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Then Philip went down to the city of Samaria and preached Christ to them .
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And the multitudes with one accord heeded the things spoken by Philip ,
hearing and seeing the miracles which he did .
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For unclean spirits ,
crying with a loud voice ,
came out of many who were possessed ;
and many who were paralyzed and lame were healed .
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And there was great joy in that city .
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But there was a certain man called Simon ,
who previously practiced sorcery in the city and astonished the people of Samaria ,
claiming that he was someone great ,
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to whom they all gave heed ,
from the least to the greatest ,
saying , "
This man is the great power of God ."
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And they heeded him because he had astonished them with his sorceries for a long time .
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But when they believed Philip as he preached the things concerning the kingdom of God and the name of Jesus Christ ,
both men and women were baptized .
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Then Simon himself also believed ;
and when he was baptized he continued with Philip ,
and was amazed ,
seeing the miracles and signs which were done .
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Now when the apostles who were at Jerusalem heard that Samaria had received the word of God ,
they sent Peter and John to them ,
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who ,
when they had come down ,
prayed for them that they might receive the Holy Spirit .
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For as yet He had fallen upon none of them .
They had only been baptized in the name of the Lord Jesus .
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Then they laid hands on them ,
and they received the Holy Spirit .
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And when Simon saw that through the laying on of the apostles '
hands the Holy Spirit was given ,
he offered them money ,
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saying , "
Give me this power also ,
that anyone on whom I lay hands may receive the Holy Spirit ."
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But Peter said to him , "
Your money perish with you ,
because you thought that the gift of God could be purchased with money !
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You have neither part nor portion in this matter ,
for your heart is not right in the sight of God .
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Repent therefore of this your wickedness ,
and pray God if perhaps the thought of your heart may be forgiven you .
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For I see that you are poisoned by bitterness and bound by iniquity ."
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Then Simon answered and said , "
Pray to the Lord for me ,
that none of the things which you have spoken may come upon me ."
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So when they had testified and preached the word of the Lord ,
they returned to Jerusalem ,
preaching the gospel in many villages of the Samaritans .