Acts 8:11 - Revised Standard Version (RSV-CI)

¹¹ And they gave heed to him, because for a long time he had amazed them with his magic.

More versions

King James Version (Oxford) 1769

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

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

¹¹ And they were attentive and made much of him, because for a long time he had amazed and bewildered and dazzled them with his skill in magic arts.

American Standard Version (1901)

¹¹ And they gave heed to him, because that of long time he had amazed them with his sorceries.

Common English Bible

¹¹ He had their attention because he had baffled them with sorcery for a long time.

Catholic Public Domain Version

¹¹ And they were attentive to him because, for a long time, he had deluded them with his magic.

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

¹¹ And they were attentive to him, because, for a long time, he had bewitched them with his magical practices.

Acts 8:11 Cross References

Isaiah 44:25

who frustrates the omens of liars, and makes fools of diviners; who turns wise men back, and makes their knowledge foolish;

Isaiah 8:19

And when they say to you, “Consult the mediums and the wizards who chirp and mutter,” should not a people consult their God? Should they consult the dead on behalf of the living?

Acts 13:6

When they had gone through the whole island as far as Paphos, they came upon a certain magician, a Jewish false prophet, named Bar-Jesus.

Acts 8:9

But there was a man named Simon who had previously practiced magic in the city and amazed the nation of Samaria, saying that he himself was somebody great.

Galatians 3:1

O foolish Galatians! Who has bewitched you, before whose eyes Jesus Christ was publicly portrayed as crucified?