So Philip went down to the city of Samaria and began to preach the Christ to the Samaritans.

A man named Simon had previously practiced sorcery in that city and astounded the Samaritan people, while claiming to be somebody great.

Now when the apostles who were at Jerusalem, heard that the Samaritans had embraced the word of God, they sent Peter and John,

When they came, they prayed that the Samaritans might receive the holy Spirit,

Then Peter and John placed their hands on the Samaritans, and they received the Holy Spirit.

Then, after they had testified and spoken the message of the Lord, they traveled back to Jerusalem, evangelizing many villages of the Samaritans.