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Simon the sorcerer

Sorcerer in Samaria

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Events
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Places
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Journeys

Editorial summary

He had long amazed the people of Samaria with his sorcery. He believed and was baptized after Philip’s preaching, but when he offered Peter and John money for the power to give the Holy Spirit, Peter rebuked him.

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Journeys

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Where their story unfolds

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Where they appear

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  1. Philip preaches in Samaria

    Philip went down to the city of Samaria and proclaimed the Christ; the crowds listened as unclean spirits came out and many who were paralyzed or lame were healed. Men and women who believed were baptized, among them Simon, who had long amazed the people with sorcery and now stayed with Philip.

  2. Peter and John in Samaria

    Hearing that Samaria had received the word of God, the apostles in Jerusalem sent Peter and John, who prayed for the believers and laid hands on them, and they received the Holy Spirit. Simon offered money for this power, and Peter rebuked him. Peter and John then returned to Jerusalem, preaching in many Samaritan villages.

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