Deeds (Act) of Apostles 8:12-23

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

¹³And then also Simon himself believed; and when he was baptized, he drew (himself) (un)to Philip; and he saw also that signs and great virtues were done, he was astonied, and wondered, (or and when he saw that miracles and great works of power were done, he was astonished, 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 (there), they prayed for them, that they should receive the Holy Ghost (or so that they would receive the Holy Spirit);

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

¹⁷Then they laid (their) hands on them, and they received the Holy Ghost (or and they received the Holy Spirit).

¹⁸And when Simon had seen, that the Holy Ghost was given by (the) laying on of the hands of the apostles, and he proffered or he offered to them money, (And when Simon had seen, that the Holy Spirit was given by the laying on of the hands of the apostles, then he offered 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. (and said, Give also to me this power, so that whomever I shall lay my hands on, he shall receive the Holy Spirit.)

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 gotten), or wielded, (or possessed), 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 (or And so repent for this wickedness of thine), 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.