Acts 8:9-11
8:9 Now in that city was a man named Simon, who had been practicing magic and amazing the people of Samaria, claiming to be someone great.
8:10 All the people, from the least to the greatest, paid close attention to him, saying, “This man is the power of God that is called ‘Great.’”
8:11 And they paid close attention to him because he had amazed them for a long time with his magic.
Acts 8:17
8:17 Then Peter and John placed their hands on the Samaritans,
and they received the Holy Spirit.