Acts 8:11
And to him they had regard, because that of long time he had bewitched them with sorceries.
Acts 8:11 in other translations
| BSB | They paid close attention to him because he had astounded them for a long time with his sorcery. |
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| WEB | They listened to him because for a long time he had amazed them with his sorceries. |
| ASV | And they gave heed to him, because that of long time he had amazed them with his sorceries. |
| YLT | and they were giving heed to him, because of his having for a long time amazed them with deeds of magic. |
| DARBY | And they gave heed to him, because that for a long time he had astonished them by his magic arts. |
| BBE | And they gave attention to him, because for a long time his wonder-working powers had kept them under his control. |
| Webster | And to him they had regard, because that for a long time he had bewitched them with sorceries. |
What does Acts 8:11 mean?
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Acts 8:9-13
9-13. used sorcery--magical arts. some great one ... the great power of God--a sort of incarnation of divinity.
Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Acts 8:5-13
As far as the gospel prevails, evil spirits are dislodged, particularly unclean spirits. All inclinations to the lusts of the flesh which war against the soul are such. Distempers are here named, the most difficult to be cured by the course of nature, and most expressive of the disease of sin. Pride, ambition, and desire after grandeur have always caused abundance of mischief, both to the world and to the church…
Acts 8:11 in the original Greek
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Cross references for Acts 8:11
- Acts 8:9
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:
- Galatians 3:1
O foolish Galatians, who hath bewitched you, that ye should not obey the truth, before whose eyes Jesus Christ hath been evidently set forth, crucified among you?
- Isaiah 8:19
And when they shall say unto you, Seek unto them that have familiar spirits, and unto wizards that peep, and that mutter: should not a people seek unto their God? for the living to the dead?
- Isaiah 47:9-13
But these two things shall come to thee in a moment in one day, the loss of children, and widowhood: they shall come upon thee in their perfection for the multitude of thy sorceries, and for the great abundance of thine enchantments. For thou hast trusted in thy wickedness: thou hast said, None seeth me. Thy wisdom and thy knowledge, it hath perverted thee; and thou hast said in thine heart, I am, and none else beside me. Therefore shall evil come upon thee; thou shalt not know from whence it riseth: and mischief shall fall upon thee; thou shalt not be able to put it off: and desolation shall come upon thee suddenly, which thou shalt not know. Stand now with thine enchantments, and with the multitude of thy sorceries, wherein thou hast laboured from thy youth; if so be thou shalt be able to profit, if so be thou mayest prevail. …
- Isaiah 44:25
That frustrateth the tokens of the liars, and maketh diviners mad; that turneth wise men backward, and maketh their knowledge foolish;
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Context
- Acts 8:10
To whom they all gave heed, from the least to the greatest, saying, This man is the great power of God.
- Acts 8:11
And to him they had regard, because that of long time he had bewitched them with sorceries.
- Acts 8:12
But when they believed Philip preaching the things concerning the kingdom of God, and the name of Jesus Christ, they were baptized, both men and women.
Acts 8:11 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Y le estaban atentos, porque con sus artes mágicas los había embelesado mucho tiempo. |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | Et ils s’attachaient à lui, parce que depuis longtemps il les étonnait par sa magie. |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Sie hingen ihm aber an, weil er sie lange Zeit mit den Zaubereien außer sich gebracht hatte. |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | Attendebant autem eum: propter quod multo tempore magiis suis dementasset eos. |