Acts 8:3-12
New American Standard Bible
4Therefore, those who had been scattered went through places preaching the word.
5Philip went down to the city of Samaria and began proclaiming the Christ to them.
6The crowds were paying attention with one mind to what was being said by Philip, as they heard and saw the signs which he was performing.
7For in the case of many who had unclean spirits, they were coming out of them shouting with a loud voice; and many who had been paralyzed or limped on crutches were healed.
8So there was much rejoicing in that city.
9Now a man named Simon had previously been practicing magic in the city and astonishing the people of Samaria, claiming to be someone great;
10and all the people, from small to great, were paying attention to him, saying, 'This man is the Power of God that is called Great.'
11And they were paying attention to him because for a long time he had astounded them with his magic arts.
12But when they believed Philip as he was preaching the good news about the kingdom of God and the name of Jesus Christ, both men and women were being baptized.
King James Version
4Therefore they that were scattered abroad went every where preaching the word.
5Then Philip went down to the city of Samaria, and preached Christ unto them.
6And the people with one accord gave heed unto those things which Philip spake, hearing and seeing the miracles which he did.
7For unclean spirits, crying with loud voice, came out of many that were possessed with them: and many taken with palsies, and that were lame, were healed.
8And there was great joy in that city.
10To whom they all gave heed, from the least to the greatest, saying, This man is the great power of God.
11And to him they had regard, because that of long time he had bewitched them with sorceries.
12But when they believed Philip preaching the things concerning the kingdom of God, and the name of Jesus Christ, they were baptized, both men and women.
Christian Standard Bible
4So those who were scattered went on their way preaching the word.
5Philip went down to a city in Samaria and proclaimed the Messiah to them.
6The crowds were all paying attention to what Philip said, as they listened and saw the signs he was performing.
7For unclean spirits, crying out with a loud voice, came out of many who were possessed, and many who were paralyzed and lame were healed.
8So there was great joy in that city.
9A man named Simon had previously practiced sorcery in that city and amazed the Samaritan people, while claiming to be somebody great.
10They all paid attention to him, from the least of them to the greatest, and they said, "This man is called the Great Power of God."
11They were attentive to him because he had amazed them with his sorceries for a long time.
12But when they believed Philip, as he proclaimed the good news about the kingdom of God and the name of Jesus Christ, both men and women were baptized.
New Living Translation
4But the believers who were scattered preached the Good News about Jesus wherever they went.
5Philip, for example, went to the city of Samaria and told the people there about the Messiah.
6Crowds listened intently to Philip because they were eager to hear his message and see the miraculous signs he did.
7Many evil spirits were cast out, screaming as they left their victims. And many who had been paralyzed or lame were healed.
8So there was great joy in that city.
9A man named Simon had been a sorcerer there for many years, amazing the people of Samaria and claiming to be someone great.
10Everyone, from the least to the greatest, often spoke of him as 'the Great One — the Power of God.'
11They listened closely to him because for a long time he had astounded them with his magic.
English Standard Version
4Now those who were scattered went about preaching the word.
5Philip went down to the city of Samaria and proclaimed to them the Christ.
6And the crowds with one accord paid attention to what was being said by Philip, when they heard him and saw the signs that he did.
7For unclean spirits, crying out with a loud voice, came out of many who had them, and many who were paralyzed or lame were healed.
8So there was much joy in that city.
9But there was a man named Simon, who had previously practiced magic in the city and amazed the people of Samaria, saying that he himself was somebody great.
10They all paid attention to him, from the least to the greatest, saying, "This man is the power of God that is called Great."
11And they paid attention to him because for a long time he had amazed them with his magic.
12But when they believed Philip as he preached good news about the kingdom of God and the name of Jesus Christ, they were baptized, both men and women.
New International Version
4Those who had been scattered preached the word wherever they went.
5Philip went down to a city in Samaria and proclaimed the Messiah there.
6When the crowds heard Philip and saw the signs he performed, they all paid close attention to what he said.
7For with shrieks, impure spirits came out of many, and many who were paralyzed or lame were healed.
8So there was great joy in that city.
9Now for some time a man named Simon had practiced sorcery in the city and amazed all the people of Samaria. He boasted that he was someone great,
10and all the people, both high and low, gave him their attention and exclaimed, "This man is rightly called the Great Power of God."
11They followed him because he had amazed them for a long time with his sorcery.
12But when they believed Philip as he proclaimed the good news of the kingdom of God and the name of Jesus Christ, they were baptized, both men and women.
New King James Version
4Therefore those who were scattered went everywhere preaching the word.
5Then Philip went down to the city of Samaria and preached Christ to them.
6And the multitudes with one accord heeded the things spoken by Philip, hearing and seeing the miracles which he did.
7For unclean spirits, crying with a loud voice, came out of many who were possessed; and many who were paralyzed and lame were healed.
8And there was great joy in that city.
9But there was a certain man called Simon, who previously practiced sorcery in the city and astonished the people of Samaria, claiming that he was someone great,
10to whom they all gave heed, from the least to the greatest, saying, “This man is the great power of God.”
11And they heeded him because he had astonished them with his sorceries for a long time.
12But when they believed Philip as he preached the things concerning the kingdom of God and the name of Jesus Christ, both men and women were baptized.
