Software companies will sometimes offer...
Software companies will sometimes offer customers a trial version of one of their
software packages. These trial versions allow users to get the flavor of the full program,
to test drive them, but tantalizingly keep most of the best and most powerful features
locked for full-version purchasers only.
When the Christians in Samaria received the Word of God, they received what might be
called a "trial version"; they hadn't yet received the "full program," complete with the
Holy Spirit. Peter and John were sent to bestow the full package upon them.