Acts 8:9

Holy Bible: Easy-to-Read Version

Now there was a man named Simon who lived in that city. Before Philip came there, Simon had been doing magic and amazing all the people of Samaria. He bragged and called himself a great man.

Cross References

Acts 13:6

They went across the whole island to the city of Paphos. There they met a Jewish man named Barjesus who did magic. He was a false prophet.

Acts 5:36

Remember when Theudas appeared? He said he was an important man, and about 400 men joined him. But he was killed, and all who followed him were scattered and ran away. They were not able to do anything.

John 7:18

If I taught my own ideas, I would just be trying to get honor for myself. But if I am trying to bring honor to the one who sent me, I can be trusted. Anyone doing that is not going to lie.

Leviticus 20:6

“I will be against anyone who goes to mediums and wizards for advice. Whoever does this is being unfaithful to me. So I will separate them from their people.

Acts 8:11

Simon amazed the people with his magic for so long that the people became his followers.

Exodus 7:22

The magicians used their magic to do the same thing. So Pharaoh refused to listen to Moses and Aaron. This happened just as the Lord said.

Exodus 7:11

So Pharaoh called for his wise men and magicians. These men used their magic, and they were able to do the same thing as Aaron.

Revelation 22:15

Outside the city are all those who live like dogs—those who do evil magic, those who sin sexually, those who murder, those who worship idols, and those who love to lie and pretend to be good.

2 Peter 2:18

They boast with words that mean nothing. They lead people into the trap of sin. They find people who have just escaped from a wrong way of life and lead them back into sin. They do this by using the evil things people want to do in their human weakness.

2 Timothy 3:5

They will go on pretending to be devoted to God, but they will refuse to let that “devotion” change the way they live. Stay away from these people!

2 Timothy 3:2

People will love only themselves and money. They will be proud and boast about themselves. They will abuse others with insults. They will not obey their parents. They will be ungrateful and against all that is pleasing to God.

2 Thessalonians 2:4

He will stand against and put himself above everything that people worship or think is worthy of worship. He will even go into God’s Temple and sit there, claiming that he is God.

Exodus 9:11

The magicians could not stop Moses from doing this, because even the magicians had the sores. This happened everywhere in Egypt.

Acts 13:8

But the magician Elymas (as Barjesus was called in Greek) spoke against them, trying to stop the governor from believing in Jesus.