Acts 8:18-20

Living Bible

¹⁸ When Simon saw this—that the Holy Spirit was given when the apostles placed their hands upon people’s heads—he offered money to buy this power.

¹⁹ “Let me have this power too,” he exclaimed, “so that when I lay my hands on people, they will receive the Holy Spirit!”

²⁰ But Peter replied, “Your money perish with you for thinking God’s gift can be bought!