12 But, when they believed Philip, as he proclaimed the good news concerning the Kingdom of God and the name, Jesus Christ,*He was proclaiming Jesus as the Messiah. they were baptized, both men and women. 13 Even Simon himself believed, and having been baptized he stayed right with Philip; observing miracles and signs occurring, he was amazed.*Why? If he himself had really been producing miracles and signs, he could have said, "business as usual". Presumably he had been faking it (or else doing it by demonic power), so when he saw the real thing, by God’s power, he was genuinely impressed.