Parallel Verses
Amplified
They all paid [a great deal of] attention to him, from the least to the greatest, saying, “This man is what is called the Great Power of God!”
New American Standard Bible
and they all, from smallest to greatest, were giving attention to him, saying, “
King James Version
To whom they all gave heed, from the least to the greatest, saying, This man is the great power of God.
Holman Bible
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!”
International Standard Version
Everyone from the least to the greatest paid close attention to him, saying, "This is what we call the great power of God!"
A Conservative Version
to whom they gave heed, from small to great, saying, This man is the great power of God.
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.
An Understandable Version
Everyone, from the least to the greatest [in importance], was being impressed by him. They were saying, "This man is being called Great [and has] power from God."
Anderson New Testament
to whom they all gave heed, from the least to the greatest, saying: This man is the great power of God.
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.
Common New Testament
and they all, from the least to the greatest, gave attention to him, saying, "This man is what is called the Great Power of God."
Daniel Mace New Testament
that they all followed him, both old and young. this man, said they, is the plenipotentiary of God.
Darby Translation
To whom they had all given heed, from small to great, saying, This is the power of God which is called great.
Godbey New Testament
to whom all from small even unto the great gave heed, saying, This one is the power of God, called Great.
Goodspeed New Testament
Everyone there, high and low, made much of him, and said, "He must be what is known as the Great Power of God!"
John Wesley New Testament
To whom they all gave heed from the least to the greatest, saying, This man is the great power of God.
Julia Smith Translation
To whom attended from little to great, saying, This is the great power of God.
King James 2000
To whom they all gave heed, from the least to the greatest, saying, This man is the great power of God.
Lexham Expanded Bible
They were all paying attention to {him}, from the least to the greatest, saying, "This man is the power of God that is called 'Great.'"
Modern King James verseion
All gave heed to him, from the least to the greatest, saying, This one is the great power of God.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
Whom they regarded, from the least to the greatest, saying, "This fellow is the great power of God."
Moffatt New Testament
and all sorts and conditions of people attached themselves to him, declaring he was that Power of God which is known as 'the Great Power.'
Montgomery New Testament
Many from all classes would give heed to him, declaring, "This man is the Power of God, known as the Great Power."
NET Bible
All the people, from the least to the greatest, paid close attention to him, saying, "This man is the power of God that is called 'Great.'"
New Heart English Bible
to whom they all listened, from the least to the greatest, saying, "This man is that power of God which is called Great."
Noyes New Testament
to whom they gave heed, from the least to the greatest, saying, This man is the Power of God, which is called Great.
Sawyer New Testament
to whom all from the least to the greatest attended, saying, This is the power of God which is called great.
The Emphasized Bible
Unto whom all were giving heed, from small even to great, saying - This, is the Power of God, which is called Great.
Thomas Haweis New Testament
to whom all gave heed from the small to the great, saying, This man is the great power of God.
Twentieth Century New Testament
Every one, high and low, paid attention to him. 'This man,' they used to say, 'must be that Power of God which men call "The Great Power."'
Webster
To whom they all gave heed, from the least to the greatest, saying, This man is the great power of God.
Weymouth New Testament
To him people of all classes paid attention, declaring, "This man is the Power of God, known as the great Power."
Williams New Testament
Everybody, high and low, kept running after him, saying, "He is certainly what is known as the Great Power of God!"
World English Bible
to whom they all listened, from the least to the greatest, saying, "This man is that great power of God."
Worrell New Testament
to whom all were giving heed, from small to great, saying, "This man is the power of God, which is called Great."
Worsley New Testament
Whom they all greatly regarded, from the lest to the greatest, saying, This man is as the great power of God.
Youngs Literal Translation
to whom they were all giving heed, from small unto great, saying, 'This one is the great power of God;'
Themes
Christian ministers » Instances of » Simon the sorcerer
Miracles » Miracles performed by the disciples and apostles » By philip
Miracles » Simon the sorcerer (magus)
Philip » One of the seven servants (greek: diakonos) » Successfully preaches in samaria
Preaching » Effective » By philip
Samaria » City of, built by omri » Visited by philip, peter, and john
modern Samaria » Inhabitants of » Were superstitious
Simon » A sorcerer (also called simon magus) » Rebuked by peter
Interlinear
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Word Count of 37 Translations in Acts 8:10
Verse Info
Context Readings
Philip Preaches In Samaria
9 Now there was a man named Simon, who previously practiced magic in the city and amazed the people of Samaria, claiming to be someone great. 10 They all paid [a great deal of] attention to him, from the least to the greatest, saying, “This man is what is called the Great Power of God!” 11 They were paying attention to him because for a long time he had mystified and dazzled them with his magic.
Cross References
Acts 14:11
And the crowds, when they saw what Paul had done, raised their voices, shouting in the
Acts 28:6
But they stood watching and expecting him to swell up or suddenly drop dead. But after they had waited a long time and had seen nothing unusual happen to him, they changed their minds and began saying that he was a god.
Jeremiah 6:13
“For from the least of them even to the greatest of them,
Everyone is greedy for [unfair] gain;
And from the prophet even to the priest
Everyone deals deceitfully.
Jeremiah 8:10
“Therefore I will give their wives to others
And their fields to new owners;
Because from the least even to the greatest
Everyone is greedy for [unjust] gain;
From the prophet even to the priest
Everyone practices deceit and deals in corruption.
Jeremiah 31:34
And each man will no longer teach his neighbor and his brother, saying, ‘Know the Lord,’ for they will all know Me [through personal experience], from the least of them to the greatest,” says the Lord. “For I will forgive their wickedness, and I will no longer remember their sin.”
Jonah 3:5
The people of Nineveh believed and trusted in God; and they proclaimed a fast and put on sackcloth [in penitent mourning], from the greatest even to the least of them.
1 Corinthians 1:24
but to those who are the called, both Jews and Greeks (Gentiles), Christ is the power of God and the wisdom of God.
2 Corinthians 11:19
Ephesians 4:14
So that we are no longer children [spiritually immature], tossed back and forth [like ships on a stormy sea] and carried about by every wind of [shifting] doctrine, by the cunning and trickery of [unscrupulous] men, by the deceitful scheming of people ready to do anything [for personal profit].
2 Peter 2:2
Many will follow their shameful ways, and because of them the way of truth will be maligned.
Revelation 13:3
I saw one of his heads which seemed to have a fatal wound, but his fatal wound was healed; and the entire earth followed after the beast in amazement.