Acts 8:4-11 in English

⁴ They therefore that were scattered abroad went about preaching the word.

⁵ And Philip went down to the city of Samaria, and proclaimed unto them the Christ.

⁶ And the multitudes gave heed with one accord unto the things that were spoken by Philip, when they heard, and saw the signs which he did.

⁷ For from many of those that had unclean spirits, they came out, crying with a loud voice: and many that were palsied, and that were lame, were healed.

⁸ And there was much joy in that city.

⁹ 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:

¹⁰ to whom they all gave heed, from the least to the greatest, saying, This man is that power of God which is called Great.

¹¹ And they gave heed to him, because that of long time he had amazed them with his sorceries.

⁴ Therefore they that were scattered abroad went every where preaching the word.

⁵ Then Philip went down to the city of Samaria, and preached Christ unto them.

⁶ And the people with one accord gave heed unto those things which Philip spake, hearing and seeing the miracles which he did.

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.

⁴ They therefore that were scattered abroad went about preaching the word.

⁵ And Philip went down to the city of Samaria, and proclaimed unto them the Christ.

⁶ And the multitudes gave heed with one accord unto the things that were spoken by Philip, when they heard, and saw the signs which he did.

⁷ For from many of those which had unclean spirits, they came out, crying with a loud voice: and many that were palsied, and that were lame, were healed.

⁸ And there was much joy in that city.

⁹ But there was a certain man, Simon by name, which beforetime in the city used sorcery, and amazed 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 that power of God which is called Great.

¹¹ And they gave heed to him, because that of long time he had amazed them with his sorceries.

⁴ The believers who had left Jerusalem went to different places, where they continued preaching the message about Jesus.

⁵ One of those believers whose name was Philip went down from Jerusalem to a city in Samaria province. There he was telling the people that Jesus is MTY the Messiah.

⁶ Many people there heard Philip speak and saw the miraculous things that he was doing. So they all ◄paid close attention to/listened carefully to► his words.

⁷ For example, when Philip commanded evil spirits who controlled many people that they should come out of them, they came out, while those spirits screamed. Also, many people who were paralyzed and many others who were lame were healed.

⁸ So many people MTY in that city greatly rejoiced.

⁹ There was a man in that city whose name was Simon. He had been practicing sorcery for a long time, and he had been amazing the people in Samaria province by doing that. He continually claimed that he was a great/important person.

¹⁰ All the people there, both ordinary and important people, listened to him. Various ones of them were saying, “This man works in extremely powerful ways because God has caused him to be a great person.”

¹¹ They continued to listen to him carefully, because for a long time he had astonished them by practicing sorcery.

⁴ Therefore those who were scattered abroad went around preaching the word.

⁵ Philip went down to the city of Samaria and proclaimed to them the Christ.

⁶ The multitudes listened with one accord to the things that were spoken by Philip when they heard and saw the signs which he did.

⁷ For unclean spirits came out of many of those who had them. They came out, crying with a loud voice. Many who had been paralyzed and lame were healed.

⁸ There was great joy in that city.

⁹ 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,

¹⁰ to whom they all listened, from the least to the greatest, saying, “This man is that great power of God.”

¹¹ They listened to him because for a long time he had amazed them with his sorceries.

⁴ Therefore those who were scattered abroad went around preaching the word.

⁵ Philip went down to the city of Samaria and proclaimed to them the Christ.

⁶ The multitudes listened with one accord to the things that were spoken by Philip when they heard and saw the signs which he did.

⁷ For unclean spirits came out of many of those who had them. They came out, crying with a loud voice. Many who had been paralyzed and lame were healed.

⁸ There was great joy in that city.

⁹ 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,

¹⁰ to whom they all listened, from the least to the greatest, saying, “This man is that great power of God.”

¹¹ They listened to him because for a long time he had amazed them with his sorceries.

⁴ Therefore those who were scattered abroad went around preaching the word.

⁵ Philip went down to the city of Samaria and proclaimed to them the Christ.

