⁹ Now a man named Simon had previously been practicing ^(A)magic in the city and astonishing the people of Samaria, ^(B)claiming to be someone great;

⁶ But from those who ^[a]were of considerable ^(A)repute (what they were makes no difference to me; ^(B)God shows no favoritism)—well, those who were of repute contributed nothing to me.

³ For ^(A)if anyone thinks that he is something when he is nothing, he deceives himself.