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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 miraclesandsignswhich 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:
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(For as yet he wasfallenuponnone of them:onlytheywerebaptizedin the name of the Lord Jesus.)
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Then laid they their handsonthem,and they received the HolyGhost.
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And when Simonsawthatthrough laying on of the apostles'hands the HolyGhost was given , he offeredthemmoney,
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Saying , Give me alsothispower,thatonwhomsoeverIlayhands, he may receive the HolyGhost.