⁶ The multitudes listened with one accord to the things that were spoken by Philip when they heard and saw the signs which he did.

⁷ For unclean spirits came out of many of those who had them. They came out, crying with a loud voice. Many who had been paralysed and lame were healed.

⁸ There was great joy in that city.

⁹ But there was a certain man, Simon by name, who used to practise sorcery in the city and amazed the people of Samaria, making himself out to be some great one,

¹⁰ to whom they all listened, from the least to the greatest, saying, “This man is that great power of God.”

¹¹ They listened to him because for a long time he had amazed them with his sorceries.

⁴ But those who had gone in flight went everywhere preaching the word.

⁵ And Philip went down to Samaria and was teaching them about Christ.

⁶ And all the people gave attention to the words which Philip said, when they saw the signs which he did.

⁷ For unclean spirits came out from those who had them, crying with a loud voice; and a number of those who were ill and broken in body were made well.

⁸ And there was much joy in that town.

⁹ But there was a certain man named Simon, who in the past had been a wonder-worker and a cause of surprise to the people of Samaria, saying that he himself was a great man:

¹⁰ To whom they all gave attention, from the smallest to the greatest, saying, This man is that power of God which is named Great.

¹¹ And they gave attention to him, because for a long time his wonder-working powers had kept them under his control.

⁴ Those then that had been scattered went through the countries announcing the glad tidings of the word.

⁵ And Philip, going down to a city of Samaria, preached the Christ to them;

⁶ and the crowds with one accord gave heed to the things spoken by Philip, when they heard him and saw the signs which he wrought.

⁷ For from many who had unclean spirits they went out, crying with a loud voice; and many that were paralysed and lame were healed.

⁸ And there was great joy in that city.

⁹ 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.

¹⁰ To whom they had all given heed, from small to great, saying, This is the power of God which is called great.

¹¹ And they gave heed to him, because that for a long time he had astonished them by his magic arts.

⁴ They therefore that were dispersed, went about preaching the word of God.

⁵ And Philip going down to the city of Samaria, preached Christ unto them.

⁶ And the people with one accord were attentive to those things which were said by Philip, hearing, and seeing the miracles which he did.

⁷ For many of them who had unclean spirits, crying with a loud voice, went out.

⁸ And many, taken with the palsy, and that were lame, were healed.

⁹ There was therefore great joy in that city. Now there was a certain man named Simon, who before had been a magician in that city, seducing the people of Samaria, giving out that he was some great one:

¹⁰ To whom they all gave ear, from the least to the greatest, saying: This man is the power of God, which is called great.

¹¹ And they were attentive to him, because, for a long time, he had bewitched them with his magical practices.

⁴ Therefore those who were scattered went about preaching the word.

⁵ And Philip, going down to a city of Samaria, was preaching to them the Christ.

⁶ And the crowds with one accord gave heed to the things spoken by Philip, hearing and seeing the signs which he was doing.

⁷ For many of those having unclean spirits had cried out with a loud voice, and the spirits came out; and many who were paralyzed and lame were healed.

⁸ And there was great joy in that city.

⁹ Now a certain man named Simon was previously in the city practicing magic and astounding the people of Samaria, claiming himself to be someone great,

¹⁰ to whom they gave heed, from the least to the greatest, saying, “This man is the great power of God.”

¹¹ But they gave heed to him because of the long time that he had astonished them with the magic arts.

⁴ So on their part those who were scattered abroad went about preaching the Word.

⁵ Now Philip, having gone down to a city of Samaria, was proclaiming the Christ to them;

⁶ and the crowds gave heed with one accord to what Philip was saying, as they heard the words and saw the signs that he kept performing.

⁷ Because unclean spirits came out screaming from many who had them, and many who were paralyzed and lame were healed.

⁸ Yes, there was great joy in that city!

⁹ Now a certain man named Simon was in the city first, practicing sorcery and astounding the people of Samaria, affirming himself to be someone great,

¹⁰ to whom they used to pay attention, from the least to the greatest, saying, “This man is the great power of God.”

