4. And wherever they were scattered, they told people the Good News.
5. Philip went to the city of Samaria and preached about the Christ.
6. When the people there heard Philip and saw the miracles he was doing, they all listened carefully to what he said.
7. Many of these people had evil spirits in them, but Philip made the evil spirits leave. The spirits made a loud noise when they came out. Philip also healed many weak and crippled people there.
8. So the people in that city were very happy.
9. But there was a man named Simon in that city. Before Philip came there, Simon had practiced magic and amazed all the people of Samaria. He bragged and called himself a great man.