Acts 8:9-11 But a certain man named Simon, from there in Samaria, who had been amazing the people with his magical powers, was claiming to be someone great.

AUV⁽ⁱ⁾ ⁹ But a certain man named Simon, from there in Samaria, who had been amazing the people with his magical powers, was claiming to be someone great. ¹⁰ 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." ¹¹ And people were paying attention to him because he had been amazing them with his magic for a long time.