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Simon the Sorcerer

Acts 8:10

In 9 translations

BSB
and all the people, from the least to the greatest, heeded his words and said, “This man is the divine power called the Great Power.”
KJV
To whom they all gave heed, from the least to the greatest, saying, This man is the great power of God.
WEB
to whom they all listened, from the least to the greatest, saying, “This man is that great 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.
LSV
to whom they were all giving heed, from small to great, saying, “This one is the great power of God”;
YLT
to whom they were all giving heed, from small unto great, saying, 'This one is the great power of God;'
DBY
To whom they had all given heed, from small to great, saying, This is the power of God which is called great.Elohim
DRC
To whom they all gave ear, from the least to the greatest, saying: This man is the power of God, which is called great.
GNV
To whome they gaue heede from the least to the greatest, saying, This man is that great power of God.

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Where the editions differ

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  • In STEPBible’s comparison, NA28, NA27, Tyndale House, SBLGNT (2010), Westcott–Hort, Tregelles, Textus Receptus include πάντες (“all”); Byzantine text do not include this wording.
  • In STEPBible’s comparison, NA28, NA27, Tyndale House, SBLGNT (2010), Westcott–Hort, Tregelles include καλουμένη (“is called”); Textus Receptus, Byzantine text do not include this wording.
SBLGNT apparatus (2)

A comparison of published Greek editions. “Add” means after the SBLGNT wording; “omit” refers to that wording.

  • SBLGNT: πάντες. Westcott and Hort (1881), Tregelles, Nestle–Aland 28th edition read πάντες; Robinson–Pierpont omit this wording.
  • SBLGNT: καλουμένη. Westcott and Hort (1881), Tregelles, Nestle–Aland 28th edition read καλουμένη; Robinson–Pierpont omit this wording.

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Edition differences: STEP Bible, based on work at Tyndale House Cambridge (CC BY 4.0). Names and codes expanded; consecutive words grouped. Comparisons follow the editions used by the source; see version details.

Original-language editions

SBLGNT
ᾧ προσεῖχον πάντες ἀπὸ μικροῦ ἕως μεγάλου λέγοντες· Οὗτός ἐστιν ἡ Δύναμις τοῦ θεοῦ ἡ καλουμένη Μεγάλη.
RP2018
ᾧ προσεῖχον ἀπὸ μικροῦ ἕως μεγάλου, λέγοντες, Οὗτός ἐστιν ἡ δύναμις τοῦ θεοῦ ἡ μεγάλη.
TR-Boyd
ᾧ προσεῖχον πάντες ἀπὸ μικροῦ ἕως μεγάλου, λέγοντες, Οὗτός ἐστιν ἡ δύναμις τοῦ Θεοῦ ἡ μεγάλη.
SCR1894
ω προσειχον παντες απο μικρου εως μεγαλου λεγοντες ουτος εστιν η δυναμις του θεου η μεγαλη

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Cross-references most cited first

  • 2 Peter 2:2Many will follow in their depravity, and because of them the way of truth will be defamed.
  • Revelation 13:3One of the heads of the beast appeared to be mortally wounded. But the mortal wound was healed, and the whole world marveled and followed the beast.
  • Jeremiah 31:34No longer will each man teach his neighbor or his brother, saying, ‘Know the LORD,’ because they will all know Me, from the least of them to the greatest, declares the LORD. For I will forgive their iniquities and will…
  • Acts 14:11When the crowds saw what Paul had done, they lifted up their voices in the Lycaonian language: “The gods have come down to us in human form!”
  • Ephesians 4:14Then we will no longer be infants, tossed about by the waves and carried around by every wind of teaching and by the clever cunning of men in their deceitful scheming.
  • Jeremiah 8:10Therefore I will give their wives to other men and their fields to new owners. For from the least of them to the greatest, all are greedy for gain; from prophet to priest, all practice deceit.
  • Jonah 3:5And the Ninevites believed God. They proclaimed a fast and dressed in sackcloth, from the greatest of them to the least.
  • 2 Corinthians 11:19For you gladly tolerate fools, since you are so wise.
  • 1 Corinthians 1:24but to those who are called, both Jews and Greeks, Christ the power of God and the wisdom of God.
  • Jeremiah 6:13“For from the least of them to the greatest, all are greedy for gain; from prophet to priest, all practice deceit.
  • Acts 28:6The islanders were expecting him to swell up or suddenly drop dead. But after waiting a long time and seeing nothing unusual happen to him, they changed their minds and said he was a god.

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