Acts 8:9 BSB — MannaFest

Acts 8:9

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,

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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:

KJV

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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Commentary

2 voices

Irenaeus

Against Heresies Book I (202)

Simon the Samaritan was that magician of whom Luke, the disciple and follower of the apostles, says, "But there was a certain man, Simon by name, who beforetime used magical arts in that city, and led astray the people of Samaria, declaring that he himself was some great one, to whom they all gave heed, from the least to the greatest, saying, This is the power of God, which is called great. And to him they had regard, because that of long time he had driven them mad by his sorceries."

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The Nineteenth Century1 voice

Albert Barnes

1798–1870

Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869)

But there was a certain man called Simon - The fathers have written much respecting this man, and have given strange accounts of him; but nothing more is certainly known of him than is stated in this place. Rosenmuller and Kuinoel suppose him to have been a Simon mentioned by Josephus (Antiq., book 20, chapter 7, section 2), who was born in Cyprus. He was a magician, and was employed by Felix to persuade Drusilla to forsake her husband Azizus, and to marry Felix. But it is not very probable that this was the same person.

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Original language & word study

21 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
Ἀνὴρ	Anēr	A man	G435 →
δέ	de	now	G1161 →
τις	tis	certain	G5100 →
ὀνόματι	onomati	named	G3686 →
Σίμων	Simōn	Simon	G4613 →
προϋπῆρχεν	proupērchen	was formerly	G4391 →
ἐν	en	in	G1722 →
τῇ	tēa	the	G3588 →
πόλει	polei	city	G4172 →
μαγεύων	mageuōn	practicing sorcery	G3096 →
καὶ	kai	and	G2532 →
ἐξιστάνων	existanōn	amazing	G1839 →
τὸ	to	the	G3588 →
ἔθνος	ethnos	people	G1484 →
τῆς	tēs	<the>	G3588 →
Σαμαρείας	Samareias	of Samaria	G4540 →
λέγων	legōn	declaring	G3004 →
εἶναί	einai	to be	G1511 →
τινα	tina	someone	G5100 →
ἑαυτὸν	he'auton	himself	G1438 →
μέγαν·	megan	great;	G3173 →

Rare words are the text's own signal of a deliberate thread: the fewer the occurrences, the more the places it appears belong together.

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Where the connections lead

Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.

Through
John 7:18
He who speaks on his own authority seeks his own glory, but He who seeks the glory of the One who sent Him is a man of truth; in Him there is no falsehood.
leads to
- John 5:41
  I do not accept glory from men,
- Philippians 2:3–5
  Do nothing out of selfish ambition or empty pride, but in humility consider others more important than yourselves.
- 1 Corinthians 10:31–33
  So whether you eat or drink or whatever you do, do it all to the glory of God.
- John 13:31–32
  When Judas had gone out, Jesus said, “Now the Son of Man is glorified, and God is glorified in Him.
- John 8:49–50
  “I do not have a demon,” Jesus replied, “but I honor My Father, and you dishonor Me.
Through
Leviticus 20:6
Whoever turns to mediums or spiritists to prostitute himself with them, I will also set My face against that person and cut him off from his people.
leads to
- Leviticus 19:31
  You must not turn to mediums or spiritists; do not seek them out, or you will be defiled by them. I am the LORD your God.
- Isaiah 8:19
  When men tell you to consult the spirits of the dead and the spiritists who whisper and mutter, shouldn’t a people consult their God instead? Why consult the dead on behalf of the living?
Through
Acts 13:6
They traveled through the whole island as far as Paphos, where they found a Jewish sorcerer and false prophet named Bar-Jesus,
leads to
- Matthew 7:15
  Beware of false prophets. They come to you in sheep’s clothing, but inwardly they are ravenous wolves.

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Where the connections lead

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The walk

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About Acts