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Acts 8:10
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KJ21
to whom they all gave heed from the least to the greatest, saying, “This man is great with the power of God.”
ASV
to whom they all gave heed, from the least to the greatest, saying, This man is that power of God which is called Great.
AMP
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!”
AMPC
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).
BRG
To whom they all gave heed, from the least to the greatest, saying, This man is the great power of God.
CSB
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.”
CSBA
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.’
CEB
Everyone, from the least to the greatest, gave him their undivided attention and referred to him as “the power of God called Great.”
CJB
Everyone gave heed to him, from the lowest to the highest, saying, “This man is the power of God called ‘The Great Power’.”
CEV
Everyone, rich and poor, crowded around him. They said, “This man is the power of God called ‘The Great Power.’ ”
DARBY
To whom they had all given heed, from small to great, saying, This is the power of God which is called great.
DLNT
to whom they all, from the small up to the great, were paying attention, saying, “This one is the Power of God being called ‘Great’”.
DRA
To whom they all gave ear, from the least to the greatest, saying: This man is the power of God, which is called great.
ERV
All the people—the least important and the most important—believed what he said. They said, “This man has the power of God that is called ‘the Great Power.’”
EASY
All the people in the city watched Simon carefully. This included the people who were important and all the other people too. Everyone said, ‘This man has great power that comes from God.’
EHV
They all paid attention to him, from the least of them to the greatest, saying, “This man is the power of God that is called ‘Great.’”
ESV
They all paid attention to him, from the least to the greatest, saying, “This man is the power of God that is called Great.”
ESVUK
They all paid attention to him, from the least to the greatest, saying, “This man is the power of God that is called Great.”
EXB
All the people—·the least important and the most important [L from the smallest to the greatest]—paid attention to Simon, saying, “This man has the power of God, called ‘·the Great Power [L Great]’!”
GNV
To whom they gave heed from the least to the greatest, saying, This man is that great power of God.
GW
Everyone from children to adults paid attention to him. They said, “This man is the power of God, and that power is called great.”
GNT
and everyone in the city, from all classes of society, paid close attention to him. “He is that power of God known as ‘The Great Power,’” they said.
HCSB
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!”
ICB
All the people—the least important and the most important—paid attention to what Simon said. They said, “This man has the power of God, called ‘the Great Power’!”
ISV
Everyone from the least to the greatest paid close attention to him, saying, “This is what we call the great power of God!”
PHILLIPS
But there was a man named Simon in that city who had been practising magic for some time and mystifying the people of Samaria. He pretended that he was somebody great and everyone from the lowest to the highest was fascinated by him. Indeed, they used to say, “This man must be that great power of God.” He had influenced them for a long time, astounding them by his magical practises. But when they had come to believe Philip as he proclaimed to them the good news of the kingdom of God and of the name of Jesus Christ, men and women alike were baptised. Even Simon himself became a believer and after his baptism attached himself closely to Philip. As he saw the signs and remarkable demonstrations of power which took place, he lived in a state of constant wonder.
JUB
to whom they all gave heed, from the least to the greatest, saying, This is the great virtue of God.
KJV
To whom they all gave heed, from the least to the greatest, saying, This man is the great power of God.
AKJV
to whom they all gave heed, from the least to the greatest, saying, This man is the great power of God.
LSB
and they all, from smallest to greatest, were giving attention to him, saying, “This man is what is called the Great Power of God.”
LEB
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.’”
TLB
A man named Simon had formerly been a sorcerer there for many years; he was a very influential, proud man because of the amazing things he could do—in fact, the Samaritan people often spoke of him as the Messiah.
MSG
Previous to Philip’s arrival, a certain Simon had practiced magic in the city, posing as a famous man and dazzling all the Samaritans with his wizardry. He had them all, from little children to old men, eating out of his hand. They all thought he had supernatural powers, and called him “the Great Wizard.” He had been around a long time and everyone was more or less in awe of him.
MEV
to whom they all listened, from the least to the greatest, saying, “This man is the great power of God.”
MOUNCE
They all paid attention to him, from the least to the greatest, saying, “This man is the power of God, which is called Great.”
NOG
Everyone from children to adults paid attention to him. They said, “This man is the power of God, and that power is called great.”
NABRE
All of them, from the least to the greatest, paid attention to him, saying, “This man is the ‘Power of God’ that is called ‘Great.’”
NASB
and all the people, from small to great, were paying attention to him, saying, “This man is the Power of God that is called Great.”
NASB1995
and they all, from smallest to greatest, were giving attention to him, saying, “This man is what is called the Great Power of God.”
NCB
All of them, from the least to the greatest, believed in him, declaring, “This man is the power of God that is called ‘The Great One.’ ”
NCV
All the people—the least important and the most important—paid attention to Simon, saying, “This man has the power of God, called ‘the Great Power’!”
NET
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.’”
NIRV
And all the people listened to him, from the least important of them to the most important. They exclaimed, “It is right to call this man the Great Power of God!”
NIV
and all the people, both high and low, gave him their attention and exclaimed, “This man is rightly called the Great Power of God.”
NIVUK
and all the people, both high and low, gave him their attention and exclaimed, ‘This man is rightly called the Great Power of God.’
NKJV
to whom they all gave heed, from the least to the greatest, saying, “This man is the great power of God.”
NLV
All the people watched and listened to him. They said, “This man must be that great power of God.”
NLT
Everyone, from the least to the greatest, often spoke of him as “the Great One—the Power of God.”
NMB
They regarded him highly, from the least to the greatest, saying, This fellow is the great power of God!
NRSVA
All of them, from the least to the greatest, listened to him eagerly, saying, ‘This man is the power of God that is called Great.’
NRSVACE
All of them, from the least to the greatest, listened to him eagerly, saying, ‘This man is the power of God that is called Great.’
NRSVCE
All of them, from the least to the greatest, listened to him eagerly, saying, “This man is the power of God that is called Great.”
NRSVUE
All of them, from the least to the greatest, listened to him eagerly, saying, “This man is the power of God that is called Great.”
NTFE
Everyone, small and great alike, paid attention to him, and said, “This man is the one called ‘God’s Great Power’!”
OJB
And to this certain Shimon everyone from katon to gadol was paying attention, saying, "Hinei! This man is the ko’ach (power) of Hashem, the ko’ach hagadol."
RGT
to whom they paid attention, from the least to the greatest, saying, “This man is the great power of God!”
RSV
They all gave heed to him, from the least to the greatest, saying, “This man is that power of God which is called Great.”
RSVCE
They all gave heed to him, from the least to the greatest, saying, “This man is that power of God which is called Great.”
TLV
They all were paying special attention to him, saying, “This man is the power of God that is called ‘Great.’”
VOICE
There was a fellow named Simon who had a widespread and long-standing reputation as a sorcerer in Samaria. Everyone—not just poor or uneducated people, but also the city’s elite—paid him great respect. Because he had amazed them with his magic, they thought, “This is a truly great man, full of the power of the God of Greatness.”
WEB
to whom they all listened, from the least to the greatest, saying, “This man is that great power of God.”
WE
And all the people, young and old, listened to him. They said, `This man is a big power of God.'
WYC
Whom all harkened [To whom all harkened], from the least to the most, and said [saying], This is the virtue of God, which is called great.
YLT
to whom they were all giving heed, from small unto great, saying, `This one is the great power of God;'
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