saying,"Givethisauthorityto me as well,sothat everyoneon whomI laymy handsmay receivethe HolySpirit."
"Howcanyou believe,when you receivegloryfrom one anotherand you do not seekthe glorythat is from the [one and] onlyGod?
Thenthey [began] layingtheir handson them, and they were receivingthe HolySpirit.
Nowwhen Simonsawthat the Spiritwas bestowedthroughthe layingon of the apostles'hands,he offeredthem money,
But Petersaidto him, "May your silverperishwith you, becauseyou thoughtyou could obtainthe giftof Godwith money!
I wrotesomethingto the church;but Diotrephes,who loves to be firstamong them, does not acceptwhat we say.
