Their hands on the new believers and prayed. As soon as Peter and John arrived, they went to find Philip and the new believers. The apostles sent Peter and John to help. News reached the apostles in Jerusalem that many Samaritans had accepted Jesus as Savior after hearing Philip preach. Perhaps he hoped to learn to do the same miracles Philip did. And he, too,īecause Simon was so impressed by the miracles that Philip did, he followed him everywhere. He watched this preacher from Jerusalem heal the sick and make the lame walk. Simon, too, heard about Philip and came to see and hear. Many men and women believed in Jesus Christ and were Philip work miracles in the name of Jesus, they marveled at the great They had never heard the gospel story before. Since Philip had little to do in Jerusalem now, he traveled about preaching the gospel. Wherever they went they told about Jesus Christ, and the new religion spread fast. Live in Jerusalem, most of them had gone elsewhere. Now that it was not safe for believers to Philip was one of the seven men who had beenĬhosen to care for the poor. Then Philip came to Samaria and preached about Jesus Christ and "This man has the power of God," they said. Great person, for he did tricks and magic they could not understand. The people of all that country thought Simon was a Samaria, about thirty miles north of Jerusalem. Simon The Sorcerer Simon lived in the city of