Acts 8:9

Greek/English Interlinear with Strong’s Numbers


King James Version
But there was a certain man, called Simon, which beforetime in the same city used sorcery, and bewitched the people of Samaria, giving out that himself was some great one:
New King James Version
But 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,
New American Standard Bible
Now there was a certain man named Simon, who formerly was practicing magic in the city, and astonishing the people of Samaria, claiming to be someone great;
New International Version
Now for some time a man named Simon had been practicing sorcery in the city and amazed the all the people of Samaria. He boasted that he was someone great,
The Amplified Bible
But there was a man named Simon, who had formerly practiced magic arts in the city to the utter amazement of the Samaritan nation, claiming that he himself was an extraordinary and distinguished person.
Wuest’s Expanded Translation
But there was a certain man whose name was Simon, who previous to this in the aforementioned city was practicing his magical arts in the form of charms and incantations and astounding the people of Samaria to the point of being beside themselves in a mental imbalance, saying that he was some great personage.
Phillips’ Modern English
But there was a man named Simon in the city who had been practicing magic for some time and mystifying the people of Samaria. He pretended to be somebody great.
Williams’ Language of the People
There was a man named Simon in the city, who had kept the Samaritan people thrilled by practicing magic there and by claiming to be a great man. 		 
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