Acts 8:9-18

9NowG1161 there was a manG435 namedG3686 SimonG4613, who formerlyG4391 was practicingG3096 1magicG3096 in the cityG4172 and astonishingG1839 the peopleG1484 of SamariaG4540, 2claimingG3004 to be someoneG5100 greatG3173; 10and they allG3956, from smallestG3398 to greatestG3173, were givingG4337 attentionG4337 to him, sayingG3004, “3ThisG3778 manG3778 is what is calledG2564 the GreatG3173 PowerG1411 of GodG2316.” 11And they were givingG4337 him attentionG4337 becauseG1223 he had for a longG2425 timeG5550 astonishedG1839 them with his 4magicG3095 artsG3095. 12But whenG3753 they believedG4100 PhilipG5376 5preachingG2097 the goodG2097 newsG2097 aboutG4012 the kingdomG932 of GodG2316 and the nameG3686 of JesusG2424 ChristG5547, they were being 6baptizedG907, menG435 and womenG1135 alikeG5037. 13EvenG2532 SimonG4613 himselfG846 believedG4100; and after being baptizedG907, he continuedG4342 on with PhilipG5376, and as he observedG2334 7signsG4592 and 8greatG3173 miraclesG1411 takingG1096 placeG1096, he was constantly amazedG1839.

14NowG1161 when 9the apostlesG652 in JerusalemG2414 heardG191 that SamariaG4540 had receivedG1209 the wordG3056 of GodG2316, they sentG649 them 10PeterG4074 and JohnG2491, 15whoG3748 cameG2597 downG2597 and prayedG4336 for them 11that they might receiveG2983 the HolyG40 SpiritG4151. 16For He had 12not yetG3764 fallenG1968 upon anyG3762 of them; they had simplyG3440 beenG5225 13baptizedG907 14in the nameG3686 of the LordG2962 JesusG2424. 17ThenG5119 they 15began layingG2007 their handsG5495 on them, and they were 16receivingG2983 the HolyG40 SpiritG4151. 18NowG1161 when SimonG4613 sawG3708 that the SpiritG4151 was bestowedG1325 throughG1223 the layingG1936 on of the apostles’G652 handsG5495, he offeredG4374 them moneyG5536,