And when Simon saw that through laying on of the apostles' hands the Holy Ghost was given, he offered them money,
And when Simon saw, [ theasamenos (G2300 ) is the received reading, but idoon (G1492 ) is better supported] that through laying on of the apostles' hands the Holy Spirit was given, he offered them money. Hence, the term Simony, to denote trafficking in sacred things, but chiefly the purchase of ecclesiastical offices.