Parallel ACTs 8:9

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BSB § 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,

BLB Now a certain man named Simon had formerly been practicing sorcery in the city and amazing the people of Samaria, declaring himself to be someone great,

AICNT 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 someone great.

OEB 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.

WEB But there was a certain man, Simon by name, who used to practice sorcery in the city and amazed the people of Samaria, making himself out to be some great one,

NET Now in that city was a man named Simon, who had been practicing magic and amazing the people of Samaria, claiming to be someone great.

LSV And a certain man, by name Simon, was previously in the city using magic, and amazing the nation of Samaria, saying himself to be a certain great one,

FBV Now there was a man named Simon who lived in the city. He practiced sorcery. He claimed that he was someone very important, and had astounded the people of Samaria

TCNT Now a man named Simon had previously practiced magic in the city and amazed the people of Samaria, declaring himself to be someone great.

T4T There was a man in that city whose name was Simon. He had been practicing sorcery for a long time, and he had been amazing the people in Samaria province by doing that. He continually claimed that he was a great/important person.

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

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BBE 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:

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ASV 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:

DRA 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:

YLT And a certain man, by name Simon, was before in the city using magic, and amazing the nation of Samaria, saying himself to be a certain great one,

DBY 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.

RV 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:

WBS 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:

KJB 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:

BB But there was a certayne man called Simon, which beforetyme in the same citie vsed witchcraft, and bewitched the people of Samaria, saying that he was a man that coulde do great thynges:
  (But there was a certain man called Simon, which beforetyme in the same city used witchcraft, and bewitched the people of Samaria, saying that he was a man that could do great things:)

GNV 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.
  (And there was before in the city a certain man called Simon, which used witchcraft, and bewitched the people of Samaria, saying that he himself was some great man. )

CB But afore there was in ye same cite a certayne ma, called Simon, which vsed witche craft, and bewitched ye people of Samaria, sayenge, that he was a man which coulde do greate thinges.
  (But afore there was in ye/you_all same cite a certain ma, called Simon, which used witche craft, and bewitched ye/you_all people of Samaria, sayenge, that he was a man which could do great things.)

TNT 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
  (And there was a certain man called Simon which before time in the same cite used witche crafte and bewitched the people of Samarie saying that he was a man that could do great things )

WYC Therfor greet ioye was maad in that citee. But there was a man in that citee, whos name was Symount, a witche, that hadde disseyued the folc of Samarie, seiynge, that him silf was sum greet man.
  (Therefore great joy was made in that city. But there was a man in that city, whos name was Simon, a witche, that had disseyued the folc of Samarie, seiynge, that him self was sum great man.)

LUT Es war aber ein Mann mit Namen Simon, der zuvor in derselbigen Stadt Zauberei trieb und bezauberte das samaritische Volk und gab vor, er wäre etwas Großes.
  (It was but a man with names Simon, the zuvor in derselbigen city Zauberei trieb and bezauberte the samaritische people and gab vor, he wäre etwas Großes.)

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

UGNT ἀνὴρ δέ τις ὀνόματι Σίμων, προϋπῆρχεν ἐν τῇ πόλει μαγεύων, καὶ ἐξιστάνων τὸ ἔθνος τῆς Σαμαρείας, λέγων εἶναί τινα ἑαυτὸν μέγαν.
  (anaʸr de tis onomati Simōn, proupaʸrⱪen en taʸ polei mageuōn, kai existanōn to ethnos taʸs Samareias, legōn einai tina heauton megan.)

SBL-GNT Ἀνὴρ δέ τις ὀνόματι Σίμων προϋπῆρχεν ἐν τῇ πόλει μαγεύων καὶ ⸀ἐξιστάνων τὸ ἔθνος τῆς Σαμαρείας, λέγων εἶναί τινα ἑαυτὸν μέγαν,
  (Anaʸr de tis onomati Simōn proupaʸrⱪen en taʸ polei mageuōn kai ⸀existanōn to ethnos taʸs Samareias, legōn einai tina heauton megan, )

TC-GNT Ἀνὴρ δέ τις ὀνόματι Σίμων προϋπῆρχεν ἐν τῇ πόλει μαγεύων καὶ [fn]ἐξιστῶν τὸ ἔθνος τῆς [fn]Σαμαρείας, λέγων εἶναί τινα ἑαυτὸν μέγαν·
  (Anaʸr de tis onomati Simōn proupaʸrⱪen en taʸ polei mageuōn kai existōn to ethnos taʸs Samareias, legōn einai tina heauton megan;)

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Key for above GNTs: yellow:punctuation differs, red:words differ (from our SR-GNT base).