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Acts 8:10

8 And there was great joy in that city.

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:

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

11 And to him they had regard, because that of long time he had bewitched them with sorceries.

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.

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Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB
and all the people, from the least to the greatest, heeded his words and said, “This man is the divine power called the Great Power.”
KJV
To whom they all gave heed, from the least to the greatest, saying, This man is the great power of God.
WEB
to whom they all listened, from the least to the greatest, saying, “This man is that great power of God.”
ASV
to whom they all gave heed, from the least to the greatest, saying, This man is that power of God which is called Great.
DARBY
To whom they had all given heed, from small to great, saying, This is the power of God which is called great.
BLB
to whom they were all giving heed, from small to great, saying, “This one is the power of God that [is] called Great.”
ÅB
ham gav de akt på, både små og store, de sa: Han er Guds kraft som kalles den store.
OTB
Alle menneskene, fra de minste til de største, fulgte ham og sa: "Denne mannen er Guds store kraft."
B1930
ham gav de akt på, både små og store, de sa: Han er Guds kraft som kalles den store.

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Cross references

  • 2 Peter 2:2

    And many shall follow their pernicious ways; by reason of whom the way of truth shall be evil spoken of.

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  • Revelation 13:3

    And I saw one of his heads as it were wounded to death; and his deadly wound was healed: and all the world wondered after the beast.

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  • Jeremiah 31:34

    And they shall teach no more every man his neighbour, and every man his brother, saying, Know the LORD: for they shall all know me, from the least of them unto the greatest of them, saith the LORD: for I will forgive their iniquity, and I will remember their sin no more.

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  • Jeremiah 8:10

    Therefore will I give their wives unto others, and their fields to them that shall inherit them: for every one from the least even unto the greatest is given to covetousness, from the prophet even unto the priest every one dealeth falsely.

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  • Jonah 3:5

    So the people of Nineveh believed God, and proclaimed a fast, and put on sackcloth, from the greatest of them even to the least of them.

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  • Acts 14:11

    And when the people saw what Paul had done, they lifted up their voices, saying in the speech of Lycaonia, The gods are come down to us in the likeness of men.

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  • Ephesians 4:14

    That we henceforth be no more children, tossed to and fro, and carried about with every wind of doctrine, by the sleight of men, and cunning craftiness, whereby they lie in wait to deceive;

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  • Jeremiah 6:13

    For from the least of them even unto the greatest of them every one is given to covetousness; and from the prophet even unto the priest every one dealeth falsely.

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