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Acts 8:9-25

Lexham English Bible LEB

9 Now a certain man {named} Simon had been in the city practicing magic and astonishing the people of Samaria, saying he was someone great.

10 They were all paying attention to {him}, from the least to the greatest, saying, "This man is the power of God that is called 'Great.'"

11 And they were paying attention to him because for a long time he had astonished them with [his] magic.

12 But when they believed Philip [as he] was proclaiming the good news about the kingdom of God and the name of Jesus Christ, both men and women were being baptized.

13 And Simon himself also believed, and [after he] was baptized he was {keeping close company with} Philip. And [when he] saw the signs and great miracles that were taking place, he was astonished.

14 Now [when] the apostles in Jerusalem heard that Samaria had accepted the word of God, they sent Peter and John to them,

15 who went down [and] prayed for them so that they would receive the Holy Spirit.

16 (For he had not yet fallen on any of them, {but they had only been baptized} in the name of the Lord Jesus.)

17 Then they placed [their] hands on them and they received the Holy Spirit.

18 Now Simon, [when he] saw that the Spirit was given through the laying on of the apostles' hands, offered them money,

19 saying, "Give to me also this power, so that whomever I place [my] hands on may receive the Holy Spirit!"

20 But Peter said to him, "May your silver {be destroyed along with you}, because you thought {you could acquire} the gift of God by means of money!

21 {You have no} part or share in this matter, because your heart is not right before God.

22 Therefore repent of this wickedness of yours, and ask the Lord if perhaps the intent of your heart may be forgiven you!"

23 For I see you are in {a state of bitter envy} and {bound by unrighteousness}."

24 But Simon answered [and] said, "You pray to the Lord for me so that nothing of what you have said will come upon me."

25 So [when] they had solemnly testified and spoken the word of the Lord, they turned back toward Jerusalem, and were proclaiming the good news [to] many villages of the Samaritans.

New International Version NIV

9 Now for some time a man named Simon had practiced sorcery in the city and amazed all the people of Samaria. He boasted that he was someone great,

10 and all the people, both high and low, gave him their attention and exclaimed, “This man is rightly called the Great Power of God.”

11 They followed him because he had amazed them for a long time with his sorcery.

12 But when they believed Philip as he proclaimed the good news of the kingdom of God and the name of Jesus Christ, they were baptized, both men and women.

13 Simon himself believed and was baptized. And he followed Philip everywhere, astonished by the great signs and miracles he saw.

14 When the apostles in Jerusalem heard that Samaria had accepted the word of God, they sent Peter and John to Samaria.

15 When they arrived, they prayed for the new believers there that they might receive the Holy Spirit,

16 because the Holy Spirit had not yet come on any of them; they had simply been baptized in the name of the Lord Jesus.

17 Then Peter and John placed their hands on them, and they received the Holy Spirit.

18 When Simon saw that the Spirit was given at the laying on of the apostles’ hands, he offered them money

19 and said, “Give me also this ability so that everyone on whom I lay my hands may receive the Holy Spirit.”

20 Peter answered: “May your money perish with you, because you thought you could buy the gift of God with money!

21 You have no part or share in this ministry, because your heart is not right before God.

22 Repent of this wickedness and pray to the Lord in the hope that he may forgive you for having such a thought in your heart.

23 For I see that you are full of bitterness and captive to sin.”

24 Then Simon answered, “Pray to the Lord for me so that nothing you have said may happen to me.”

25 After they had further proclaimed the word of the Lord and testified about Jesus, Peter and John returned to Jerusalem, preaching the gospel in many Samaritan villages.