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Now when Simon saw that the Holy Spirit was given through the laying on of the apostles` hands, he offered them money,
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The Sin of "Simony"
Commentators unanimously identify this moment as the origin of the term "simony"—the act of trying to buy or sell spiritual gifts or church offices. Simon treated the Holy Spirit's power not as a divine gift, but as a magical commodity to be purchased for personal profit and influence. This reveals, as Matthew Henry notes, a heart that is proud, covetous, and "not right in the sight of God."
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18th Century
Presbyterian
Simon saw, etc. That is, he witnessed the extraordinary effects, the power of speaking in a miraculous manner, etc. (See Barnes on Acts 8:…
When Simon saw (Ιδων δε ο Σιμων). This participle (second aorist active of οραω) shows plainly that those who received the gift of…
19th Century
Anglican
When Simon saw that through laying on of the apostles’ hands...—The words imply that the result was something visible and…
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Baptist
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…
16th Century
Protestant
And when Simon. Simon’s hypocrisy is now discovered. This is not because he had previously pretended to believe, for when he was convicted…
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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
And when Simon saw From which it appears, that the Holy Ghost, or his gifts, which were received by imposition of ha…
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…
