⁹A man named Simon lived in the city. For quite a while he had practiced evil magic there. He amazed all the people of Samaria. He claimed to be someone great.

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ESVEnglish Standard Version

But there was a man named Simon, who had previously practiced magic in the city and amazed the people of Samaria, saying that he himself was somebody great.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

Now for some time a man named Simon had practiced sorcery in the city and amazed all the people of Samaria. He boasted that he was someone great,

CSBChristian Standard Bible

A man named Simon had previously practiced sorcery in that city and amazed the Samaritan people, while claiming to be somebody great.

NLTNew Living Translation

A man named Simon had been a sorcerer there for many years, amazing the people of Samaria and claiming to be someone great.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

Now a certain man named Simon had been in the city practicing magic and astonishing the people of Samaria, saying he was someone great.

KJV 1900King 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:

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