14. The apostles were still in Jerusalem. They heard that the people of Samaria had accepted the word of God. So they sent Peter and John to them.
15. When Peter and John arrived, they prayed that the Samaritan believers might receive the Holy Spirit.
16. These people had been baptized in the name of the Lord Jesus. But the Holy Spirit had not yet entered any of them.
17. Then, when the two apostles began laying their hands on the people, they received the Holy Spirit.
18. Simon saw that the Spirit was given to people when the apostles laid their hands on them. So he offered the apostles money.
19. He said, “Give me also this power so that when I lay my hands on a person, he will receive the Holy Spirit.”
20. Peter said to him, “You and your money should both be destroyed! You thought you could buy God’s gift with money.
21. You cannot share with us in this work. Your heart is not right before God.