Bringing to naught the signs at vain boasters, and he will make those divining, foolish; turning back the wise backward, and he will frustrate their knowledge.
Acts 8:11 - Julia E. Smith Translation 1876 And they attended to him, because for a sufficient time they were astonished by magics. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 And to him they had regard, because that of long time he had bewitched them with sorceries. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition 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) And they gave heed to him, because that of long time he had amazed them with his sorceries. Common English Bible He had their attention because he had baffled them with sorcery for a long time. Catholic Public Domain Version 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 And they were attentive to him, because, for a long time, he had bewitched them with his magical practices. |
Bringing to naught the signs at vain boasters, and he will make those divining, foolish; turning back the wise backward, and he will frustrate their knowledge.
And when they shall say to you, Seek ye to necromancers and to wizards peeping and panting: shall not a people seek their God among the living for the dead?
And having passed through the island to Paphos, they found a certain magician, a false prophet, a Jew, the name to him Barjesus:
And a certain man, Simon by name, was before in the city using magic, and astonishing the nation of Samaria, saying himself to be somebody great:
O Unwise Galatians, who has cast a spell upon you, not to obey the truth, to whom before the eyes Jesus Christ was written beforehand, crucified in you?