Acts 8:10

Acts 8:10 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)To whom they all gave heed, from the least to the greatest, saying, This man is the great power of God.
• New International Version (NIV)and all the people, both high and low, gave him their attention and exclaimed, “This man is rightly called the Great Power of God.”
• English Standard Version (ESV)They all paid attention to him, from the least to the greatest, saying, "This man is the power of God that is called Great."
• New King James Version (NKJV)to whom they all gave heed, from the least to the greatest, saying, “This man is the great power of God.”

Context of Acts 8:10

8So there was much rejoicing in that city. 9Now a man named Simon had previously been practicing magic in the city and astonishing the people of Samaria, claiming to be someone great; and all the people, from small to great, were paying attention to him, saying, “This man is the Power of God that is called Great.” 11And they were paying attention to him because for a long time he had astounded them with his magic arts. 12But when they believed Philip as he was preaching the good news about the kingdom of God and the name of Jesus Christ, both men and women were being baptized.

Acts 8:10 word by word

ᾧ προσεῖχον πάντες ἀπὸ μικροῦ ἕως μεγάλου λέγοντες· οὗτός ἐστιν ἡ δύναμις τοῦ θεοῦ ἡ καλουμένη μεγάλη.Read the interlinear

• and allπᾶςpas · allG3956
• from smallμικρόςmikros mikroteros · smallG3398
• to greatμέγαςmegas · greatG3173
• were payingπροσέχωprosechō · to watch outG4337
• to him, sayingλέγωlegō · to sayG3004
• Thisοὗτοςhoutos houtoi hautē hautai · this/he/she/itG3778
• is the Powerδύναμιςdunamis · powerG1411
• of Godθεόςtheos · GodG2316
• that is calledκαλέωkaleō · to call: callG2564

Cross-references for Acts 8:10

• 2 Corinthians 11:19For you, being so wise, tolerate the foolish gladly.
• Ephesians 4:14As a result, we are no longer to be children, tossed here and there by waves and carried about by every wind of doctrine, by the trickery of people, by craftiness in deceitful scheming;
• 2 Peter 2:2Many will follow their indecent behavior, and because of them the way of the truth will be maligned;
• Revelation 13:3I saw one of his heads as if it had been fatally wounded, and his fatal wound was healed. And the whole earth was amazed and followed after the beast;
• Jeremiah 6:13“For from the least of them to the greatest of them, Everyone is greedy for gain, And from the prophet to the priest Everyone deals falsely.
• Jeremiah 8:10Therefore I will give their wives to others, Their fields to new owners; Because from the least even to the greatest Everyone is greedy for gain; From the prophet even to the priest, Everyone practices deceit.
• Jeremiah 31:34They will not teach again, each one his neighbor and each one his brother, saying, ‘Know the Lord,’ for they will all know Me, from the least of them to the greatest of them,” declares the Lord, “for I will forgive their wrongdoing, and their sin I will no longer remember.”
• Jonah 3:5Then the people of Nineveh believed in God; and they called a fast and put on sackcloth, from the greatest to the least of them.
• 1 Corinthians 1:24but to those who are the called, both Jews and Greeks, Christ the power of God and the wisdom of God.

Commentaries on Acts 8:10

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 10This man is the great power of God - That is, he is invested with it, and can command and use it. They certainly did not believe him to be God; but they thought him to be endued with a great supernatural power. There is a remarkable reading here in several MSS. which should not pass unnoticed. In ABCDE, several others, together with the Ethiopic, Armenian, later Syriac, Vulgate, Itala, Origen, and Irenaeus, the word is added before , and the passage reads…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 10The great power of God - Probably this means only that they believed that he was “invested with” the power of God, not that they supposed he was really the Great God.Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 5-13Verses 5-13 As far as the gospel prevails, evil spirits are dislodged, particularly unclean spirits. All inclinations to the lusts of the flesh which war against the soul are such. Distempers are here named, the most difficult to be cured by the course of nature, and most expressive of the disease of sin. Pride, ambition, and desire after grandeur have always caused abundance of mischief, both to the world and to the church. The people said of Simon, This…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 9-24Simon the sorcerer performed magic and amazed the people of Samaria. He boasted that he was someone great. Simon tried to buy spiritual power. The later corrupt practice of buying and selling positions of leadership in the church was called simony. This term refers to the corrupt practice of buying and selling church leadership positions (see 1 Timothy 6:9–10). Peter strongly criticized Simon's evil intentions and actions.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 9-139-13. used sorcery--magical arts. some great one ... the great power of God--a sort of incarnation of divinity.Read the comment

Topics related to Acts 8:10

• Faith
• Minister, Christian
• Miracles
• Philip
• Preaching
• Samaria
• Simon

In the dictionaries

• God
• god, false god, goddess, idol, idolater, idolatrous, idolatry
• Believe
• Bitterness
• Consent
• Devout
• Havock
• Join
• Magic
• Pray

Commentaries on Acts 8

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Illustrated New Testament
• Burkitt’s Expository Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Family Bible Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Luther’s Commentary on Selected Bible Passages
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• The People’s New Testament
• Robertson’s Word Pictures
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• The Fourfold Gospel and Commentary on Acts
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings