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The Sin of 'Simony'
Simon's attempt to buy the ability to confer the Holy Spirit is the origin of the term "Simony." Commentators explain that he treated a sacred gift from God as a "marketable commodity" or a form of higher magic that could be purchased. This serves as a timeless warning against trying to buy or sell spiritual authority, influence, or gifts.
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AT Robertson
On Acts 8:19
Me also (καμο). This is the whole point with this charlatan. He wants the power to pass on "this power." His notion of "The Holy S…
Charles Ellicott
On Acts 8:18–19
19th Century
Bishop
When Simon saw that through laying on of the apostles’ hands...—The words imply that the result was something visible and…
Charles Spurgeon
On Acts 8:18–26
19th Century
Preacher
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…
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Expositor's Bible Commentary
On Acts 8:19
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…
John Gill
On Acts 8:19
17th Century
Pastor
Saying, give me also this power
He does not ask them to lay their hands on him, that he might receive the Holy Ghost, and have…
Matthew Henry
On Acts 8:14–25
17th Century
Minister
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…