Verse 18

When Simon saw that the Spirit was given through the laying on of the apostles' hands, he offered them money.

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  • 2 Kgs 5:15-16 : 15 Then Naaman and all his entourage returned to the man of God. They stood before him, and Naaman said, 'Now I know that there is no God in all the earth except in Israel. Please accept a gift from your servant.' 16 But Elisha replied, 'As surely as the LORD lives, whom I serve, I will not accept a thing.' Even though Naaman urged him, he refused.
  • 2 Kgs 8:9 : 9 Hazael went to meet him, taking a gift in his hand that included all the finest products of Damascus, loaded on forty camels. When he came, he stood before him and said, "Your son, Ben-Hadad, the king of Aram, has sent me to ask, 'Will I recover from this sickness?'"
  • Ezek 13:19 : 19 You have profaned me among my people for handfuls of barley and scraps of bread. By lying to my people, who listen to lies, you have killed those who should not have died and spared those who should not live.
  • Matt 10:8 : 8 Heal the sick, cleanse the lepers, raise the dead, drive out demons. Freely you have received; freely give.
  • 1 Tim 6:5 : 5 These lead to constant friction among people who are corrupted in mind and deprived of the truth, imagining that godliness is a means to profit. Stay away from such people.