¹⁶ and ^(A)he fell on his face at Jesus' feet, giving him thanks. Now he was ^(B)a Samaritan.

^5 (A)Philip went down to the city^[a] of Samaria and proclaimed to them the Christ. ^6 (B)And the crowds with one accord paid attention to what was being said by Philip, when they heard him ^(C)and saw the signs that he did. ⁷ For ^(D)unclean spirits, crying out with a loud voice, came out of many who had them, and many who were paralyzed or lame were healed. ⁸ So ^(E)there was much joy in that city.

Simon the Magician Believes

⁹ But there was a man named Simon, ^(F)who had previously practiced magic in the city and amazed the people of Samaria, ^(G)saying that he himself was somebody great. ¹⁰ They all paid attention to him, from the least to the greatest, saying, ^(H)“This man is the power of God that is called ^(I)Great.” ¹¹ And they paid attention to him because for a long time he had ^(J)amazed them with his magic. ¹² But when ^(K)they believed Philip as he preached good news ^(L)about the kingdom of God and the name of Jesus Christ, ^(M)they were baptized, both men and women. ¹³ Even Simon himself believed, and after being baptized he continued with Philip. And ^(N)seeing signs and ^(O)great miracles^[b] performed, ^(P)he was amazed.

¹⁴ Now when ^(Q)the apostles at Jerusalem heard that ^(R)Samaria had received the word of God, they sent to them Peter and John, ¹⁵ who came down and prayed for them ^(S)that they might receive the Holy Spirit, ¹⁶ for ^(T)he had not yet ^(U)fallen on any of them, but ^(V)they had only been baptized in the name of the Lord Jesus. ¹⁷ Then ^(W)they laid their hands on them and ^(X)they 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, ^(Y)“May your silver perish with you, because you thought you could obtain the gift of God ^(Z)with money! ²¹ You have neither part nor lot in this matter, for ^(AA)your heart is not right before God. ²² Repent, therefore, of this wickedness of yours, and pray to the Lord that, ^(AB)if possible, the intent of your heart may be forgiven you. ²³ For I see that you are in ^(AC)the gall^[c] of bitterness and in ^(AD)the bond of iniquity.” ²⁴ And Simon answered, ^(AE)“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, ^(AF)preaching the gospel to many villages of the Samaritans.

Jesus Sends Out the Twelve Apostles

^5 (A)These twelve Jesus sent out, instructing them, “Go nowhere among the Gentiles and enter no town of ^(B)the Samaritans,

¹⁰ Then ^(A)I fell down at his feet to worship him, ^(B)but he said to me, “You must not do that! I am a fellow servant with you and your brothers who hold to ^(C)the testimony of Jesus. Worship God.” For the testimony of Jesus is the spirit of prophecy.

⁴ And ^(A)the twenty-four elders and the four living creatures fell down and worshiped God who was seated on the throne, saying, “Amen. Hallelujah!” ⁵ And from the throne came a voice saying,