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Now when
1the apostles at Jerusalem heard that
2Samaria had received the word of God, they sent to them Peter and John,
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who came down and prayed for them
3that they might receive the Holy Spirit,
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for
4he had not yet
5fallen on any of them, but
6they had only been baptized in the name of the Lord Jesus.
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Then
7they laid their hands on them and
8they received the Holy Spirit.
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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 this power also, so that anyone on whom I lay my hands may receive the Holy Spirit. ”
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But Peter said to him,
9“May your silver perish with you, because you thought you could obtain the gift of God
10with money!
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You have neither part nor lot in this matter, for
11your heart is not right before God.
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Repent, therefore, of this wickedness of yours, and pray to the Lord that,
12if possible, the intent of your heart may be forgiven you.
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For I see that you are in
13the gall of bitterness and in
14the bond of iniquity. ”
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And Simon answered,
15“Pray for me to the Lord, that nothing of what you have said may come upon me. ”
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Now when they had testified and spoken the word of the Lord, they returned to Jerusalem,
16preaching the gospel to many villages of the Samaritans.