Holy Spirit. ¹⁶(For he had not yet fallen on any of them, but they had only been baptized^f in the name of the Lord Jesus.) ¹⁷Then they placed their^* hands on them and they received the Holy Spirit.

¹⁸Now Simon, when he^* saw that the Spirit was given through the laying on of the apostles’ hands, offered them money, ¹⁹saying, “Give to me also this power, so that whomever I place my^* hands on may receive the Holy Spirit!” ²⁰But Peter said to him, “May your silver be destroyed along with you,^g because you thought you could acquire^h the gift of God by means of money! ²¹You have noⁱ part or share in this matter, because your heart is not right before God. ²²Therefore repent of this wickedness of yours, and ask the Lord if perhaps the intent of your heart may be forgiven you!” ²³For I see you are in a state of bitter envy^j and bound by unrighteousness.”^k ²⁴But Simon answered and^* said, “You pray to the Lord for me so that nothing of what you have said will come upon me.” ²⁵So when^* they had solemnly testified and spoken the word of the Lord, they turned back toward Jerusalem, and were proclaiming the good news to many villages of the Samaritans.

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Footnotes

*Here “and” is supplied because the previous participle (“came down”) has been translated as a finite verb
*The imperfect tense has been translated as ingressive here (“began proclaiming”)
bOr “Messiah”
*Here the direct object is supplied from context in the English translation
*The words “of them” are supplied in the translation to indicate that the unclean spirits were coming out of the people
cLiterally “by name”
dLiterally “whom”
*Literally “the”; the Greek article is used here as a possessive pronoun
*Here “as” is supplied as a component of the participle (“was proclaiming the good news”) which is understood as temporal
*Here “after” is supplied as a component of the participle (“was baptized”) which is understood as temporal
eLiterally “attaching himself to”
*Here “when” is supplied as a component of the participle (“saw”) which is understood as temporal
*Here “when” is supplied as a component of the participle (“heard”) which is understood as temporal
*Here “and” is supplied because the previous participle (“went down”) has been translated as a finite verb
fLiterally “but they were only having been baptized”
*Literally “the”; the Greek article is used here as a possessive pronoun
*Here “when” is supplied as a component of the participle (“saw”) which is understood as temporal
*Literally “the”; the Greek article is used here as a possessive pronoun
gLiterally “be for destruction with you”
hLiterally “to acquire”
iLiterally “there is for you no”
jLiterally “the gall of bitterness”
kLiterally “the fetter of unrighteousness”
*Here “and” is supplied because the previous participle (“answered”) has been translated as a finite verb
*Here “when” is supplied as a component of the participle (“had solemnly testified”) which is understood as temporal