Acts 8:9

120 translations of 134 that include the New Testament

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:

ASV Byzantine Text

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:

Asang Khongca Bible

To avang ah kaom Simon, tiah kawk ih kami maeto loe angmah hoi angmah to lensawk kami ah amkoeh moe, miklet patohhaih hoiah Samaria kaminawk hma ah dawnrai hmuen to a sak:

Matupi Chin Standard Bible w/ Strongs

Te vaengah kho khuikah aka om noek hlang pakhat, a ming ah Simon loh hlang a bi tih khat khat taengah amah te a len la om ham a ti dongah Samaria namtu te a limlum sak.

Matupi Chin Standard Bible 2019

Te vaengah kho khuikah aka om noek hlang pakhat, a ming ah Simon loh hlang a bi tih khat khat taengah amah te a len la om ham a ti dongah Samaria namtu te a limlum sak.

Hawaiian Bible 1868

Malaila no kekahi kanaka, o Simona ka inoa, he kilo no ia mamua mai ma ia kulanakauhale, a pilihua ka lahuikanaka o Samaria ia ia, i kana olelo ana, o kekahi mea nui ia.

English Berean Standard Bible

Prior to that time, a man named Simon had practiced sorcery in the city and astounded the people of Samaria. He claimed to be someone great,

Haitian Creole Bible 1985

Nan lavil sa a te gen yon nonm yo rele Simon. Metye l' se fè maji. Simon sa a te yon sezisman pou tout moun Samari. Li te fè tèt li pase pou yon grannèg.

Clementine Vulgate 1598

Vir autem quidam nomine Simon, qui ante fuerat in civitate magus, seducens gentem Samariæ, dicens se esse aliquem magnum:

Bible in Basic English

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:

French: Bible J.N. Darby

Or, avant cela, il y avait dans la ville un homme nommé Simon, qui exerçait la magie et étonnait le peuple de la Samarie, se disant être quelque grand personnage ;

Czech Kralická Bible 1613

Muž pak nějaký, jménem Šimon, před tím v tom městě čáry provodil, a lid Samařský mámil, pravě se býti nějakým velikým.

Kosraean Bible

Oasr sie mwet in acn sac pangpang Simon, su orek susfa ke pacl na loeloes we, ac aklutye mwet Samaria. El sifacna oru mu el mwet fulat se,

Romanian Free Holy Bible

Dar era un om, pe nume Simon, care făcea vrăjitorii în cetate și care uimea pe locuitorii Samariei, dându-se drept un mare om.

World Portuguese Bible

Mas havia um certo homem, chamado Simão, que praticava feitiçaria na cidade e maravilhava o povo de Samaria, fazendo-se passar por alguém grande,

Swahili Bible

Basi, kulikuwa na mtu mmoja aitwaye Simoni ambaye alikuwa amekwisha fanya uchawi wake katika mji huo kwa muda na kuwashangaza watu wa Samaria, akijiona kuwa yeye ni mtu maarufu.

Romanian BTF Bible

Și un anume bărbat, numit Simon, era dinainte în cetate folosind vrăjitorie și fermecând oamenii Samariei, spunând că el însuși este cineva mare;

Burmese Common Language Bible

ထိုမြို့၌ရှိမုန်ဆိုသူလူတစ်ယောက်ရှိ၏။ သူ သည်မိမိကိုယ်ကိုခေါင်းဆောင်ကြီးဟုဆိုကာ ရှမာရိအမျိုးသားတို့အားမှော်အတတ်ကို ပြ၍လွန်စွာအံ့သြစေ၏။-

Darby Translation

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.

German Unrevised Elberfelder Bible

Ein gewisser Mann aber, mit Namen Simon, befand sich vorher in der Stadt, der Zauberei trieb und das Volk von Samaria außer sich brachte, indem er von sich selbst sagte, daß er etwas Großes sei;

Dutch Bible 1917

En een zeker man, met name Simon, was te voren in de stad plegende toverij, en verrukkende de zinnen des volks van Samaria, zeggende van zichzelven, dat hij wat groots was.

Dutch Bible, Petrus Canisius

Maar in die stad bevond zich een man, Simon genaamd, die reeds vroeger toverkunsten had verricht en het volk van Samaria in verbazing had gebracht; hij beweerde, iets heel bijzonders te zijn.

Italian Diodati Bible

Or in quella città era prima stato un uomo, chiamato per nome Simone, che esercitava le arti magiche , e seduceva la gente di Samaria, dicendosi esser qualche grand'uomo.

