When Simon saw that the Spirit was given through the laying on of the apostles’ hands, he offered them money.
In context
16for the Spirit had not yet come upon any of them — they had only been baptized into the name of the Lord Jesus. 17Then they laid their hands on them, and they received the Holy Spirit. 18When Simon saw that the Spirit was given through the laying on of the apostles’ hands, he offered them money. 19“Give me this authority too,” he said, “so that anyone I lay my hands on may receive the Holy Spirit.” 20Peter said to him, “May your silver be destroyed along with you, because you thought you could buy God’s gift with money.
