Acts 8:10

King James Version (KJV)

To whom they all gave heed, from the least to the greatest, saying, This man is the great power of God.

Translations

Acts 8:10 - Amplified Bible

They all paid earnest attention to him, from the least to the greatest, saying, This man is that exhibition of the power of God which is called great (intense).

Acts 8:10 - American Standard Version

to whom they all gave heed, from the least to the greatest, saying, This man is that power of God which is called Great.

Acts 8:10 - Bible in Basic English

To whom they all gave attention, from the smallest to the greatest, saying, This man is that power of God which is named Great.

Acts 8:10 - Darby Bible

To whom they had all given heed, from small to great, saying, This is the power of God which is called great.

Acts 8:10 - English Standard Version

They all paid attention to him, from the least to the greatest, saying, "This man is the power of God that is called Great."

Acts 8:10 - King James Version

To whom they all gave heed, from the least to the greatest, saying, This man is the great power of God.

Acts 8:10 - La Biblia de las Americas

y todos, desde el menor hasta el mayor, le prestaban atenciòn, diciendo: Este es el que se llama el Gran Poder de Dios.

Acts 8:10 - The Message

Acts 8:10 - New American Standard Bible

and they all, from smallest to greatest, were giving attention to him, saying, "This man is what is called the Great Power of God."

Acts 8:10 - Nueva Biblia Latinoamericana de Hoy

y todos, desde el menor hasta el mayor, le prestaban atenciòn, y decìan: "Este es el que se llama el Gran Poder de Dios."

Acts 8:10 - World English Bible

to whom they all listened, from the least to the greatest, saying, "This man is that great power of God."

Acts 8:10 - Young's Living Translation

to whom they were all giving heed, from small unto great, saying, `This one is the great power of God;`

Acts 8:10 - Additional Comments

Yikes! The people assumed that his magical powers were from God, yet God does not work with magic. Witchcraft is detestable to God (Deut 18:10-12). But magic in itself is not bad. The problem is people were ascribing his power as from God, and Simon was not correcting them - he was eating it up.

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