Orthodox Jewish Bible

Gevurot 8:13-20 Orthodox Jewish Bible (OJB)

13. And Shimon himself also had emunah, and, having submitted to Moshiach's tevilah of teshuva, was following Philippos, and, seeing otot and nifla'ot and moftim hagedolim taking place, he was constantly mishpoyel (standing in awe).

14. And when Moshiach's Shlichim heard in Yerushalayim that Shomron has accepted the dvar Hashem, they sent Kefa and Yochanan to them,

15. Who, having come down, davened for them that they might receive the Ruach Hakodesh.

16. For the Ruach Hakodesh had not yet fallen upon any one of them, but only they had received a tevilah of teshuva in a mikveh mayim b'Shem Rebbe, Melech HaMoshiach Yehoshua Adoneinu.

17. Then Kefa and Yochanan were laying their hands upon them, and they were receiving the Ruach Hakodesh.

18. And when Shimon saw that through the laying on of hands of Moshiach's Shlichim that the Ruach Hakodesh is given, he brought to them kesef,

19. Saying, "Give me also this samchut that on whomever I may lay my hands such may receive the Ruach Hakodesh."

20. But Kefa said to him, "May your kesef perish with you because the matnat Hashem you thought by kesef to acquire. [2Kg 5:16; Dt 5:17]