5Then Philip went down to a city in Samaria, and preached Christ to them. 6And when the people saw the miracles he did, they eagerly listened to what Philip said. 7For unclean spirits, shrieking loudly, came out of many that were possessed with them; and many stricken with palsies, and that were lame, were healed. 8And so there was great joy in that city. 9But there was a certain man, named Simon, in the same city, who had previously practiced sorcery, and bewitched the people of Samaria, boasting that he was something great. 10And many, from the least to the greatest, had often said, “This man is the great one – the Power of God”. 11And followed Simon with high regard, because he had bewitched them with sorceries for a long time. 12But when they believed Philip, as he proclaimed the good news of the kingdom of God, and the name of Jesus Christ, and were baptized, both men and women, 13Then Simon himself also believed; and when he was baptized, he followed Philip, and was astonished as he beheld the miracles and signs that were done.

14Now when the apostles at Jerusalem heard that Samaria had received the word of God, they sent Peter and John to them; 15Who, when they arrived, prayed for them, that they might receive the Holy Spirit; 16For as yet He was fallen upon none of them; but only upon those baptized in the name of the Lord Jesus. 17Then they laid their hands on them, and they received the Holy Spirit. 18And when Simon saw that through laying on of the apostles' hands, the Holy Spirit was given, he offered them money, 19Saying, “Give me also this power, that on whomever I lay hands, he may receive the Holy Spirit”. 20But Peter said to him, “May your money perish with you, because you thought that the gift of God can be bought with money. 21You have no part nor share in this matter; for your heart is not right in the sight of God. 22Repent of this your wickedness, and pray God; perhaps you may be forgiven for the thought of your heart. 23For I perceive that you are in the gall of bitterness, and are captive to sin”. 24Then Simon answered, and said, “Pray to the Lord for me, that none of these things which you have said come upon me”. 25And they (Peter and John) after preaching the word of the Lord, returned to Jerusalem, after preaching the gospel in many villages of the Samaritans.

26And an angel of the Lord spoke to Philip, “Arise, and go toward the south to the desert road that goes down from Jerusalem to Gaza. 27And so he arose and started out; and on his way, he met a man of Ethiopia, a eunuch of great authority under Candace, queen of the Ethiopians, having charge of all her treasure, and he had come to Jerusalem to worship, 28And was now returning, and sitting in his chariot, reading the writing Isaiah, the prophet. 29Then the Spirit told Philip, “Go near, and walk along beside this chariot”. 30And so Philip ran up to the chariot, and heard him reading the prophet Isaiah, and Philip asked, “Do you understand what you are reading?” 31And he replied, “How can I, unless some man explains it to me?” And he invited Philip to come up and sit with him. 32The place of the scripture where he was reading was this, “He was led like a sheep to the slaughter; and like a lamb silent before his shearer, He opened not His mouth; 33In His humiliation His judgment was taken away; and who shall declare His generation? For His life is taken from the earth.” (Isaiah 53:7-8) 34And the eunuch said to Philip, “Tell me, please, of Whom is the prophet speaking this? Of himself, or of some other man?” 35Then Philip began at that same scripture, and preached to him Jesus. 36And as they travelled along, they came to a body of water; and the eunuch said, “Look here is water. What prevents me from being baptized?” 37And Philip said, “If you believe with all your heart, you may”. And he answered, “I believe that Jesus Christ is the Son of God.” 38And he ordered the chariot to stop; and they both, Philip and the eunuch, went down into the water, and Philip baptized him. 39And when they came up out of the water, the Spirit of the Lord suddenly snatched Philip away, and the eunuch saw him no more; but went on his way, rejoicing. 40But Philip appeared at Azotus; and travelled about, preaching the gospel in all the towns, till he came to Caesarea.