Acts 8:14–24

¹⁴Now when the apostles at Jerusalem heard that Samaria had accepted the word of God, they sent Peter and John to them.^{* 15}The two went down and prayed for them that they might receive the Holy Spirit^{* 16}(for as yet the Spirit had not come^g upon any of them; they had only been baptized in the name of the Lord Jesus).^{* 17}Then Peter and John^h laid their hands on them, and they received the Holy Spirit.^{* 18}Now when Simon saw that the Spirit was given through the laying on of the apostles’ hands, he offered them money, ¹⁹saying, “Give me also this power so that anyone 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 obtain God’s gift with money!^{* 21}You have no part or share in this, for your heart is not right before God.^{* 22}Repent therefore of this wickedness of yours, and pray to the Lord that, if possible, the intent of your heart may be forgiven you. ²³For I see that you are in the gall of bitterness and the chains of wickedness.”^{* 24}Simon answered, “Pray for me to the Lord, that nothing of what youⁱ have said may happen to me.”