Acts 8:9-11
New American Standard Bible
Chapter 8
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.King James Version
Christian Standard Bible
Chapter 8
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.New Living Translation
Chapter 8
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
Chapter 8
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.New International Version
Chapter 8
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.New King James Version
