Acts 8:18

James Moffatt - New Testament

Now Simon noticed that the holy Spirit was conferred by the laying on of the apostles' hands; so he brought them money,

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and constant friction between people who are depraved in mind and deprived of the Truth. They imagine religion is a paying concern.

Heal the sick, raise the dead, cleanse lepers, cast out daemons; give without paying, as you have got without paying;

Then they laid their hands on them, and they received the holy Spirit.

saying, "Let me share this power too, so that anyone on whom I lay my hands may receive the holy Spirit."