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And Philip came down into a city of Samaria, and preached to them Christ.
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And the people gave attention to these things [to those things] that were said of Philip, with one will hearing and seeing the signs that he did.
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For many of them that had unclean spirits, cried with great voice, and went out [crying with great voice, went out]. And many sick in the palsy [Forsooth many sick in palsy], and crooked, were healed.
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Therefore great joy was made in that city.
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But there was a man in that city, whose name was Simon, a witch [Forsooth there was some man, Simon by name, which before was in the city a witch], that had deceived the folk of Samaria, saying, that himself was some great man.
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Whom all harkened [To whom all harkened], from the least to the most, and said [saying], This is the virtue of God, which is called great.
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And they believed him, for long time he had madded them with his witchcrafts. [Forsooth all believed him, for this thing, that much time he had made them mad with his witchings.]
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But when they had believed to Philip, preaching of the kingdom of God, men and women were baptized in the name of Jesus Christ. [Soothly when they had believed to Philip, evangelizing of the kingdom of God, in the name of Jesus Christ, men and women were baptized.]
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And then also Simon himself believed [Then also Simon himself believed]; and when he was baptized, he drew to Philip; and he saw also that signs and great works of power were done [he seeing also signs and most virtues to be made], he was astonished, and wondered.
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But when the apostles that were at Jerusalem, had heard that Samaria had received the word of God, they sent to them Peter and John.
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And when they came, they prayed for them [The which, when they came, prayed for them], that they should receive the Holy Ghost;
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for he came not yet into any of them [forsooth not yet he came into any of them], but they were baptized only in the name of the Lord Jesus.
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Then they laid hands on them, and they received the Holy Ghost.
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And when Simon had seen, that the Holy Ghost was given by laying on of [the] hands of the apostles, and he proffered to them money [he offered to them money],
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and said, Give ye also to me this power, that [to] whomever I shall lay on mine hands, that he receive the Holy Ghost. [saying, Give to me and this power, that on whomever I shall put on hands, he receive the Holy Ghost.]
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But Peter said to him, Thy money be with thee into perdition, for thou guessedest that the gift of God should be had for money [for thou guessedest the gift of God for to be had with money].
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There is no part, nor lot to thee [Part is not to thee, neither sort], in this word, for thine heart is not rightful before God.
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Therefore do thou penance for this wickedness of thee, and pray God, if peradventure this thought of thine heart be forgiven to thee.
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For I see that thou art in the gall of bitterness and in the bond of wickedness.
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And Simon answered, and said, Pray ye for me to the Lord, that nothing of these things that ye have said, come on me.
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And they witnessed, and spake the word of the Lord, and went again to Jerusalem, and preached [and evangelized] to many countries of Samaritans.