Acts 8:9 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“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:”
Acts 8:9 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Acts 8:9 in 6 Bible Translations
Read Acts 8:9 in the King James Version (KJV) and 5 other free, public-domain translations side by side.
Acts 8:9 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“But there was a certain man, Simon by name, who used to practice sorcery in the city and amazed the people of Samaria, making himself out to be some great one,”
Acts 8:9 — World English Bible
Acts 8:9 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“But there was a certain man, Simon by name, who beforetime in the city used sorcery, and amazed the people of Samaria, giving out that himself was some great one: ”
Acts 8:9 — American Standard Version
Acts 8:9 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“And a certain man, by name Simon, was before in the city using magic, and amazing the nation of Samaria, saying himself to be a certain great one,”
Acts 8:9 — Young's Literal Translation
Acts 8:9 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“But a certain man, by name Simon, had been before in the city, using magic arts, and astonishing the nation of Samaria, saying that himself was some great one. ”
Acts 8:9 — Darby Translation
Acts 8:9 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“And there was before in the citie a certaine man called Simon, which vsed witchcraft, and bewitched the people of Samaria, saying that he himselfe was some great man.”
Acts 8:9 — Geneva Bible
Acts 8:9 in Context — Acts 8
7 For unclean spirits, crying with loud voice, came out of many that were possessed with them: and many taken with palsies, and that were lame, were healed.
8 And there was great joy in that city.
9 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:
10 To whom they all gave heed, from the least to the greatest, saying, This man is the great power of God.
11 And to him they had regard, because that of long time he had bewitched them with sorceries.
What Does Acts 8:9 Mean?
Acts 8:9 is a verse from the Book of Acts, part of the New Testament. It appears in Acts chapter 8. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Greek.
Also explore: Bible verses by topic | Read the full Bible free