¹¹ They listened to him because he had amazed them with his sorceries for a long time.

⁴ Those who had been scattered spread the word wherever they went.

⁵ Philip went to the town of Samaria, and told them about the Messiah.

⁶ When the crowds heard what Philip was saying and saw the miracles he did they all paid attention to what he was telling them.

⁷ Many were freed from possession by evil spirits that screamed as they came out, and many who were lame or disabled were healed.

⁸ The people who lived in the city were overjoyed.

⁹ Now there was a man named Simon who lived in the city. He practiced sorcery. He claimed that he was someone very important, and had astounded the people of Samaria

¹⁰ so they all paid attention to him. From the lowest to the highest in society they said, “This man is ‘God the Great Power.’”

¹¹ They were impressed by him because he had amazed them with his magic for so long.

⁴ Therefore they that were scattered abroad, went to and from preaching the worde.

⁵ Then came Philip into the citie of Samaria, and preached Christ vnto them.

⁶ And the people gaue heed vnto those things which Philippe spake, with one accorde, hearing and seeing the miracles which he did.

⁷ For vncleane spirits crying with a loud voyce, came out of many that were possessed of them: and many taken with palsies, and that halted, were healed.

⁸ And there was great ioy in that citie.

⁹ 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.

¹⁰ To whome they gaue heede from the least to the greatest, saying, This man is that great power of God.

¹¹ And they gaue heed vnto him, because that of long time he had bewitched them with sorceries.

⁴ Therefore they that were scattered abroad went every where preaching the word.

⁵ Then Philip went down to the city of Samaria, and preached Christ unto them.

⁶ And the people with one accord gave heed unto those things which Philip spake, hearing and seeing the miracles which he did.

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.

⁴ Now those that had been scattered abroad went through the country preaching the word.

⁵ And Philip went down to a city of Samaria, and preached to them the Christ.

⁶ And the multitudes with one accord gave heed to the things spoken by Philip, when they heard and saw the signs which he wrought.

⁷ For from many that had unclean spirits came they out crying with a loud voice; and many that were palsied, and that were lame, were cured.

⁸ And there was great joy in that city.

⁹ But before their arrival a certain man, named Simon, was in the city, a man practising sorcery, and amazing the people of Samaria, saying that he himself was some great person;

¹⁰ to whom they gave heed, from the least to the greatest, saying, This man is the Power of God, which is called Great.

¹¹ And to him they gave heed, because they had for a long time been amazed by his sorceries.

⁴ Now those who were scattered in different directions went from place to place proclaiming the good news.

⁵ Philip went down to the city of Samaria, and there began to preach the Christ.

⁶ The people, one and all, listened attentively to what Philip told them, when they heard of, and saw, the miracles which he was working.

⁷ For there were many instances of people with foul spirits, where the spirits, with loud screams, came out of them;

⁸ and many who were paralysed or lame were cured, so that there was great rejoicing throughout that city.

⁹ There was staying in the city a man named Simon, who had been practising magic there and mystifying the Samaritan people, giving himself out to be some great being.

¹⁰ Everyone, high and low, paid attention to him. ‘This man,’ they used to say, ‘must be that power of God which people call “The Great Power.”’

¹¹ And they paid attention to him because they had for a long time been mystified by his magic arts.

⁴ Now those who were scattered in different directions went from place to place proclaiming the good news.

⁵ Philip went down to the city of Samaria, and there began to preach the Christ.

⁶ The people, one and all, listened attentively to what Philip told them, when they heard of, and saw, the miracles which he was working.

⁷ For there were many instances of people with foul spirits, where the spirits, with loud screams, came out of them;

⁸ and many who were paralyzed or lame were cured, so that there was great rejoicing throughout that city.

⁹ There was staying in the city a man named Simon, who had been practicing magic there and mystifying the Samaritan people, giving himself out to be some great being.

¹⁰ Everyone, high and low, paid attention to him. ‘This man,’ they used to say, ‘must be that power of God which people call “The Great Power.”’

¹¹ And they paid attention to him because they had for a long time been mystified by his magic arts.