Douay-Rheims 1899

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:

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.

Noyes Bible

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;

Danish Bible 1931

Men en Mand, ved Navn Simon, var i Forvejen i Byen og drev Trolddom og satte Samarias Folk i Forbavselse, idet han udgav sig selv for at være noget stort.

Pohnpeian NT & Psalms, old alphabet

A ol amen ad a Jimon, me kin wun ani maj o, kotokotaue men Jamaria, me inda duen pein i, me i me lapalap.

Pohnpeian NT & Psalms, new alphabet

A ol amen ad a Simon, me kin wun ani mas o, kotokotaue men Samaria, me inda duen pein i, me i me lapalap.

King James Version

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:

King James Version + Apocrypha

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:

Vietnamese Bible 1923

Bấy giờ trong thành đó có một người tên là Si-môn, làm nghề phù phép, tự khoe mình là một người danh tiếng, khiến cho dân Sa-ma-ri rất lấy làm lạ lùng.

KJV Cambridge Paragraph

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:

Revised West Version

Ka naʻe ʻi ai ʻae tangata naʻe hingoa ko Saimone, ʻaia ne tomuʻa fai ʻae kikite ʻi he kolo ʻo ne fakamanaʻi ʻae kakai ʻo Samēlia, mo ne pole ko e lahi ia:

French Ostervald Bible

Or, il y avait auparavant, dans la ville, un homme nommé Simon, qui exerçait la magie et étonnait le peuple de la Samarie, se faisant passer pour un grand personnage.

Romanian Free Holy Bible

Dar era un om, pe nume Simon, care făcea vrăjitorii în cetate și care uimea pe locuitorii Samariei, dându-se drept un mare om.

Esperanto Bible

Sed unu viro, nome Simon, jam antaŭe faradis magion en la urbo kaj sorĉadis la popolon de Samario, dirante, ke li estas iu granda;

French Louis Segond 1910 Bible

Il y avait auparavant dans la ville un homme nommé Simon, qui, se donnant pour un personnage important, exerçait la magie et provoquait l’étonnement du peuple de la Samarie.

German Luther Bible 1912

Es war aber ein Mann, mit Namen Simon, der zuvor in der Stadt Zauberei trieb und bezauberte das samaritische Volk und gab vor, er wäre etwas Großes.

Majority Standard BIble

Prior to that time, a man named Simon had practiced sorcery in the city and astounded the people of Samaria. He claimed to be someone great,

Webster Bible

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:

Open English Bible (Commonwealth)

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.

Open English Bible (US)

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.

Revised Version

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:

Italian Riveduta Bible

Or v’era un certo uomo, chiamato Simone, che già da tempo esercitava nella città le arti magiche, e facea stupire la gente di Samaria, dandosi per un qualcosa di grande.

French Free Holy Bible for the World

Or, un homme nommé Simon pratiquait depuis quelque temps la magie dans la ville et étonnait le peuple de Samarie en se faisant passer pour quelqu'un d'important.

Reina Valera 1909

Y había un hombre llamado Simón, el cual había sido antes mágico en aquella ciudad, y había engañado la gente de Samaria, diciéndose ser algún grande:

Spanish BLL

Ya desde antes había en la ciudad un hombre llamado Simón. Practicaba la brujería y asombraba a la gente de Samaria, presumiendo ser alguien importante.

Spanish Free Bible for the World

Pero había un hombre llamado Simón, que antes ejercía la magia en aquella ciudad y había engañado a la gente de Samaria, haciéndose pasar por algún grande.

Croatian Bible

Čovjek se neki, imenom Šimun, u gradu već duže bavio čarobnjaštvom i opčaravao narod tvrdeći da je neki veliki.

Serbian DK Bible (Latin)

A beše jedan čovek, po imenu Simon, koji pre čaraše u gradu i dovođaše u čudo narod samarijski, govoreći da je on nešto veliko;

Dieri NT

Materi kulno, tala nunkani Simon, ngopara ngurani ngamana wonti, nau kunki nganana wonti, ja Samaria kana wolara ngaruparibana wonti, ngangau nau jatana wonti: „Ngani pirna nganai.“

German Textbibel

Es befand sich aber zuvor schon ein Mann mit Namen Simon in der Stadt, welcher Zauberei trieb und das Volk von Samaria verführte, indem er angab, er sei ein großes Wesen.

Tyndale NT

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