Acts:8:2-25

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* Buried and the Stephen men pious , and they made lamentation great for him . * Saul but was outraging the congregation , into the houses entering , dragging and men and women , was delivering up into prison ; * they indeed therefore having been scattered wandered about , preaching glad tidings the word . * Philip and going down into a city of the Samaria , proclaimed to them the Anointed . * Assented and the crowds to the things being spoken by the Philip with one mind , in the to hear them and to see the signs which he did . * Many for of those possessing spirits unclean , crying with a voice loud came out ; many and having been praised and lame were cured . * And was joy great in the city that . * A man but certain , by name Simon , formerly in the city , practising magic , and amazing the nation of the Samaria , saying to be somebody himself great ; * to whom they assented all from least to greatest , saying : This is the power of the God which is being called great . * They attended and to him , because that for a long time with the magic arts to have amazed them . * When but they believed the Philip announcing glad tidings the things concerning the kingdom of the God and the name of Jesus Anointed , they were dipped men both and women . * The and Simon and himself believed , and having been dipped he was constantly attending to the Philip ; beholding and miracles and signs great being done , he was amazed . * Having heard and the in Jerusalem apostles , that had received the Samaria the word of the God , they sent to them the Peter and John ; * who having gone down offered prayer concerning them , so that they might receive spirit holy . * (Not yet for it was on any one of them having fallen , only but having been dipped they were into the name of the Lord Jesus .) * Then they placed the hands on them , and they received spirit holy . * Having seen and the Simon , that through the placing of the hands of the apostles was given the spirit the holy , he offered to them money , * saying : Give you also to me the authority this , that to whom ever I may place the hands , they may receive spirit holy . * Peter but said to him : The silver of thee with thee may be into destruction , because the gift of the God thou hast thought with money to buy . * Not is to thee a part nor lot in the word this ; the for heart of thee not is right before the God . * Do thou reform therefore from the wickedness of thee this , and entreat of the God , if indeed may be forgiven to thee the thought of the heart of thee . * In for a gall of bitterness and a bond of wickedness I see thee being . * Answering and the Simon said : Entreat you in behalf of me to the Lord , that nothing may come on me of which you have spoken . * They indeed therefore having earnestly testified and having spoken the word of the Lord , turned back for Jerusalem , many and villages of the Samaritans announced glad tidings .

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