17. Then laid they their hands on them, and they received the Holy Spirit.
18. And when Simon saw that through laying on of the apostles' hands the Holy Spirit was given, he offered them money,
19. Saying, Give me also this power, that on whomsoever I lay hands, he may receive the Holy Spirit.
20. But Peter said unto him, Your money perish with you, because you have thought that the gift of God may be purchased with money.
21. You have neither part nor lot in this matter: for your heart is not right in the sight of God.
22. Repent therefore of this your wickedness, and pray God, if perhaps the thought of your heart may be forgiven you.
23. For I perceive that you are in the gall of bitterness, and in the bond of iniquity.
24. Then answered Simon, and said, Pray you to the Lord for me, that none of these things which you have spoken come upon me.
25. And they, when they had testified and preached the word of the Lord, returned to Jerusalem, and preached the gospel in many villages of the Samaritans.
26. And the angel of the Lord spoke unto Philip, saying, Arise, and go toward the south unto the way that goes down from Jerusalem unto Gaza, which is desert.
27. And he arose and went: and, behold, a man of Ethiopia, a eunuch of great authority under Candace queen of the Ethiopians, who had the charge of all her treasure, and had come to Jerusalem to worship,
28. Was returning, and sitting in his chariot read Isaiah the prophet.
29. Then the Spirit said unto Philip,
30. And Philip ran to him, and heard him read the prophet Isaiah, and said, Do you understand what you read?
31. And he said, How can I, except some man should guide me? And he desired Philip that he would come up and sit with him.
32. The place of the scripture which he read was this, He was led as a sheep to the slaughter; and like a lamb dumb before his shearer, so opened he not his mouth: