Then answered Simon, and said, Pray ye to the Lord for me, that none of these things which ye have spoken come upon me.
The verse concerns Simon Magus the sorcerer, whose deceptions Peter exposed and whose plots against the gospel Peter defeated. He had been baptized and was counted among the believers despite his unworthy character. After Peter's rebuke he asked the apostles to pray that the judgment and consequences they had warned him about would not come upon him. He sought supernatural power by welcoming satanic influence to gain it, and unlike those who suffered under demons he had no struggle or conflict with them.
He valued God's gift as a means of worldly gain. He later followed Peter to Rome to oppose and hinder the gospel work. His presence among the disciples shows that false brethren may be found in the church, whom Christ's servants must bear patiently. His example warns against seeking spiritual power or gifts for selfish, material purposes.
The verse concerns Simon Magus the sorcerer, whose deceptions Peter exposed and whose plots against the gospel Peter defeated. He had been baptized and was counted among the believers despite his unworthy character. After Peter's rebuke he asked the apostles to pray that the judgment and consequences they had warned him about would not come upon him. He sought supernatural power by welcoming satanic influence to gain it, and unlike those who suffered under demons he had no struggle or conflict with them.
He valued God's gift as a means of worldly gain. He later followed Peter to Rome to oppose and hinder the gospel work. His presence among the disciples shows that false brethren may be found in the church, whom Christ's servants must bear patiently. His example warns against seeking spiritual power or gifts for selfish, material purposes.