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And Simon himself had faith and, having had baptism, he went with Philip and, seeing the signs and the great wonders which he did, he was full of surprise.
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Now when the Apostles at Jerusalem had news that the people of Samaria had taken the word of God into their hearts, they sent to them Peter and John;
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Who, when they came there, made prayer for them, that the Holy Spirit might be given to them:
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For up to that time he had not come on any of them; only baptism had been given to them in the name of the Lord Jesus.
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Then they put their hands on them, and the Holy Spirit came on them.
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Now when Simon saw that the Holy Spirit was given through the touch of the Apostles' hands, he made them an offering of money, saying,
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Give me this power, so that when I put my hands on anyone he may get the Holy Spirit.
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But Peter said, May your money come to destruction with you, because you had the idea that what is freely given by God may be got for a price.
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You have no part in this business, because your heart is not right before God.
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Let your heart be changed, and make prayer to God that you may have forgiveness for your evil thoughts.
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For I see that you are prisoned in bitter envy and the chains of sin.
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And Simon, answering, said, Make prayer for me to the Lord, so that these things which you have said may not come on me.
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So they, having given their witness and made clear the word of the Lord, went back to Jerusalem, giving the good news on their way in a number of the small towns of Samaria.
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But an angel of the Lord said to Philip, Get up, and go to the south, to the road which goes from Jerusalem to Gaza, through the waste land.
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And he went and there was a man of Ethiopia, a servant of great authority under Candace, queen of the Ethiopians, and controller of all her property, who had come up to Jerusalem for worship;
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He was going back, seated in his carriage, and was reading the book of the prophet Isaiah.
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And the Spirit said to Philip, Go near, and get on his carriage.
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And Philip, running up to him, saw that he was reading Isaiah the prophet, and said to him, Is the sense of what you are reading clear to you?
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And he said, How is that possible when I have no guide? And he made Philip get up by his side.
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Now the place in the book where he was reading was this: He was taken, like a sheep, to be put to death; and as a lamb is quiet when its wool is being cut, so he made no sound:
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Being of low degree, his cause was not given a hearing: who has knowledge of his family? for his life is cut off from the earth.