(8:14–25) This paragraph delineates the reason for Peter and John’s visit to Samaria after the people and Simon were baptized in response to Philip’s ministry (8:12–13), Peter and John’s anointing of the new converts (8:13–17), the subsequent negative encounter between Peter and Simon. When Simon offers to purchase the power of the laying on of hands, Peter commands him to repent for his wickedness (8:18–25). 8:14 This verse reveals the response of the Jerusalem church when Philip, one