Acts 8:19

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He said, “Give me this power so that when I lay my hands on someone, they will receive the Holy Spirit.”

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I wrote a letter to the church, but Diotrephes will not listen to what we say. He always wants to be the leader.

You like to have praise from each other. But you never try to get the praise that comes from the only God. So how can you believe?

When the two apostles laid their hands on the people, they received the Holy Spirit.

Simon saw that the Spirit was given to people when the apostles laid their hands on them. So he offered the apostles money.

Peter said to Simon, “You and your money should both be destroyed because you thought you could buy God’s gift with money.