⁴ The Christians that ran away from Jerusalem went to a lot of different places, and they told people the good news about Jesus in all those places.

⁵ One of them was Philip. He went to the town called Samaria and told everyone, “Jesus is the special man that God promised to send.”

⁶ A lot of people listened to Philip and thought carefully about his message. And God gave him a lot of power. People saw him do powerful things and everyone knew that God was with him.

⁷ You see, a lot of people had bad spirits in them, and Philip used God’s power to throw those bad spirits out of them. Those bad spirits screamed as they left those people. Philip also used God’s power to make a lot of crippled and weak people better.

⁸ The people in that town were very happy.

⁹ A man called Simon lived in that place, Samaria. He used to do magic tricks. He did these things for a long time before Philip went there. Everyone was surprised by the things he did. He used to say, “I am a great man,”

¹⁰ and the people looked at him and said, “This man is really great. He has God’s power.” The important people said that, as well as the other people.

¹¹ Simon did this for a long time, and everyone there used to listen to him.

⁴ They that were scattered abroade went every where preachyng the worde.

⁵ Then came Philip into a cite of Samaria and preached Christ vnto them.

⁶ And the people gave hede vnto those thinges which Philip spake with one acorde in that they hearde and sawe the miracles which he dyd.

⁷ For vnclene spretes cryinge with loude voyce came out of many that were possessed of them. And manye taken with palsies and many that halted were healed

⁸ And ther was great ioye in that cite.

⁹ And ther was a certayne man called Simon which before tyme in the same cite vsed witche crafte and bewitched the people of Samarie sayinge that he was a man that coulde do greate thinges

¹⁰ Whom they regarded from the lest to the greatest sayinge: this felow is the great power of God.

¹¹ And him they set moche by because of longe tyme with sorcery he had mocked them.

⁴ Yet the believers who had been scattered went about proclaiming the word.

⁵ Philip went down to the city of Samaria and proclaimed to them the Christ.

⁶ When multitudes of people heard and saw the signs that Philip did, they paid attention together to what he said.

⁷ Unclean spirits came out of many who were possessed, crying out with a loud voice, and many who were paralyzed and lame were healed.

⁸ So there was much joy in that city.

⁹ But there was a certain man in the city named Simon, who had earlier been practicing sorcery; he used to astonish the people of Samaria, while claiming that he was an important person.

¹⁰ All the Samaritans, from the least to the greatest, paid attention to him; they said, “This man is that power of God which is called Great.”

¹¹ They listened to him, because he had astonished them for a long time with his sorceries.

⁴ Therefore those who were scattered abroad went around preaching the word.

⁵ Philip went down to the city of Samaria and proclaimed to them the Christ.

⁶ The multitudes listened with one accord to the things that were spoken by Philip when they heard and saw the signs which he did.

⁷ For unclean spirits came out of many of those who had them. They came out, crying with a loud voice. Many who had been paralyzed and lame were healed.

⁸ There was great joy in that city.

⁹ 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,

¹⁰ to whom they all listened, from the least to the greatest, saying, “This man is that great power of God.”

¹¹ They listened to him because for a long time he had amazed them with his sorceries.

⁴ Therefore those who were scattered abroad went around preaching the word.

⁵ Philip went down to the city of Samaria and proclaimed to them the Christ.

⁶ The multitudes listened with one accord to the things that were spoken by Philip when they heard and saw the signs which he did.

⁷ For unclean spirits came out of many of those who had them. They came out, crying with a loud voice. Many who had been paralysed and lame were healed.

⁸ There was great joy in that city.

⁹ But there was a certain man, Simon by name, who used to practise sorcery in the city and amazed the people of Samaria, making himself out to be some great one,

¹⁰ to whom they all listened, from the least to the greatest, saying, “This man is that great power of God.”

¹¹ They listened to him because for a long time he had amazed them with his sorceries.

⁴ Therefore they that were dispersed went every where preaching the word.

⁵ Then Philip went down to the city of Samaria, and preached Christ to them.

