And they were giving him attentionbecausehe had for a longtimeastonishedthem with his magic arts.
Causing the omensof boastersto fail,Makingfoolsout of diviners,Causing wisemento drawbackAnd turningtheir knowledgeinto foolishness,
Whenthey sayto you, "Consultthe mediumsand the spiritistswho whisperand mutter,"should not a peopleconsulttheir God?[Should they] [consult] the deadon behalfof the living?
When they had gone throughthe wholeislandas faras Paphos,they founda magician,a Jewishfalse prophetwhosenamewas Bar-Jesus,
Nowthere was a mannamedSimon,who formerlywas practicing magicin the cityand astonishingthe peopleof Samaria,claimingto be someonegreat;
You foolishGalatians,whohas bewitchedyou, beforewhoseeyesJesusChristwas publicly portrayed[as] crucified?
