Wickedness (κακιας). Only here in Luke's writings, though old word and in LXX (cf. 1 Peter 2:1,16).

If …

Repent therefore. Here we may remark:

Repent therefore of this your wickedness.—The stern words of condemnation are, we see, meant to heal, not to slay. Rightl…

And when Simon saw that through laying on of the apostles' hands the Holy Ghost was given, he offered them money, saying, Give me also this pow…

Simon’s response to the presence of God’s Spirit and the evidences of God’s power is one of those tragic stories that accompany every advance of th…

Repent, therefore. Since he exhorts him to repentance and prayer, he thereby gives him some hope of pardon. For no one will ever be touche…

Repent therefore of this your wickedness
For a great piece of wickedness it was, to offer money for the gift of the …

The Holy Spirit had not yet fallen upon any of these converts with the extraordinary powers conveyed by the Spirit's descent on the day of Pentecos…