⁶ And the people with one accord gave heed to those things which Philip spoke, hearing and seeing the miracles which he performed.

⁷ For unclean spirits, crying with loud voice, came out of many that were possessed: 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, who before 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 for a long time he had bewitched them with sorceries.

⁴ Therefore those who were scattered abroad went around proclaiming the word.

⁵ Philip went down to the city of Samaria and proclaimed to them the Messiah.

⁶ The multitudes listened with one accord to the things that were spoken by Philip when they heard and saw the signs which he did.

⁷ For unclean spirits came out of many of those who had them. They came out, crying with a loud voice. Many who had been paralyzed and lame were healed.

⁸ There was great joy in that city.

⁹ 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,

¹⁰ to whom they all listened, from the least to the greatest, saying, “This man is that great power of God.”

¹¹ They listened to him because for a long time he had amazed them with his sorceries.

⁴ Therefore those who were scattered abroad went around proclaiming the word.

⁵ Philip went down to the city of Samaria and proclaimed to them the Messiah.

⁶ The multitudes listened with one accord to the things that were spoken by Philip when they heard and saw the signs which he did.

⁷ For unclean spirits came out of many of those who had them. They came out, crying with a loud voice. Many who had been paralysed and lame were healed.

⁸ There was great joy in that city.

⁹ But there was a certain man, Simon by name, who used to practise sorcery in the city and amazed the people of Samaria, making himself out to be some great one,

¹⁰ to whom they all listened, from the least to the greatest, saying, “This man is that great power of God.”

¹¹ They listened to him because for a long time he had amazed them with his sorceries.

⁴ And they that were scattered, passed forth, preaching or evangel-izing the word of God.

⁵ And Philip came down into a city of Samaria, and preached to them Christ.

⁶ And the people gave attention to these things that were said of Philip, with one will hearing and seeing the signs that he did.

⁷ For many of them that had unclean spirits, cried with great voice, and went out. And many sick in the palsy, and crooked, were healed.

⁸ Therefore great joy was made in that city.

⁹ But there was a man in that city, whose name was Simon, a witch, that had deceived the folk of Samaria, saying, that himself was some great man.

¹⁰ To Whom all harkened, from the least to the most, and said, This is the virtue of God, which is called great.

¹¹ And they believed him, for long time he had madded them with his witchcrafts, or for this thing, that much time he had made them mad with his witchings.

⁴ And they that were scattered, passed forth, preaching the word of God.

⁵ And Philip came down into a city of Samaria, and preached to them Christ. (And Philip came down to a city in Samaria, and preached to them about the Messiah.)

⁶ And the people gave attention to these things that were said of (or by) Philip, with one will hearing and seeing the signs that he did.

⁷ For many of them that had unclean spirits, cried with (a) great voice, and (they) went out. And many sick in the palsy, and crooked (or and lame), were healed.

⁸ Therefore great joy was made in that city.

⁹ But there was a man in that city, whose name was Simon, a witch, that had deceived the folk of Samaria (or who had deceived the Samaritan people), saying, that himself was some great man.

¹⁰ To Whom all harkened, from the least to the most, and said, This is the virtue (or the power) of God, which is called great.

¹¹ And they believed him, for (a) long time he had madded them (or he had astonished them) with his witchcrafts. Forsooth they beheld him, for this thing, that much time he had made them mad with his witchings.

⁴ they then indeed, having been scattered, went abroad proclaiming good news — the word.

⁵ And Philip having gone down to a city of Samaria, was preaching to them the Christ,

⁶ the multitudes also were giving heed to the things spoken by Philip, with one accord, in their hearing and seeing the signs that he was doing,

⁷ for unclean spirits came forth from many who were possessed, crying with a loud voice, and many who have been paralytic and lame were healed,

⁸ and there was great joy in that city.

⁹ 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,

¹⁰ to whom they were all giving heed, from small unto great, saying, 'This one is the great power of God;'

¹¹ and they were giving heed to him, because of his having for a long time amazed them with deeds of magic.