Acts 8:5-13

Living Bible

⁵ Philip, for instance, went to the city of Samaria and told the people there about Christ. ⁶ Crowds listened intently to what he had to say because of the miracles he did. ⁷ Many evil spirits were cast out, screaming as they left their victims, and many who were paralyzed or lame were healed, ⁸ so there was much joy in that city!

^9-11 A man named Simon had formerly been a sorcerer there for many years; he was a very influential, proud man because of the amazing things he could do—in fact, the Samaritan people often spoke of him as the Messiah.^{[a] 12} But now they believed Philip’s message that Jesus was the Messiah, and his words concerning the Kingdom of God; and many men and women were baptized. ¹³ Then Simon himself believed and was baptized and began following Philip wherever he went, and was amazed by the miracles he did.