Acts 8:4–25

Philip in Samaria

⁴Therefore, those ^awho had been scattered went about ^1bpreaching the word.

^5aPhilip went down to the city of Samaria and began proclaiming ¹Christ to them.

⁶The crowds with one accord were giving attention to what was said by Philip, as they heard and saw the ¹signs which he was performing.

⁷For in the case of many who had ^aunclean spirits, they were coming out of them shouting with a loud voice; and many who had been ^bparalyzed and lame were healed.

⁸So there was ^amuch rejoicing in that city.

⁹Now there was a man named Simon, who formerly was practicing ^amagic in the city and astonishing the people of Samaria, ^bclaiming to be someone great;

¹⁰and they all, from smallest to greatest, were giving attention to him, saying, “^aThis man is what is called the Great Power of God.”

¹¹And they were giving him attention because he had for a long time astonished them with his ^amagic arts.

¹²But when they believed Philip ^apreaching the good news about the kingdom of God and the name of Jesus Christ, they were being ^bbaptized, men and women alike.

¹³Even Simon himself believed; and after being baptized, he continued on with Philip, and as he observed ^asigns and ^bgreat miracles taking place, he was constantly amazed.

¹⁴Now when ^athe apostles in Jerusalem heard that Samaria had received the word of God, they sent them ^bPeter and John,

¹⁵who came down and prayed for them ^athat they might receive the Holy Spirit.

¹⁶For He had ^anot yet fallen upon any of them; they had simply been ^bbaptized ¹in the name of the Lord Jesus.

¹⁷Then they ^abegan laying their hands on them, and they were ^breceiving the Holy Spirit.

¹⁸Now when Simon saw that the Spirit was bestowed through the laying on of the apostles’ hands, he offered them money,

¹⁹saying, “Give this authority to me as well, so that everyone on whom I lay my hands may receive the Holy Spirit.”

²⁰But Peter said to him, “May your silver perish with you, because you thought you could ^aobtain the gift of God with money!

²¹“You have ^ano part or portion in this ¹matter, for your heart is not ^bright before God.

²²“Therefore repent of this wickedness of yours, and pray the Lord that, ^aif possible, the intention of your heart may be forgiven you.

²³“For I see that you are in the gall of bitterness and in ^athe ¹bondage of iniquity.”

²⁴But Simon answered and said, “^aPray to the Lord for me yourselves, so that nothing of what you have said may come upon me.”

An Ethiopian Receives Christ

²⁵So, when they had solemnly ^atestified and spoken ^bthe word of the Lord, they started back to Jerusalem, and were ^cpreaching the gospel to many villages of the ^dSamaritans.