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Now when Simon saw that the Spirit was given through the laying on of the apostles' hands, he offered them money,
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saying, "Give me also this power so that anyone on whom I lay my hands may receive the Holy Spirit."
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But Peter said to him, "May your silver perish with you, because you thought you could obtain God's gift with money!
New Revised Standard Version Bible, copyright 1989, Division of Christian Education of the National Council of the Churches of Christ in the United States of America. Used by permission. All rights reserved. (New Revised Standard)
