5. Philip went to the city of Samaria and told people about the Messiah.
6. The people there heard Philip and saw the miraculous signs he was doing. They all listened carefully to what he said.
7. Many of these people had evil spirits inside them, but Philip made the evil spirits leave them. The spirits made a lot of noise as they came out. There were also many weak and crippled people there. Philip made these people well too.
8. What a happy day this was for that city!
9. Now there was a man named Simon who lived in that city. Before Philip came there, Simon had been doing magic and amazing all the people of Samaria. He bragged and called himself a great man.