Now in that city was a man named Simon, who had been practicing magic and amazing the people of Samaria, claiming to be someone great.

And they paid close attention to him because he had amazed them for a long time with his magic.

Large numbers of those who had practiced magic collected their books and burned them up in the presence of everyone. When the value of the books was added up, it was found to total fifty thousand silver coins.

Furthermore, they did not repent of their murders, of their magic spells, of their sexual immorality, or of their stealing.

Even the light from a lamp will never shine in you again! The voices of the bridegroom and his bride will never be heard in you again. For your merchants were the tycoons of the world, because all the nations were deceived by your magic spells!

But to the cowards, unbelievers, detestable persons, murderers, the sexually immoral, and those who practice magic spells, idol worshipers, and all those who lie, their place will be in the lake that burns with fire and sulfur. That is the second death."