Acts 8:5-25

5PhilipG5376 went downG2718 toG1519 a cityG4172 in SamariaG4540 and proclaimedG2784 theG3588 ChristG5547 to themG846. 6TheG3588 crowdsG3793 allG3661 paid close attentionG4337 to Philip’sG5259G3588G5376 messageG3004G191G846 andG2532 to theG3588 signsG4592 they sawG991 him performG4160. 7With loud shrieksG994G3173G5456, uncleanG169 spiritsG4151 came out ofG1831 manyG4183 whoG3588 were possessedG2192, andG1161 manyG4183 of the paralyzedG3886 andG2532 lameG5560 were healedG2323. 8SoG1161 there wasG1096 greatG4183 joyG5479 inG1722 thatG1565 cityG4172.

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Prior to that timeG4391, aG5100 manG435 namedG3686 SimonG4613 had practiced sorceryG3096 inG1722 theG3588 cityG4172 andG2532 astoundedG1839 theG3588 peopleG1484 of SamariaG4540. He claimedG3004G1438 to beG1510 someoneG5100 greatG3173, 10and allG3956 the people, fromG575 the leastG3398 toG2193 the greatestG3173, heededG4337G3739 his words and saidG3004, “ThisG3778 man isG1510 theG3588 divineG2316 powerG1411 calledG2564 the GreatG3173 Power.” 11They paid close attentionG4337 to himG846 becauseG1223 he had astoundedG1839 themG846 for aG3588 longG2425 timeG5550 withG3588 his sorceryG3095.

12ButG1161 whenG3753 they believedG4100 PhilipG5376 as he preached the gospelG2097 ofG4012 theG3588 kingdomG932 of GodG2316 andG2532 theG3588 nameG3686 of JesusG2424 ChristG5547, they were baptizedG907, bothG5037 menG435 andG2532 womenG1135. 13EvenG2532 SimonG4613 himselfG846 believedG4100 andG2532 was baptizedG907. He followedG1510G4342 Philip closelyG5376 andG5037 was astoundedG1839 by the greatG3173 signsG4592 andG2532 miraclesG1411 he observedG2334G1096.

14When theG3588 apostlesG652 inG1722 JerusalemG2414 heardG191 thatG3754 SamariaG4540 had receivedG1209 theG3588 wordG3056 of GodG2316, they sentG649 PeterG4074 andG2532 JohnG2491 toG4314 themG846. 15On their arrivalG3748G2597, they prayedG4336 forG4012 themG846 toG3704 receiveG2983 the HolyG40 SpiritG4151. 16ForG1063 the Holy Spirit hadG1510 not yetG3764 fallenG1968 uponG1909 anyG3762 of themG846; they had simply beenG5225G3440 baptizedG907 intoG1519 theG3588 nameG3686 of theG3588 LordG2962 JesusG2424. 17ThenG5119 Peter and John laidG2007 their handsG5495 onG1909 themG846, andG2532 they receivedG2983 the HolyG40 SpiritG4151.

18When SimonG4613 sawG3708 thatG3754 theG3588 SpiritG4151 was givenG1325 throughG1223 theG3588 laying onG1936 of theG3588 apostlesG652’ handsG5495, he offeredG4374 themG846 moneyG5536. 19“Give meG1325 thisG3778 powerG1849 as wellG2504,” he saidG3004, “so thatG2443 everyone on whomG3739G1437 I layG2007 my handsG5495 may receiveG2983 the HolyG40 SpiritG4151.”

20ButG1161 PeterG4074 repliedG2036, “May yourG4771 silverG694 perishG1510G1519G684 withG4862 youG4771, becauseG3754 you thoughtG3543 you could buyG2932 theG3588 giftG1431 of GodG2316 withG1223 moneyG5536! 21YouG4771 haveG1510 noG3756 partG3310 or shareG2819 inG1722 our ministryG3056, becauseG1063 yourG4771 heartG2588 isG1510 notG3756 rightG2117 beforeG1725 GodG2316. 22RepentG3340, thereforeG3767, ofG575 yourG4771 wickednessG2549, andG2532 pray toG1189 theG3588 LordG2962. PerhapsG1487G687 He will forgiveG863 youG4771 for theG3588 intentG1963 ofG3588 yourG4771 heartG2588. 23ForG1063 I see thatG3708 youG4771 areG1510 poisonedG5521 by bitternessG4088 andG2532 captiveG4886 to iniquityG93.”

24ThenG1161 SimonG4613 answeredG611G2036, “PrayG1189 toG4314 theG3588 LordG2962 forG5228 meG1473, so thatG3704 nothingG3367 you have saidG2046 may happenG1904 toG1909 meG1473.”

25And afterG3767 Peter and John had testifiedG1263 andG2532 spokenG2980 theG3588 wordG3056 of theG3588 LordG2962, they returnedG5290 toG1519 JerusalemG2414, preaching the gospelG2097 in manyG4183 of theG3588 SamaritanG4541 villagesG2968.