13 Then Simon himself also believed; and when he was baptized he continued with Philip, and was amazed, seeing the miracles and signs which were done.
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14 Now when the aapostles who were at Jerusalem heard that Samaria had received the word of God, they sent Peter and John to them,
15 who, when they had come down, prayed for them athat they might receive the Holy Spirit.
16 For aas yet He had fallen upon none of them. bThey had only been baptized in cthe name of the Lord Jesus.
17 Then athey laid hands on them, and they received the Holy Spirit.
18 And when Simon saw that through the laying on of the apostles’ hands the Holy Spirit was given, he offered them money,
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None of them had been as yet baptized with the Holy Spirit—yet they already were baptized with water. Since they had not been baptized with the Holy Spirit, obviously they had been baptized in water.
Water baptism is a required condition to receiving the Holy Spirit. At Samaria, and again at Ephesus, they did not receive the Holy Spirit until after they were baptized in water.
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