Shǐtúxíngzhuàn 8:18

18 Xīmén kànjian shǐtú àn shǒu , biàn yǒu Shènglíng cì xià . jiù ná qián gĕi shǐtú shuō ,

Shǐtúxíngzhuàn 8:18 Meaning and Commentary

Acts 8:18

And when Simon saw
Whence it appears, that the Holy Ghost, or his gifts, which were received by imposition of hands, were something visible and discernible; and so something external, and not internal; otherwise they would have been out of Simon's reach, and would not have fallen under his notice; but he saw,

that through laying on of the apostles' hands, the Holy Ghost was
given:
he saw, that upon this men began to prophesy, and to speak with divers tongues they had never learned, and to work miracles, cure men of their diseases, and the like: and when he observed this,

he offered them money;
to purchase such a power of conferring the like gifts, on whomsoever he should lay his hands: hence buying and selling spiritual things, or what relate thereunto, are commonly called "simony": a vice which has greatly prevailed in the church of Rome, and among its popes; and who therefore may be more properly called the successors of Simon Magus, than of Simon Peter.

Shǐtúxíngzhuàn 8:18 In-Context

16 Yīnwei Shènglíng hái méiyǒu jiàng zaì tāmen yī rénshēn shàng . tāmen zhǐ fèng zhǔ Yēsū de míng shòu le xǐ .

17 Yúshì shǐtú àn shǒu zaì tāmen tóu shàng , tāmen jiù shòu le Shènglíng .

18 Xīmén kànjian shǐtú àn shǒu , biàn yǒu Shènglíng cì xià . jiù ná qián gĕi shǐtú shuō ,

19 Bǎ zhè quánbǐng yĕ gĕi wǒ , jiào wǒ shǒu àn zhe shuí . shuí jiù kĕyǐ shòu Shènglíng .

20 Bǐdé shuō , nǐde yínzi , hé nǐ yītóng mièwáng bā . yīn nǐ xiǎng shén de ēncì , shì kĕyǐ yòng qián mǎi de .