and said to Peter and John, “Let me have this power too! Then anyone I place my hands on will also be given the Holy Spirit.”
How could you possibly believe? You like to have your friends praise you, and you don't care about praise that the only God can give!
Peter and John then placed their hands on everyone who had faith in the Lord, and they were given the Holy Spirit.
Simon noticed that the Spirit was given only when the apostles placed their hands on the people. So he brought money
Peter said to him, “You and your money will both end up in hell if you think you can buy God's gift!
I wrote to the church. But Diotrephes likes to be the number-one leader, and he won't pay any attention to us.