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ThenPhilip went downto the city of Samaria, and preachedChrist unto them.
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And the people with one accord gave heed unto those things which Philipspake*, hearing**andseeing the miracleswhich he did.
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Foruncleanspirits,crying with loudvoice, came out of many that were possessed with them: andmany taken with palsies, and that were lame, were healed.
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But there was a certainman,calledSimon, which beforetimein the same city used sorcery, andbewitched the people of Samaria, giving out that himselfwassome great one:
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To whom they all gave heed, from the leastto the greatest,saying, This manis the greatpower of God.
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And to him they had regard, because that of longtime he had bewitchedthem with sorceries.
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Butwhen they believedPhilippreaching the things concerning the kingdom of God,and the name of JesusChrist, they were baptized, bothmenandwomen.
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ThenSimonhimselfbelievedalso:and when he was baptized, he continued* with Philip,andwondered, beholding the miracles[a]andsignswhich were done.
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Now when the apostleswhich were atJerusalemheardthatSamaria had received the word of God, they sentuntothemPeterandJohn:
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Who, when they were come down, prayedforthem,that they might receive the HolyGhost: