18. And when Simon saw, that by the imposition of the hands of the apostles, the Holy Ghost was given, he offered them money,
19. Saying: Give me also this power, that on whomsoever I shall lay my hands, he may receive the Holy Ghost. But Peter said to him:
20. Keep thy money to thyself, to perish with thee, because thou hast thought that the gift of God may be purchased with money.
21. Thou hast no part nor lot in this matter. For thy heart is not right in the sight of God.
22. Do penance therefore for this thy wickedness; and pray to God, that perhaps this thought of thy heart may be forgiven thee.
23. For I see thou art in the gall of bitterness, and in the bonds of iniquity.
24. Then Simon answering, said: Pray you for me to the Lord, that none of these things which you have spoken may come upon me.
25. And they indeed having testified and preached the word of the Lord, returned to Jerusalem, and preached the gospel to many countries of the Samaritans.
26. Now an angel of the Lord spoke to Philip, saying: Arise, go towards the south, to the way that goeth down from Jerusalem into Gaza: this is desert.
27. And rising up, he went. And behold a man of Ethiopia, an eunuch, of great authority under Candace the queen of the Ethiopians, who had charge over all her treasures, had come to Jerusalem to adore.
28. And he was returning, sitting in this chariot, and reading Isaias the prophet.
29. And the Spirit said to Philip: Go near, and join thyself to this chariot.
30. And Philip running thither, heard him reading the prophet Isaias. And he said: Thinkest thou that thou understandest what thou readest?
31. Who said: And how can I, unless some man shew me? And he desired Philip that he would come up and sit with him.
32. And the place of the scripture which he was reading was this: He was led as a sheep to the slaughter; and like a lamb without voice before his shearer, so openeth he not his mouth.
33. In humility his judgment was taken away. His generation who shall declare, for his life shall be taken from the earth?
34. And the eunuch answering Philip, said: I beseech thee, of whom doth the prophet speak this? of himself, or of some other man?