Acts 8:18

New International Version

When Simon saw that the Spirit was given at the laying on of the apostles’ hands, he offered them money

Cross References

2 Kings 8:9

Hazael went to meet Elisha, taking with him as a gift forty camel-loads of all the finest wares of Damascus. He went in and stood before him, and said, “Your son Ben-Hadad king of Aram has sent me to ask, ‘Will I recover from this illness?’ ”

Ezekiel 13:19

You have profaned me among my people for a few handfuls of barley and scraps of bread. By lying to my people, who listen to lies, you have killed those who should not have died and have spared those who should not live.

Matthew 10:8

Heal the sick, raise the dead, cleanse those who have leprosy, drive out demons. Freely you have received; freely give.

Acts 8:17

Then Peter and John placed their hands on them, and they received the Holy Spirit.

Acts 8:19

and said, “Give me also this ability so that everyone on whom I lay my hands may receive the Holy Spirit.”

1 Timothy 6:5

and constant friction between people of corrupt mind, who have been robbed of the truth and who think that godliness is a means to financial gain.