Acts 8:10

To him people of all classes paid attention, declaring, "This man is the Power of God, known as the great Power."

Weymouth NT (1912)

In The King James Version

To whom they all gave heed, from the least to the greatest, saying, This man is the great power of God.

In Context

9Now for some time past there had been a man named Simon living there, who had been practising magic and astonishing the Samaritans, pretending that he was more than human.

11His influence over them arose from their having been, for a long time, bewildered by his sorceries.

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Cross References

Acts 14:11So he sprang up and began to walk about. Then the crowds, seeing what Paul had done, rent the air with their shouts in the Lycaonian language, saying, "The gods have assumed human form and have come down to us."

1 Corinthians 1:24but to those who have received the Call, whether Jews or Greeks, Christ the power of God and the wisdom of God.

Ephesians 4:14So we shall no longer be babes nor shall we resemble mariners tossed on the waves and carried about with every changing wind of doctrine according to men's cleverness and unscrupulous cunning, making use of every shifting device to mislead.

Revelation 13:3I saw that one of his heads seemed to have been mortally wounded; but his mortal wound was healed, and the whole world was amazed and followed him.

Matthew Henry on Acts 8:5-14

The Spreading of the Gospel; Philip's Success. 4 Therefore they that were scattered abroad went every where preaching the word. 5 Then Philip went down to the city of Samaria, and preached Christ unto them. 6 And the people with one accord gave heed unto those things which Philip spake, hearing and seeing the miracles which he did. 7 For unclean spirits, crying with loud voice, came out of many that were possessed with them: and many taken with palsies, and that were lame, were healed. 8 And there was great joy in… Read the whole commentary →

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