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What the Fathers say
Eastern Fathers
John Chrysostom
"Now when the Apostles which were at Jerusalem heard that Samaria had received the word of God, they sent unto them Peter and John: who, when they were come down, prayed for them, that they might receive the Holy Ghost." And yet great signs had been done: how then had they not received the Spirit? They had received the Spirit, namely, of remission of sins: but the Spirit of miracles they had not received. "For as yet He was fallen upon none of them: only they were baptized in the name of the Lord Jesus. …
Western Saints
Bede
They sent Peter and John to them. Arator beautifully explains this: Peter often makes John his companion, because the Church favors the virgin.
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