The Response of Simon

A man named Simon had previously practiced sorcery in that city and astounded the Samaritan people, while claiming to be somebody great.(A)

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Simon the Sorcerer

Now for some time a man named Simon had practiced sorcery(A) in the city and amazed all the people of Samaria. He boasted that he was someone great,(B)

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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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The Sorcerer’s Profession of Faith

But there was a certain man called Simon, who previously (A)practiced [a]sorcery in the city and (B)astonished the [b]people of Samaria, claiming that he was someone great,

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Footnotes

  1. Acts 8:9 magic
  2. Acts 8:9 Or nation

Now from those recognized as important (what they really were makes no difference to me; God does not show favoritism[a](A))—they added nothing to me.

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Footnotes

  1. Galatians 2:6 Or God is not a respecter of persons; lit God does not receive the face of man

As for those who were held in high esteem(A)—whatever they were makes no difference to me; God does not show favoritism(B)—they added nothing to my message.(C)

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But of these who seemed to be somewhat, (whatsoever they were, it maketh no matter to me: God accepteth no man's person:) for they who seemed to be somewhat in conference added nothing to me:

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But from those (A)who seemed to be something—whatever they were, it makes no difference to me; (B)God [a]shows personal favoritism to no man—for those who seemed to be something (C)added nothing to me.

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Footnotes

  1. Galatians 2:6 Lit. does not receive the face of a man

For if anyone considers himself to be something when he is nothing,(A) he deceives himself.

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If anyone thinks they are something(A) when they are not, they deceive themselves.(B)

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For if a man think himself to be something, when he is nothing, he deceiveth himself.

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For (A)if anyone thinks himself to be something, when (B)he is nothing, he deceives himself.

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