Deeds (Act) of Apostles 8:12-23

¹²But when they had believed to Philip, preaching or evangelizing of the kingdom of God, men and women were baptized in the name of Jesus Christ.

¹³And then also Simon himself believed; and when he was baptized, he drew to Philip; and he saw also that signs and great virtues were done, he was astonied, and wondered.

¹⁴But when the apostles that were at Jerusalem, had heard that Samaria had received the word of God, they sent to them Peter and John.

¹⁵And when they came, they prayed for them, that they should receive the Holy Ghost;

¹⁶for he came not yet into any of them, but they were baptized only in the name of the Lord Jesus.

¹⁷Then they laid hands on them, and they received the Holy Ghost.

¹⁸And when Simon had seen, that the Holy Ghost was given by laying on of the hands of the apostles, and he proffered or offered to them money,

¹⁹and said, Give ye also to me this power, that whomever I shall lay on mine hands or that on whomever I shall put on hands, that he receive the Holy Ghost.

²⁰But Peter said to him, Thy money be with thee into perdition, for thou guessedest that the gift of God should be had for money or for thou guessedest the gift of God to be had, or wielded, by money.

²¹There is no part, nor lot to thee, in this word, for thine heart is not rightful before God.

²²Therefore do thou penance for this wickedness of thee, and pray God, if peradventure this thought of thine heart be forgiven to thee.

²³For I see that thou art in the gall of bitterness and in the bond of wickedness.