Acts 8:18-20

International Standard Version

¹⁸ Now when Simon saw that the Spirit was given through the laying on of the apostles’ hands, he offered them money ¹⁹ and said, “Give me this power too, so that when I lay my hands on someone, he will receive the Holy Spirit.”

²⁰ But Peter told him, “May your money perish with you, because you thought you could obtain God’s free gift with money!