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(For as yet he had fallen upon none of them: only they were baptized in the name of the Lord Jesus.)
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Then they laid [their] hands on them, and they received the Holy Spirit.
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And when Simon saw that through laying on of the apostles' hands the Holy Spirit was given, he offered them money,
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Saying, Give me also this power, that on whomsoever I lay hands, he may receive the Holy Spirit.
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But Peter said to him, Thy money perish with thee, because thou hast thought that the gift of God may be purchased with money.
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Thou hast neither part nor lot in this matter: for thy heart is not right in the sight of God.
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Repent therefore of this thy wickedness, and pray God, if perhaps the thought of thy heart may be forgiven thee.
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For I perceive that thou art in the gall of bitterness, and [in] the bond of iniquity.
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Then answered Simon, and said, Pray ye to the Lord for me, that none of these things which ye have spoken come upon me.
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And they, when they had testified and preached the word of the Lord, returned to Jerusalem, and preached the gospel in many villages of the Samaritans.
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And the angel of the Lord spoke to Philip, saying, Arise, and go towards the south, to the way that goeth down from Jerusalem to Gaza, which is desert.