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Acts 8:8-10
Christian Standard Bible
Acts 8:8-10
Christian Standard Bible
8 So there was great joy in that city.
The Response of Simon
9 A man named Simon had previously practiced sorcery in that city and amazed the Samaritan people, while claiming to be somebody great.(A) 10 They 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.”[a](B)
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- 8:10 Or “This is the power of God called Great
Acts 8:8-10
New International Version
Acts 8:8-10
New International Version
8 So there was great joy in that city.
Simon the Sorcerer
9 Now for some time a man named Simon had practiced sorcery(A) in the city and amazed all the people of Samaria. He boasted that he was someone great,(B) 10 and all the people, both high and low, gave him their attention and exclaimed, “This man is rightly called the Great Power of God.”(C)
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