Acts 8:14-25 - Simon's Sin
14 Now when the apostles in Jerusalem heard that Samaritans had accepted the word of God, they sent Peter and John to them. 15 They went down and prayed for them to receive the Holy Spirit. 16 Before this, he had not come on any of them. They had only been baptized in the name of the Lord Jesus. 17 Then Peter and John laid their hands on them, and 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 and said, "Give me this power too, so that when I lay my hands on someone, he will receive the Holy Spirit."
20 But Peter told him, "May your money perish with you, because you thought you could obtain God's free gift with money! 21 You have no part or share in what we're saying, because your heart isn't right with God. 22 So repent of this wickedness of yours, and pray to the Lord that, if possible, your heart's intent may be forgiven you. 23 For I see that you're being poisoned by bitterness and you're a prisoner of wickedness!"
24 Simon answered, "Both of you pray to the Lord for me that none of the things you have said will happen to me."
25 After they had given their testimony and spoken the word of the Lord, they started back to Jerusalem, continuing to proclaim the good news in many Samaritan villages.