15.1-A Repeat each sentence.

When they arrived, (When they arrived,) / they prayed for the believers (they prayed for the believers) / that they might receive the Holy Spirit. (that they might receive the Holy Spirit.) / When they arrived, they prayed for the believers that they might receive the Holy Spirit. (When they arrived, they prayed for the believers that they might receive the Holy Spirit.)

For the Holy Spirit (For the Holy Spirit) / had not yet come down on any of them; (had not yet come down on any of them;) / they had only been baptized in the name of the Lord Jesus. (they had only been baptized in the name of the Lord Jesus.) / For the Holy Spirit had not yet come down on any of them; they had only been baptized in the name of the Lord Jesus. (For the Holy Spirit had not yet come down on any of them; they had only been baptized in the name of the Lord Jesus.) / Then Peter and John (Then Peter and John) / placed their hands on them, (placed their hands on them,) / and they received the Holy Spirit. (and they received the Holy Spirit.) / Then Peter and John placed their hands on them, and they received the Holy Spirit. (Then Peter and John placed their hands on them, and they received the Holy Spirit.)

Simon saw (Simon saw) / that the Spirit had been given to the believers (that the Spirit had been given to the believers) / when the apostles placed their hands on them. (when the apostles placed their hands on them.) / Simon saw that the Spirit had been given to the believers when the apostles placed their hands on them. (Simon saw that the Spirit had been given to the believers when the apostles placed their hands on them.) / So he offered money to Peter and John, (So he offered money to Peter and John,) / and said, Give this power to me too, (and said, Give this power to me too,) / so that anyone I place my hands on (so that anyone I place my hands on) / will receive the Holy Spirit. (will receive the Holy Spirit.) / So he offered money to Peter and John, and said, Give this power to me too, so that anyone I place my hands on will receive the Holy Spirit. (So he offered money to Peter and John, and said, Give this power to me too, so that anyone I place my hands on will receive the Holy Spirit.)

But Peter answered him, (But Peter answered him,) / May you and your money go to hell, (May you and your money go to hell,) / for thinking that you can buy God’s gift with money. (for thinking that you can buy God’s gift with money.) / But Peter answered him, May you and your money go to hell, for thinking that you can buy God’s gift with money. (But Peter answered him, May you and your money go to hell, for thinking that you can buy God’s gift with money.) / You have no part or share in our work, (You have no part or share in our work,) / because your heart is not right in God’s sight. (because your heart is not right in God’s sight.) / You have no part or share in our work, because your heart is not right in God’s sight. (You have no part or share in our work, because your heart is not right in God’s sight.)

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