Act 8:14-25 | ESV | STEP | Now when the apostles at Jerusalem heard that Samaria had received the word of God , they sent to them Peter and John ,

Acts 8:14-25

14 Now when ^athe apostles at Jerusalem heard that ^bSamaria had received the word of God, they sent to them Peter and John, 15 who came down and prayed for them ^cthat they might receive the Holy Spirit, 16 for ^dhe had not yet ^efallen on any of them, but ^fthey had only been baptized in the name of the Lord Jesus. 17 Then ^gthey laid their hands on them and ^hthey received the Holy Spirit. 18 Now when Simon saw that the Spirit was given through the laying on of the apostles’ hands, he offered them money, 19 saying, “Give me this power also, so that anyone on whom I lay my hands may receive the Holy Spirit.” 20 But Peter said to him, ⁱ“May your silver perish with you, because you thought you could obtain the gift of God ^jwith money! 21 You have neither part nor lot in this matter, for ^kyour heart is not right before God. 22 Repent, therefore, of this wickedness of yours, and pray to the Lord that, ^lif possible, the intent of your heart may be forgiven you. 23 For I see that you are in ^mthe gall ^{▼▼That is, a bitter fluid secreted by the liver; bile} of bitterness and in ^othe bond of iniquity.” 24 And Simon answered, ^p“Pray for me to the Lord, that nothing of what you have said may come upon me.”

25 Now when they had testified and spoken the word of the Lord, they returned to Jerusalem, ^qpreaching the gospel to many villages of the Samaritans.