Philip Proclaims Christ in Samaria
4 Now
1those who were scattered went about preaching the word.
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2Philip went down to the city of Samaria and proclaimed to them the Christ.
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3And the crowds with one accord paid attention to what was being said by Philip when they heard him
4and saw the signs that he did.
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For
5unclean spirits, crying out with a loud voice, came out of many who had them, and many who were paralyzed or lame were healed.
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So
6there was much joy in that city.
Simon the Magician Believes
9 But there was a man named Simon,
7who had previously practiced magic in the city and amazed the people of Samaria,
8saying that he himself was somebody great.
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They all paid attention to him, from the least to the greatest, saying,
9"This man is the power of God that is called
10Great."
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And they paid attention to him because for a long time he had
11amazed them with his magic.
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But when
12they believed Philip as he preached good news
13about the kingdom of God and the name of Jesus Christ,
14they were baptized, both men and women.
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Even Simon himself believed, and after being baptized he continued with Philip. And
15seeing signs and
16great miracles performed,
17he was amazed.
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Now when
18the apostles at Jerusalem heard that
19Samaria had received the word of God, they sent to them Peter and John,
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who came down and prayed for them
20that they might receive the Holy Spirit,
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for
21he had not yet
22fallen on any of them, but
23they had only been baptized in the name of the Lord Jesus.
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Then
24they laid their hands on them and
25they 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,
26"May your silver perish with you, because you thought you could obtain the gift of God
27with money!
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You have neither part nor lot in this matter, for
28your heart is not right before God.
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Repent, therefore, of this wickedness of yours, and pray to the Lord that,
29if possible, the intent of your heart may be forgiven you.
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For I see that you are in
30the gall of bitterness and in
31the bond of iniquity."
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And Simon answered,
32"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,
33preaching the gospel to many villages of the Samaritans.